Team:MSU-Michigan/Team

Team Members

Ciara Fromwiller

Ciara is an MSU, Class of 2018, Neuroscience major who plans on researching the human brain and hopefully getting a Nobel Prize for curing a brain tumor!

Favorite lab tool: Biosafety Cabinet

me Favorite microbe: Escherichia coli

Favorite past time: Crocheting

Favorite music: Rock/Metal

Favorite motto: "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Best invention: Bifocals/glasses

Worst invention: The Shrek flavored Ketchup

email: fromwill@msu.edu

Cody Madsen

Cody is an MSU, Class of 2018, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology undergraduate who plans on attending Graduate School for Biomedical Engineering in hopes of developing technologies for prosthetics.

Favorite lab tool: Potentiostat

Favorite microbe:Methylobacterium

Favorite past time: Motorcross

Favorite music: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Favorite motto: "Live and let die."

Best invention: Dual-Clutch Transmission

Worst invention: Infomercials

email: madsenc1@msu.edu

Serenity Tyll

Serenity is an MSU, Class of 2018, Animal Science undergraduate with an interest of research in the study of animal nutrition, behavior, reproduction in dairy cattle and with the long-term goal of continuing education through graduate study or veterinary school.

Favorite lab tool: Bunsen Burner

Favorite microbe: Rumen microbes

Favorite past time: Riding horses

Favorite music: Country

Favorite motto: "Live life at full gallop."

Best invention: The wheel

Worst invention: Stop lights

email: tyllsere@msu.edu

Brian Amburn

Brian is an MSU, Class of 2019, Biochemistry and Genetics dual major who is going to re-write your genome!

Favorite lab tool: Spectrometer

Favorite microbe: Deinococcus radiodurans

Favorite past time: Doing experiments in his basement.

Symphonic Metal

Favorite motto: "R.I.P."

Best invention: CRISPR

Worst invention: Nuclear Warheads

email: amburnbr@msu.edu

Noelia Barvo

Noelia is an MSU, Class of 2020, Chemical Engineering undergraduate who plans on going to graduate school to continue studying Biochemical Engineering and become an R&D Chemical Engineer in the pharmaceutical industry.

Favorite lab tool: Table-top Centrifuge

Favorite microbe: Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Favorite past time: Going to art museums!

Favorite music: R&B

Favorite motto: "Follow your passions."

Best invention: Linear Perspective in art

Worst invention: Readymade art

email: barvonoe@msu.edu

Mentors

Michaela TerAvest

Favorite lab tool: Anaerobic Chamber

Favorite microbe: "Shewanella, of course!"

Favorite past time: Mountain biking

Favorite music: Folk and Americana

Favorite motto: "Be safe, have fun."

Best invention: "Not published yet, I'll get back to you in a couple of years. :)"

Worst invention: Breakfast lasagna

Danny Ducat

-Michaela TerAvest

Tim Whitehead

Favorite lab tool: Illumina miseq

Favorite microbe: Cerevisiae

Favorite past time: Biking

Favorite music: Dad Rock

Favorite motto: Sanity

Best invention: Nicking mutagenesis

Worst invention: "All inventions are the favorites in the eyes of the creators."

Bjoern Hamberger

Favorite lab tool: "Friday afternoon beer; nothing promotes science like it."

Favorite microbe: The moss, Physcomitrella patens

Favorite past time: "Hanging out in my man cave listening to zombie stories, feeding peanuts to the dog."

Favorite music: Chill out

Favorite motto: "Second mouse gets the cheese"

Best invention: Vertical indoor veggie patch

Worst invention: Eastern blot (never made it out of the wild discussion stage)

Website Artificer

Sebastian Tyll

Helpful Advisors

Donna Liebelt

Nick Tefft

Jeff Plegaria

Bryan Ferlez

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