Team:CSU Fort Collins/Team
The Team
Team Bio.
Meet The Team
Madeline Cox
Co-President
Madeline is a third year Microbiology student at CSU. She is originally from Houston, TX. She joined the team during 2016 and this will be her first time attending the Giant Jamboree in Boston. Her future plans include getting a Ph.D in Microbiology and studying immunology or infectious disease.
Courntney Robertson
Co-President
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Courtney Robertson is originally from Monterey, California. She first heard about iGEM from her TA for a microbiology lab who was the president of CSU's team. She plans on working in infectious disease research after she receives her B.S. in microbiology.
Neil Rettedal
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Neil Rettedal is a microbiology major in his junior year that plans to continue studying genetic engineering after his B.S. He grew up in Colorado, and spent 5 years in the United States Marine Corps prior to pursuing his degree. He has always been fascinated by life at its smallest size, and joined the team to further his understanding of this and to get experence with gene editing.
Kayla Oliver
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Kayla is a self professed nerd, with interests in science, fencing, and wargames. Kayla is a junior in CSU’s chemical and biological engineering program. She decided to do iGEM out of a lifelong desire to tinker around with genetic biology.
Carlos Juarez
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Carlos is a junior at Colorado State University, pursuing a degree in Microbiology. He has always harbored and fostered a fascination for the natural world and its facilitation of life. IGEM offered an excellent way to explorer the vast intricacies of this relationship and to forge its future conditions.
Frankie Caballero
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/#Frankie Caballero was born in Honduras. He came to Colorado with his family 10 years ago. His father, being an alumnus of Colorado State University, influenced his decision in attending CSU. Frankie is pursuing a dual-degree in biomedical engineering and chemical & biological engineering, and a minor in biomedical sciences. With my education, He plans to enter the pharmaceutical industry to work on more effective drug administration and the field of personalized medicine. He joined the team after an announcement in class about iGEM and was interested in iGEM because synthetic biology is important in the medical field and many others.
Science Advisors
Tom Santangelo
Department: Biochemistry and molecular biology
Mechanisms and regulation of archaeal transcription
Dr. Christie Peebles
Department: Chemical & Biological Engineering
Research focus: Metabolic Engineering, Synechocystis tools
Claudia Gentry-Weeks
Department: Microbiology
Bacterial Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Microbiology
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