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He is currently in the Master in Biochemistry at TUM and is part of our Wet Lab Team. After spending too much time in the lab he has developed some side effects: he turned into a pipetting-robot and started to perceive reality in terms of incubation times. While he waits for the experiments to be done, he likes to play table football with Julian (you will know about him soon). Also, his laugh is very contagious.

Favorite thing about iGEM: I like that I learn so many new methods and problem-solving strategies, which can really help me prepare for a future career in research.
Scientific Interests: Experimental Genetics and Synthetic Biology.
Fun Fact: I missed 5 minutes of “The Martian” when he did surgery on himself because I can´t see blood.
What makes you happy: when my freaking cloning works and when someone gives me food.
Role Model: Donald E. Ingber and Feng Zhang.

Favorite thing about iGEM: So many cool ideas.
Scientific Interests: I want to copy nature to use it under a new purpose.
Fun Fact: I like to philosophy about everything.
What makes you happy: Climbing, nature, traveling, and new impressions.

At first, he joined the team to do simulation experiments but he ended up going to the lab almost every day. Now he leaves the lab very late and works in both the Wet Lab and Hardware Team. That´s what passion for science does to you! He is currently in the 3rd semester of the Master in Biochemistry at TUM. He is a big music fan and occasionally jams in a local bar. So, if you need a musical break from the lab work, you can ask this guy.

Favorite thing about iGEM: the possibility to create something novel with more freedom than in other projects and sharing science with people outside the field.
Scientific Interests: Epigenetics, Synthetic Biology, and Drug Development.
Fun Fact: I have a very low tolerance to heat after it goes up to 24 °C so I always bring a fan with me everywhere during the summer.
What makes you happy: Cloning working, binge watching movies, rock concerts, and air conditioning.
Role Model: Marie Curie and Craig Venter.

He is our Model Member of Team Munich 2017. He appears in most of our photos and we are beginning to believe that he just lives at the lab! He is in charge of the Wet Lab Team and always brings the good spirits to the rest of the team. He is currently in the 2nd semester of the Master in Biochemistry at TUM. Also, the last Linkin Park albums made him sad.

He is in the 4th semester of the Master in Biochemistry at TUM. He wanted to participate in iGEM this year so much that he delayed his Master Thesis. As a member of the Wet Lab Team, he helps with the organization of experiments and likes to play around with DNA and proteins. We need to warn you: he is our most sarcastic member and people tend to be confused and disoriented by his jokes, but we think he is nice anyways

He is currently in the 2nd semester of the Master in Biology at LMU and is a big Immunology aficionado. He is just what you picture of a Biology student: carefree, always smiling, and shoeless to be one with nature! Within the team, he is part of the Paperstrip Team. Also, he has a thing for alpacas.

Favorite thing about iGEM: meeting people with amazing ideas and trying out new stuffs.
Scientific Interests: almost everything related to Molecular and Cell Biology and of course Synthetic Biology.
Fun Fact: need at least 8 hours sleep to function properly.
What makes you happy: spending time with my family, yummy food, nature, sunsets, travelling to strange cities/places, overcoming hurdles in life, and good results from lab experiments.
Role Model: my papa and mamma.

She is from Serbia and is currently in the 4th Semester of the Bachelor of Molecular Biotechnology at TUM. She is also in the Wiki Team and helps with the experiments in the Wet Lab. In her free time, she likes to teach kickboxing as a way to forget about bad experiments. Also, she is learning Spanish to have a life full of drama like in the telenovelas she watched as a kid.

He is from Colombia and previously completed a Bachelor in Biology at LMU, but since he likes to study so much, he decided to enroll in a Bachelor in Informatics after that! Currently, he is in charge of the Wiki development for our team. He is also an expert in The Beatles and you can challenge him on a trivia battle! (PD: he is a huge fan of DNA synthesis).

He is the physicist guy of our team! He is currently in the 2nd semester of the Master in Biophysics at TUM. He really doesn´t enjoy Wet Lab activities and he is the happiest when he is around wires and circuit boards. So is not a surprise that he is part of the Hardware team. He is a big fan of precision, we know that from his almost obsessive behavior when using Inkscape.

He previously completed a Bachelor in Molecular Biotechnology at TUM and now he is in the 6th semester of the Bachelor in Bioinformatics, a partner program between LMU and TUM. In the lab, he is exploring different procedures for processing RNA and likes to play around with 3D printing. He likes to keep Patrick busy as his personal pipetting-robot while plotting to overthrow him as the team´s best table football player. By avoiding social media, he hopes his secret scheme will go unnoticed, but no more!

He just finished his Bachelor in Biochemistry at TUM and decided to join iGEM before starting his Master degree next winter. He is part of the Wet Lab team and is working on different approaches for read-outs. During incubation times or meetings, he likes to cook pasta for the rest of the team. He finds lab work to be relaxing and the soundtrack for his experiments is performed by his favorite band: Florence + The Machine.

He is from Russia and is currently in the 4th semester of the Bachelor in Biochemistry at TUM, but he already has a Master in Telecommunications. In our group, he is part of the PR and Wiki Teams. Also, he is an expert in taking pictures and videos of us for our Instagram stories without anyone noticing (so probably he is a very good spy). Although he is tall and has a deep voice, don´t be afraid! He is a very nice guy.

The guy whose career in science was predetermined by his hair. He is in the 4th semester of the Bachelor of Biology at TUM. Matthias is in charge of getting sponsors and is also part of the Human Practices Team. He enjoys bouldering and has a 34 hours Spotify playlist of 60s rock, that he claims to consist only of his most favorite songs.

He comes from Thailand and is currently in the 2nd semester of the Bachelor in Molecular Biotechnology at TUM. He is part of the Human Practices team and is now working on ways to connect with people from different backgrounds to integrate our project within the community. He is always smiling and in his free time you can find him at ice cream shops.

He studied Physics and Biophysics at TUM and is currently a PhD student working in cell-free gene expression in hydrogels. Before serious science got in the middle of his life, he used to do long jump. Now in his free time, he goes hiking and climbing. He has no clue about cloning, but is always willing to help us with any problem we have. He gives us advice on hardware and is always pushing us to learn new things outside the biologists’ comfort zone

He studied Aircraft-Engineering and got his Master in Physics at the LMU. Now as a PhD student, he is attempting to build a Turing-capable computer in a living cell, which expanded his skills to microbiology and genetics. He is an IT- and Tech-Guru that can build anything. For that reason, he gives us advice in different fields like hardware, software, and web design. He's a heavy metal hearted nature-boy that has finished the Ironman twice in the two years past. His next goal: to cycle up to Mauna Kea's summit.

She comes from France, studied at the ENS Cachan and got her Master in Chemistry from the UPMC in Paris. Currently, she is a PhD student in the field of synthetic biology and is working on spatially organized synthetic circuits. At the beginning of our lab work, she trained us in key experiments like cloning and RNA isolation. We can confirm that she is a very patient supervisor, always with a nice answer even after asking her several times the same questions