(Collaboration)

Something about our team

Our team consists of 16 students from the three-year Faculty of Biomolecular Biotechnology. Our project is followed by Professor Alessio Mengoni and post-doc Elena Perrin. This is the first time that a team at the University of Florence participates in the iGEM competition, and we are very excited about it.

Teammates

Lorenzo
Hi all! My name is Lorenzo Romagnoli, this is my third year in Molecular Biotechnology at University of Florence. I'm team UNIFI leader and this is my first iGem experience. I'm really excited for the competition and for the whole project development and i think it's a great opportunity, not only to explore the lab world and to get in touch with bigger realities, but also to improve one's skill in both main and side research activities.

Martina
While I am still only in my 3rd year at the University, I have clear in my mind that genetics is the science which I like the most. This is my first iGem experience, and I believe that this represents an exceptional opportunity to expand my knowledge and to broaden my scientific horizons. I gladly accepted to help the team on the project, focusing on the Wiki part. I am a curious and open minded person. Multicultural environments are really my favorite ones, and I am extremely lucky to continuously feed my passion for travel.

Gabriele
Hi guys! My name is Gabriele Brazzini and I'm attending the third year of Molecular Biotecnology at University of Florence. I want to continue my university and working career in the field of genetics. This is my first iGem experience and I help my team in various ways: from the build of the Wiki to the part of development and implementation of the project. I think that iGem could be a great opportunity for me to learn how to work in a lab team and understand the world of research. I look forward to confront whith other teams from all over the world.

Teresa
Hi everyone! My name is Teresa and I study molecular biotechnology at the University of Florence. During my studies I discovered that I'm really amazed and impressed by every mechanism concerning life: biological systems are really smart! In the meanwhile I'm a commuter so I don't have so many time for my hobbies (and for these reason I can't wait to move in my University's city!), but I like to cook and go to the gym because I believe in "mens sana in corpore sano"!

Deborah
Hi everybody! My name is Deborah, I attend the third year of biomolecolar Biotechnology at the University of Florence. I' m a very curious person, for this reason I love the reserch's world, because you can always achieve new goals. This thing is very important for my life because I easily get bored of doing repetitive things. I also have other interests outside the science's world: I like fitness, drawing clothes, and fournishing houses but i have little time for this hobbies because I dedicate the most part of my days to my greater passion: the Biotech. The iGEM competition is a very exciting experience for me, because it stimulates the creativity of people's minds and it is an opportunity for young students to discover a part of the scientific world. GOOD LUCK to my team!

Simone
Hi There! My name is Simone Rossi, I'm 22 and I'm on my third year studying Molecular Biology. During my career I've learned that I have a special place in my heart for Genetic Engineering, which probably comes from the fact that I like messing things up big time and see what happens and it's basically what learning what certain segments of DNA are responsible for. My part on the team is really being a pain in the butt because I'm a bit of a latecomer and I don't have the means to participate all that much. I think I should be justified since I don't actually live in Florence. But anyway, I'll do my best and I'm glad I can be part of this project.

Primary Investigator

Dott. Alessio Mengoni
Alessio is associate professor of genetics at UNIFI, where he teaches genetics of microorganisms, genomics and genetic engineering, and visiting professor at the University of Gdansk (Poland) and Sun Yat-sen University (China), where he gives lectures on bacterial genomics and systems biology. Alessio’s research activities is focused on the study of the evolution of bacterial genomes and on microbial biotechnologies. In the spare time Alessio enjoys running on Tuscan hills (and more), he likes cooking, read books and playing as a dad with his three children.

Secondary Investigator

Dott. Elena Perrin
Hi everybody, I'm Elena Perrin and I'm a Post Doc at the Department of Biology of the University of Florence. My main research field is Microbial Genetics and in particular the study of antibiotic resistance of Burkholderia species. I'm involved in this team as the secondary PI and I'll follow the lab part of the project. This is my first participation to IGEM and I'm very happy to support this team!