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Name: Michaela Olsakova
Education: Computer Science
Donut Alter Ego: Jelly Filled
Patronus: Duckling
Special Abilities: Has more Lord of the Rings facts than you do
Why did you join iGEM? To get some experience with web development and try something I've never done before
Name: Patricia Lim
Education: Biological Sciences
Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Frosted
Patronus: Porcupine
Special Abilities: The Karate Kid reincarnated
Why did you join iGEM? To explore the field of biotechnology and gain experience in graphic design
Name: Preetha Gopalakrishnan
Education: Biomedical Science
Donut Alter Ego: Cronut
Patronus: Armadillo
Special Abilities: Fact Machine
Why did you join iGEM? Because I've always been interested in genetics and I wanted a hands-on opportunity to engineer an organism
Name: Jacob Grainger
Education: Biomedical Sciences
Donut Alter Ego: Old Fashioned
Patronus: Human
Special Abilities: Only one to survive a zombie apocalypse
Why did you join iGEM? To learn and practise synthetic biology and biotechnology
Name: Samuel Wilton-Clark
Education: Biomedical Sciences
Donut Alter Ego: Long John
Patronus: Giraffe
Special Abilities: He's the real Slim Shady
Why did you join iGEM? To explore a rapidly growing research field in a competitive environment
Name: Helen Wang
Education: Biomedical Sciences
Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate Sprinkle
Patronus: Golden Retriever
Special Abilities: An actual puppy
Why did you join iGEM? Research experience and the opportunity to work together with people from different faculties!
Name: Kaitlin Schaaf
Education: Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology
Donut Alter Ego: Powdered Sugar
Patronus: Mama Bear
Special Abilities: Will destroy you in Foosbal
Why did you join iGEM? To gain research experience in the emerging field of synthetic biology.
Name: Alexandra Ivanova
Education: Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Donut Alter Ego: Cheesecake (she's adopted)
Patronus: Unicorn
Special Abilities: Can dance your socks off
Why did you join iGEM? I wanted to explore engineering applications beyond the degree that i'm persuing
Name: Atika Ibrahim
Education: Bioinformatics
Donut Alter Ego: Maple Cream
Patronus: Munchkin Cat
Special Abilities: Secretly a comedic genius
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Why did you join iGEM? I like to seize every opportunity that comes my way.
Name: Lalit Bharadwaj
Education: Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology
Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Filled
Patronus: Grizzly Bear
Special Abilities: Rugby player on the outside, two stepper on the inside
Why did you join iGEM? To expand my undergraduate education to new avenues of synthetic biology.
Name: Alina Kunitskaya
Education: Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
Donut Alter Ego: Boston Creme
Patronus: Laika the Space Dog
Special Abilities: Has Chris Hadfield as a Skype contact
Why did you join iGEM? To make the whole world excited about space exploration
Name: Amy Chen
Education: Biomedical Sciences
Donut Alter Ego: Honey Cruller
Patronus: Panda
Special Abilities: Knows just about every Health Sci student
Why did you join iGEM? To learn more about synthetic biology and its potential in solving real-world problems
Name: Maliyat Aniqa Noor
Education: Electrical Engineering
Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate Dip
Patronus: Lemur
Special Abilities: Food goes in, science comes out
Why did you join iGEM? For the chips
Name: Bilal Sher
Education: Civil Engineering
Donut Alter Ego: Gulab Jamun
Patronus: Ostrich
Special Abilities: Can fit the whole team in his car
Why did you join iGEM? Someone told me there was massive potential in genetic engineering and I wanted to get some hands on experience in it
Name: Rachelle Varga
Education: Bsc. in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology
Donut Alter Ego: Donut Hole
Patronus: Hawksbill Turtle
Special Abilities: Can cease a laugh or a smile on command
Why did you join iGEM? To pass on my experience in molecular cloning for iGEM generations to come
Name: David Feehan
Education: MSc. student Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Donut Alter Ego: Long John
Patronus: Llama
Special Abilities: Knows the lyrics to most pop songs in the last 25 years
Why did you join iGEM? I got an email from Dr. Mayi and it sounded pretty cool so I applied.
Name: Dan Ziemianowicz
Education: PhD. student in Biochemistry
Donut Alter Ego: Pakora
Patronus: Cat
Special Abilities: A good guesser
Why did you join iGEM? To take over the world
Name: Syed
Education:Bioinformatics
Donut Alter Ego: Frosted Cinnamon Roll
Patronus: Tiger
Special Abilities: Can pretty much read minds
Why did you join iGEM? 'Cause synthetic biology is rad!
Name: Sid Goutam
Education: Biomedical Sceinces
Donut Alter Ego: Strawberry Shortcake
Patronus: Anaconda
Special Abilities: Stopping people to chat, regardless of where they're going
Why did you join iGEM? Because it brings together students from many disciplines to solve real world problems.
Name: David Nguyen
Education: Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Donut Alter Ego: Chocolate-Glazed Cake Donut
Patronus: Butterfly
Special Abilities: Karaoke God
Why did you join iGEM? To assist with the engineering processes required for iGEM.
Name: Nilesh Sharma
Education: Neuroscience
Donut Alter Ego: Double Chocolate
Patronus: Tufted Deer
Special Abilities: Master Procrastinator
Why did you join iGEM? To gain exposure to real-life situations and embark on a strong academic path
Name: Elena
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Patronus: Mouse
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Name: Nishi Patel
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Name: Dr. Mayi
Profession: Senior Instructor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Donut Alter Ego: Apple Fritter
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