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She is our project manager alongside Lucie. Teresa comes from Sweden and is studying the Master in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. Her favorite lab equipment is the microscope because, “When you look into it, you see a whole new world. There are so many tiny organisms and it is difficult to imagine something so small. Just fascinating!”

One of our project managers comes from Czech and she is studying master in Applied Biotechnology at Uppsala University. We ask Lucie a scenario where she gets a superpower after an incident in the lab, and she would like to have the ability to adjust concentration and pH of any solution! She says that it would save her a lot of heartbreak and frustration in the lab.

A master student in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University coming from Sweden. Tobias is a part of our modeling group. His first thought about biotechnology is that it is cool. “Not only discovering the complex systems which constitute life but also engineering them in inventive ways in other contexts to solve complex problems in previously unthinkable ways. This is cool.”

A master student in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University, she is also a part of our modeling group. We ask why is the lab coat white and she ask us back if it is supposed to be white with double question marks.

A master student from Sweden in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. Oscar takes parts in our modeling group and thinks that Miro is traveling in your suitcase. He thinks Quattro stagioni (four seasons) pizza represents our team well since we have people from all around the world with different backgrounds. However, he never had that pizza yet.

The only Latvian in the group. He studies the master in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. As a part of our modeling group, he thinks that the Swedish Battle Hamster is his spirit animal. Kidding. “On a more serious note: Turtle. Why? Because I took an online test, and it said so - or because, ultimately, everything serves the Beam. Alternatively, an elephant because. just, because, dammit! (That's me really wanting to be Elephant, but not being able to come up with a justification).”

Taya studies Biomedical Laboratory Science program. She comes from Russia and contributes in our modeling group. Her favorite language is English (apart from her native language) because it is nice when everybody can understand each other no matter where they come from :)

He studies Masters in Biology (Cell and Molecular) at Uppsala University. Coming all the way from India, Sree takes part in our wiki group. He thinks that this team resembles fruitcake because it’s a mixed bunch, sweet and sour… but makes a good cake.

The only heroine in our wiki group. Stella comes from Sweden and is studying the master programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. She chose to join iGEM because she likes being in the lab. Also, the fun experience to be a part of a big project which she enjoyed from the start of choosing the project until the implementation

Björn studies Master in Applied Biotechnology at Uppsala University. He belongs to the wiki group and comes from Sweden. If he did not know anything about iGEM, he would think that it stands for Interdimensional Gene Editing Magic.

He is currently doing his Master in Applied Biotechnology at Uppsala University and comes all the way from India. Arindam joins the forces in our wiki group. He foresees biotechnology in the next five years as a booming biotech sector with an emphasis on applied research. Hopefully, by then the common public is taken into confidence regarding the benefits of biotechnology, leading to a positive public perception for biotechnological applications.

A master student from Sweden studying Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. Ylva is a part of our human practices group.

She is also a part of our human practices group and comes from Sweden. Jennifer studies the master in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. Her favorite part of working in the lab is the possibility to apply theoretical knowledge and it is encouraging to face new challenges. It is also exciting to see the results of an experiment after many, long hours of lab work.

Linda comes from Sweden and is currently studying at Uppsala University for her Bachelor in Biology/Microbiology. She is part of our human practices group. Celebration by Kool & The Gang is the song that she chooses for our theme song, “because we always had good times in the lab”.

Rike comes from Germany and studies the master in Biology at Uppsala University. As a part of our human practice group, she would like to be Dicrocoelium dendriticum, a fluke that is able to infect ants’ ganglions, manipulating them into sitting on the tip of grass. That rises the chances of the ant being eaten by an oblivious sheep, the final host of the fluke. “I think it would cool to travel inside an ant!”

He studies the Master in Infection Biology at Uppsala University. Miro is from Germany and a part of our human practices group. He would have preferred to do his Schistosoma project or to watch Tardigrades all day long. He is also probably covered in bacteriophages and molds. RIP Joffrey and Little Finger (our pet stick animals) ...it was Linda's fault.

All the way from Indonesia to study Master in Applied Biotechnology at Uppsala University. Sanka was part in our human practices group. He would have given this advice to himself nine months ago: “beware with anything which unpredictable, especially doing research with the tiny creature called microbes! :D”

She studies Master in Sustainable Development at Uppsala University and SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences). Sania comes from Indonesia and participate in our graphic design group. She joins our team because she wants to check if the Google results are true when she type ‘scientist’ on the search box.

Coming from Poland, Adrianna comes to Uppsala University to study the Master in Applied Biotechnology. She takes part in our graphic design group. We asked her how to describe our project to a 10-year-old and this is her answer, “We politely ask bacteria to help us to make a red dye. They weren't too content with that, but after discussing the topic properly, we agreed on a set of conditions, that allowed us to produce a protein in a petri dish, take it from them & purify it.”

A master student in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering at Uppsala University. Hugo comes from Sweden and is a part of our graphic design group. Unfortunately, he has no idea on the hex code for the colour of crocin. He apologizes for this.