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A foodie at heart and a potato by looks, Vijay can be the nicest person in the world if he chooses to be. However, his post as a student leader required him to be the strict cop that keeps everyone in check. The second Potterhead of the team (no one can beat Nishka), Vijay would love to read minds of people. But when given an option to choose between that or eating anything without worrying about getting fat, he unblinkingly chose the latter, to no one's surprise. Though he describes himself as a modest person, when asked about his accomplishments until now, Vijay feels that they are way too many to list down. Vijay  played a crucial role in formulating our idea and the wet lab work. His heart's desire is to build a school of his own someday.

Also the student leader of the team, Preethi primarily managed our Human Practices and collaborations apart from working in the lab. She is fascinated by the idea of engineering things at the DNA level and was responsible for designing our parts for the project. She enjoys coding as much as she loves biology and has aptly set her eyes upon computer simulations of biological models. Preethi is a vibrant little kid who likes to keep everyone around her happy. When she is not flooded with iGEM work (which is close to never), she binge-watches TV shows or stalks random cute guys on social media (beware people). Also probably the best singer in the team (in very close competition with Akash), she gives unrecoverable live performances in the lab. Let us all hope we never get to hear her sing again.

Currently pursuing her final year in Biotechnology, Veenah was the person in charge of managing the team's accounts. She loves Biology and all things related, but give her a book full of math problems, you're guaranteed to make her week in knees. For a pretty gentle soul who'd be hard pressed to throw a solid punch in self defense and who's smile is as contagious as the flu, Veenah is weirdly drawn to the most violent of crimes. Because of this though she aspires to own a biotech start up of her own one day, her ideal job would include investigating crime scenes and working in forensic labs. Apart from being hardwired to solve the most difficult of puzzles, Veenah enjoys singing a lot.  

<p>SAISHYAM R.</p>

Being a gifted poet, Sai is one of the most creative people on the team. He’s a passionate biotechnologist, driven by his love for research. He is one of the most hard working people we know and was responsible for planning the lab schedules while also working in the lab. Although he may seem naive on the outside, he’s exactly the opposite on the inside and can charm his way out easily of any situation. Sai is always calm and composed and hardly ever gets agitated. His hobbies include playing cricket, reading and singing. He is a curious person by nature and looks forward to learn new lessons from every aspect in life .

Known anyone who carries two phones and yet her Mom has to call her friends to reach her? That's Nishka for you. She has this undeniable charisma and a sense of humor that keeps us all laughing untill our stomachs hurt. An avid reader who can gobble up even the biggest book with a matter of hours, Nishka houses a massive collection of books and obsesses over all things Harry Potter (In her words "Potterhead Always!"). She absolutely detests dirty feet and so she keeps them happy at all times in cute socks. She also enjoys texting in animal emoticons and fasting ( read feasting) on fruits. Nishka claims to have the attention span of a goldfish, yet apparently Neuroscience is the only subject that never bores her. She was the creative head of our wiki page.  

<p>ROJA RAMANY</p>

Roja is a person who enjoys the calmness and the simplicity that a life in a village brings that that of a city, which she describes as hectic and cramped. She is a thorough believer of living the life on one’s own terms and following the traditions and culture passed down the family. An excellent cook, Roja is not much of a foodie herself. She is also an avid Candy Crush addict and can always be found trying to beat her own mind-boggling scores. Roja was primarily involved in the wet lab work and nobody can beat her when it comes to preparing medias.

<p>RAMYA R.</p>

Ramya  is more of a lab essential, someone without whom the lab would be lacking in life. She’s a final year Biotechnology student and aims to specialize in genetic engineering for her masters. She was a part of the HP team. She loves food in any form, and burns off all those calories by dancing for us from time to time. She stalks people for a hobby, and is quite skilled at it. She finds the idea of paranormal existence ridiculous, and is very hard to frighten. She’s responsible and tough when she needs to be. She hardly ever panics, and helps bring the others back to normal when they do.

<p>SARANYA V.</p>

  An enthusiastic person with a curious mind, Saranya is another neuroscience freak in the team. Considering how boring life can get, anything out of the box inspires her. Logical with her decisions (that’s mainly food choices), humour is her strength. A very funny member, she has never failed to make us laugh when things were going south. A final year student of Biotechnology, Saranya though clumsy and carefree during the college lab sessions, was surprisingly co-ordinated and sincere when it came to iGEM interlab work. As for what she wants to do next, Saranya is eyeing neuroscience for her major next year. Beware neuro diseases, you’re going to be extinct soon!

An aspirant geneticist and teacher, Sheetal is one of the most motivated people on the team. Sheetal played an integral role in raising funds for the project. She’s a happy and a carefree person who lives life by her own terms. She loves trying out new food and cuisines, no matter how weird they may be. She’s a quick learner, evident from the time it took her, an outsider, to learn the local language. Her passion towards biotechnology is what pushes her forward. When she’s not on the lookout for hot guys, she dreams about the more important things in life, like going on a world tour.

<p>VASAVI N.S.</p>

Another Potterhead in the team, Vasavi is second only to greats like da Vinci when she sketches. Out on an adventure to explore the unexplored, Vasavi immediately agreed to be on our iGEM team in the blink of an eye. When she’s not in the lab, she dwells in her music and reads everything under the sun. Arguably the most friendly person in the team, neuroscience is the only thing that does not give her a headache!

Also called Mars, she is a Chemistry-Biology enthusiast who loves to read and write. Being able to shut herself from reality and step into another world albeit fiction or non, provides her with utmost happiness. Marcia was instrumental in preparing the content for the wiki page. When she is not studying or working in the lab, she loves playing the basketball, eating pizza, baking cakes and taking selfies. Her worst nightmare would be to have to choose between basketball and food. Occasionally, she enjoys bullying her sister(channeling her inner Regina George). Marcia is a social butterfly and aspires to travel the world with her squad, someday. When she's older, she wishes to spend her life as a part time biologist, full time fan girling over Jon Snow.

Srimathi is one of the most silent people in the team, yet, with her impeccable lab skills, she often leaves us in awe. Apart from working in the lab, she also prepared all our charts for HP. When she’s not working in the lab, she sings, plays tennis and reads. Awestruck by the applications of biology in engineering, she aspires to be a successful entrepreneur. A brilliant poet, Srimathi writes in Tamil and finds nanotechnology more interesting than anything else.

<p>AMAL ASHWIN JUDE</p>

If there is one person who's got their life all mapped out, it's Ashwin. He is an overachiever in every sense of the word, right from wanting to have seven kids to playing a sport even after his knees give out! Ashwin played a pivotal role in completing the interlab study. He loves creating memes, and featuring in them, even more so. He plays Basketball and hopes to attract the ladies with his mad skills on court. He is very fond of classy, old Tamil songs and clichè  long rides on his bike.  He loves computer programming and hopes to become a successful Biological programmer some day, In his own start up.

<p>PREETHA R.</p>