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Our Team
Cadets2Vets
Behind the scenes
The members of the Cadets2Vets 2017 iGEM team
JONATHAN ZACARIAS
High School Intern
Jonathan is a current senior at the Charles Wright Academy with a love for the sciences and arts. With a passionate character, he seeeks to apply his skill set creatively, absorb information, and learn the scientific process while on the team. He wishes to pursue bio-medical engineering in his higer education.
KIAN CROSTON
High School Intern
Kian Croston is a Charles Wright Academy senior who plans to pursue a degree in Genetic Engineering. Kian has prior experience in biology and chemistry lab work, and hopes that this internship will give him the chance to refine his techniques and learn more about lab protocol while helping the citizens of Tacoma.
Josh Grace
High School Intern
Josh Grace is a Bellarmine Prep student. He loves computers and coding them. In addition to iGEM, he is his high school's robotics team lead programmer and team captain. He participates in iGEM because he wants to learn more about Biology and carrying out investigative scientific procedures.
KESHAVA KATTI
High School Intern
Keshava is a high school intern attending Charles Wright Academy. In preparation for the iGEM competition, he hopes to explore the fields of biology, genetics, and computer science. An engineer at heart, he seeks real-world applications of science, and is interested in biomedical engineering.
Ian Gutierrez
High School Intern
Ian Gutierrez is a high school intern attending Stadium High School. He has a love for computers and biology, and he joined the Cadets2Vets iGEM team in the hopes that he will learn more about these disciplines.
Angel Ortiz
High school Intern
Angel Ortiz has always had a passion for STEM subjects, and this internship is a great way to expose himself to real-life applications. He hopes to pursue a medical degree in neuroscience in college.
CDT Malik Mitchell
Undergraduate Intern
Malik Mitchell is a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. He is a Life-Science major and aspires to attend Medical School following his graduation from West Point in 2020.
CDT JoHannah Buehrer
Undergraduate Intern
JoHannah Buehrer is a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. She is a Life-Science major and aspires to attend Medical School following her graduation from USMA in 2020.
Judy Nguyen
Research Scientist and Advisor
Judy is a research scientist and grant writer at RAIN, with a PhD in molecular and cellular biology and neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University. She is interested in developing field tests and services for military and environmental applications.
Veteran Zoey Shisler
Undergraduate Intern
Served honorably for six years, a veteran for the United States Air force during the Iraq/Afghanistan war. She’s currently studying for an Undergraduates in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma Campus. Her ambition is to continue on toward post graduate studies in the field of genetics.
Trevor Lowe
Undergraduate Intern
Trevor is a graduate student at the University of Washington Tacoma, studying computer science and systems. His interests include machine learning research and data anylitics.
Kristina Ilyovska
Undergraduate Intern
Kristina Ilyovska is a student at Tacoma Community College pursuing an Associate of Science Transfer degree. Kristina’s interest lies in the field of applied mathematics and chemistry. She wants to attain a Biochemical engineering degree with a focus on mathematical models. Volunteering at RAIN and with the iGEM team provides her with a glimpse of real-life applications of the scientific method.
Brendan Studebaker
Undergraduate Intern
Brendan Studebaker is a 4th year student at the University of Washington. He is a Biomedical Science major and will attend medical school after completing his undergraduate education in 2019. Brendan is participating in the iGEM competition to gain a better understanding of synthetic biology and how it can be used to solve real world problems.
MARION (TIBAYAN) LAROCQUE
Undergraduate Intern
Marion is a recent graduate of the University of Washington Tacoma, with a Bachelor in Environmental Science and Mathematics. She aspires to attend graduate school in Natural Resource Management.
Amanda Galuszka
Science Teacher and Advisor
Amanda has taught high school biology and middle school science for 13 years and recently began volunteering at RAIN. She hopes to help develop more outside-of-school enrichment opportunities for young underrepresented minority students. With increased meaningful STEM learning and a wider variety of STEM mentors maybe we can begin to narrow the current STEM achievement gap.
Ryan Brisbin
Lab Manager
Ryan is a recent graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelors in Arts and Criminal Justice. He will begin his PhD in Organic Chemistry in the fall of 2017 at the University of California in Merced.
Peter emanuel
Principal Investigator
Currently, as BioSciences Division Chief, Emanuel is the lead for all biological research, overseeing 100 life scientists and more than 60,000 square feet of laboratories at the premier non-medical research institute for defense science and technology.
Matt lux
Principal Investigator
An informatics expert who began research on DNA"s storage capabilities in 2013. That same year Dr. Lux sent a proposal to ECBC where he studies gene synthesis and DNA coding with the support of SGI-SNA's BioXP.
Dr. David Hirschberg
Academic Liaison, Director of Research
Head Scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Tacoma Washington Tacoma; Science and Technology adviser supporting the Joint Program Executive Office and Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC, US Army RDECOM).
Mobius
Emotional Support Staff
Mobius is Dr. David Hirschberg's service dog. He helps to manage stress levels on the team. A Catahoula Cur, Mobius hopes to bring joy to the humans around him, now and in the future.
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