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                       <p class="header">Luwdig Bauer</p>
 
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                         p><span class="date">Master Biochemistry (TUM)</span><br>Age: 22<br>Origin: Erding, Germany</p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Learning about things which are not directly related to my biochemistry studies.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Biological and natural products chemistry<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> He keeps smiling even in stressful situations.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> A large protein peak at purification.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> ----
 
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                       <p class="header">Max Honeman</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Max Honeman</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Master Biochemistry (TUM)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Master Biochemistry (TUM)</span><br>Age: 22<br>Origin: Stuttgart, Germany</p>
 
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                        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
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> The chance to work on a project that we chose ourselves.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> DNA Nanotechnology and Electron Microscopy.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> I would rather be late for an exam than skip breakfast.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Positive clones and time spent with friends.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> ----
 
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                       <p class="header">Rob Strasser</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Rob Strasser</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Master Biology (LMU)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Master Biology (LMU)</span><br>Age: 25<br>Origin: Kirmbach, Germany </p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Creative and positive people everywhere.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Infectious and Immune Diseases.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> Sometimes dresses like Disney´s Aladdin.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> The smell of freshly mowed grass.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Christopher Hitchens.
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                       <p class="header">Milica Zivanic</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Milica Zivanic</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology (TUM)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology (TUM)</span><br>Age: 21<br>Origin: Belgrade,
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> acquiring knowledge and skills in different fields.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Genetics, Immunology, and Pharmacology.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> I´ve learned Spanish as a kid just by watching telenovelas<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> seeing and making other people happy<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Novak Djokovic
 
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                       <p class="header">Jorge Andres Quintero Serna</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Jorge Andres Quintero Serna</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Bachelor Computer Science (LMU)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Bachelor Computer Science (LMU)</span><br>Age: 23<br>Origin: Cali, Colombia</p>
 
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                        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).
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Students can develop their own projects and learn about original projects from teams around the world.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> in vitro DNA synthesis.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> Extremely cold resistant and can survive winter equipped with a light jacket.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Arguing, about anything and everything. The more pointless the discussion the better.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> My dad.
 
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                       <p class="header">Florian Katzmeier</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Florian Katzmeier</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Master Biophysics (TUM)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Master Biophysics (TUM)</span><br>Age: 23<br>Origin: Landsberg am Lach, Germany</p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Working late into the night.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Theoretical Physics and doing handicraft.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> I do things for reasons.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Coffee, cigarettes, and things that finally work as expected.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Isaac Newton.
 
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                       <p class="header">Julian Reinhard</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Julian Reinhard</p>
 
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                         <span class="date">Bachelor Bioinformatics (LMU/TUM)</span>
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                         <p><span class="date">Bachelor Bioinformatics (LMU + TUM)</span><br>Age: 23<br>Origin: Bruchsal, Germany</p>
 
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                        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!
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Trying and mixing new experimental protocols.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Structural Bioinformatics and Systems Biology.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> Developed RNAse anxiety disorder during iGEM.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Getting things to (finally!) work.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Craig Venter.
 
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                       <p class="header">Florian Rothfischer</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Florian Rothfischer</p>
 
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                         <p><span class="date">Master Biochemistry (TUM)</span><br>Age: 22<br>Origin: Munich, Germany</p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> CRISPR and night shifts.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Microbiology, DNA-Nanorobotics, and Bio-Organic Chemistry.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> The Professor for whom I work for, knows Florence Welch mother personally.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> ----<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Florence Leontine Mary Welch and Francis Crick.
 
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                       <p class="header">Igor Styazhkin</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Igor Styazhkin</p>
 
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                         <p><span class="date">Bachelor Biochemistry (TUM)</span><br>Age: 28<br><Origin: St. Petersburg, Russia</p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Freedom and internationality.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Origin of Life and Evolution.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> ----<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Summer.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Plate reader.
 
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                       <p class="header">Matthias Lenz</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Matthias Lenz</p>
 
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                        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.
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> having people from diverse backgrounds come together and seeing their different approaches to problems.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Genomics and Biomedicine.<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> A Professor of Genetics once told me I had a "really distinct phenotype" and walked away without any further explanation.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Observing nature, reading, and a good bouldering session.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Richard Feynman and Richard Dawkins.
 
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                       <p class="header">Teeradon Phlairaharn</p>
 
                       <p class="header">Teeradon Phlairaharn</p>
 
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<b>Favorite thing about iGEM:</b> Meet new people.<br>
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<b>Scientific Interests:</b> Plant System Biology<br>
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<b>Fun Fact:</b> I laugh when people talk about serious topic.<br>
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<b>What makes you happy:</b> Food.<br>
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<b>Role Model:</b> Dr. Pakpoom Subsoontorn.
 
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Student

Patrick Wilke

Masters Biochemistry (TUM)
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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.

Christoph Neumayer

Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology (TUM)
Age: 20
Origin: Abensberg, Germany

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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.

Benedikt Dürr

Bachelor Biology (LMU)
Age: 20
Origin: Munich, Germany
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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.

Sven Klumpe

Master Biochemistry (TUM)
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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.

Erika Chacin De Leonardis

Master Biology (LMU)
Age: 26
Origin: Caracas, Venezuela
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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.

Luwdig Bauer

p>Master Biochemistry (TUM)
Age: 22
Origin: Erding, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Learning about things which are not directly related to my biochemistry studies.
Scientific Interests: Biological and natural products chemistry
Fun Fact: He keeps smiling even in stressful situations.
What makes you happy: A large protein peak at purification.
Role Model: ----

Max Honeman

Master Biochemistry (TUM)
Age: 22
Origin: Stuttgart, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: The chance to work on a project that we chose ourselves.
Scientific Interests: DNA Nanotechnology and Electron Microscopy.
Fun Fact: I would rather be late for an exam than skip breakfast.
What makes you happy: Positive clones and time spent with friends.
Role Model: ----

Rob Strasser

Master Biology (LMU)
Age: 25
Origin: Kirmbach, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Creative and positive people everywhere.
Scientific Interests: Infectious and Immune Diseases.
Fun Fact: Sometimes dresses like Disney´s Aladdin.
What makes you happy: The smell of freshly mowed grass.
Role Model: Christopher Hitchens.

Dawafuti Sherpa

Master in Biology (LMU)
Age: 27
Origin: Kathmandu, Nepal
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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.

Milica Zivanic

Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology (TUM)
Age: 21
Origin: Belgrade, Serbia

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Favorite thing about iGEM: acquiring knowledge and skills in different fields.
Scientific Interests: Genetics, Immunology, and Pharmacology.
Fun Fact: I´ve learned Spanish as a kid just by watching telenovelas
What makes you happy: seeing and making other people happy
Role Model: Novak Djokovic

Jorge Andres Quintero Serna

Bachelor Computer Science (LMU)
Age: 23
Origin: Cali, Colombia

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Students can develop their own projects and learn about original projects from teams around the world.
Scientific Interests: in vitro DNA synthesis.
Fun Fact: Extremely cold resistant and can survive winter equipped with a light jacket.
What makes you happy: Arguing, about anything and everything. The more pointless the discussion the better.
Role Model: My dad.

Florian Katzmeier

Master Biophysics (TUM)
Age: 23
Origin: Landsberg am Lach, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Working late into the night.
Scientific Interests: Theoretical Physics and doing handicraft.
Fun Fact: I do things for reasons.
What makes you happy: Coffee, cigarettes, and things that finally work as expected.
Role Model: Isaac Newton.

Julian Reinhard

Bachelor Bioinformatics (LMU + TUM)
Age: 23
Origin: Bruchsal, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Trying and mixing new experimental protocols.
Scientific Interests: Structural Bioinformatics and Systems Biology.
Fun Fact: Developed RNAse anxiety disorder during iGEM.
What makes you happy: Getting things to (finally!) work.
Role Model: Craig Venter.

Florian Rothfischer

Master Biochemistry (TUM)
Age: 22
Origin: Munich, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: CRISPR and night shifts.
Scientific Interests: Microbiology, DNA-Nanorobotics, and Bio-Organic Chemistry.
Fun Fact: The Professor for whom I work for, knows Florence Welch mother personally.
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Role Model: Florence Leontine Mary Welch and Francis Crick.

Igor Styazhkin

Bachelor Biochemistry (TUM)
Age: 28

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Freedom and internationality.
Scientific Interests: Origin of Life and Evolution.
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What makes you happy: Summer.
Role Model: Plate reader.

Matthias Lenz

Bachelor Biology (TUM)
Age: 22
Origin: Freising, Germany

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Favorite thing about iGEM: having people from diverse backgrounds come together and seeing their different approaches to problems.
Scientific Interests: Genomics and Biomedicine.
Fun Fact: A Professor of Genetics once told me I had a "really distinct phenotype" and walked away without any further explanation.
What makes you happy: Observing nature, reading, and a good bouldering session.
Role Model: Richard Feynman and Richard Dawkins.

Teeradon Phlairaharn

Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology (TUM)
Age: 23
Origin: Bangkok, Thailand

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Favorite thing about iGEM: Meet new people.
Scientific Interests: Plant System Biology
Fun Fact: I laugh when people talk about serious topic.
What makes you happy: Food.
Role Model: Dr. Pakpoom Subsoontorn.

Supervisors

Lukas Aufinger

PhD student on cell-free gene expression
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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

Benjamin Aleritsch

PhD student on cellular computers
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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.

Aurore Dupin

PhD student on synthetic circuits
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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