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<p> The ECHHS iGEM team is made up of eight high schoolers from East Chapel Hill High School. Our team is composed of eager and science-loving 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Through iGEM, we have been able to apply our passions for the sciences in a professional lab setting. With the assistance and support of our advisors, we have conducted research at the genetic research lab of UNC-Chapel Hill over the past year.
 
<p> The ECHHS iGEM team is made up of eight high schoolers from East Chapel Hill High School. Our team is composed of eager and science-loving 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Through iGEM, we have been able to apply our passions for the sciences in a professional lab setting. With the assistance and support of our advisors, we have conducted research at the genetic research lab of UNC-Chapel Hill over the past year.
 
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<p>Role in iGEM: Team leader of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
 
<p>Role in iGEM: Team leader of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
 
<p>Grade: Junior</p>
 
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<p>Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
 
<p>Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
 
<p> Fun Fact: Only sophomore on the team </p>
 
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<p>Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
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<p>Grade: Junior</p>
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<p>Why iGEM?:  iGEM expands students’ knowledge in the field synthetic biology and furthers the lab skills they learned in school.  </p>
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<p>Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: The weekly meetings during the summer where we would perform lab experiments and learn about different lab techniques. </p>
  
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<p> <b> <center>Karlie Tong</center> </bold> </b>
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<p>Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
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<p>Grade: Senior</p>
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<p>Why iGEM?: iGEM goes beyond the classroom setting of simply stating global problems. It challenges people to come up with solutions, to engage in synthetic biology, and to work as a team.  </p>
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<p>Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Doing bake sales door-to-door. Members were sweaty from walking and shifts were long, but we all grew closer because we shared the common goal to compete in iGEM. </p>
  
  
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<p> <b> <center>Amy Westerhoff</center> </> </b>
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<p>Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM</p>
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<p>Grade: Senior</p>
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<p>Why iGEM?: I joined iGEM to be a part of a unique global community that focuses on improving widespread issues using innovation and scientific discovery.  </p>
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<p>Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Filming an educational “Tasty-inspired” video to teach viewers about serial dilutions.</p>
  
  

Revision as of 01:18, 18 October 2017

East Chapel Hill Highschool iGem

Team Description:

The ECHHS iGEM team is made up of eight high schoolers from East Chapel Hill High School. Our team is composed of eager and science-loving 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Through iGEM, we have been able to apply our passions for the sciences in a professional lab setting. With the assistance and support of our advisors, we have conducted research at the genetic research lab of UNC-Chapel Hill over the past year.

Team Members:

Cecilia (Chae Hyun) Lee

Role in iGEM: Team leader of East Chapel Hill iGEM

Grade: Junior

Why iGEM?: Being able to participate in cutting-edge synthetic biology to approach global problems with a team was never something I could turn down

Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Late-night video calls with the team, selling concessions at football games to fundraise

Maddie Lorie

Ananth Murthy

Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM

Fun Fact: Only sophomore on the team

Grade: Sophomore

Why iGEM?: Learning about synthetic biology, new and upcoming scientific fields, and competing with friends is something I couldn’t resist.

Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Going to the lab and working in the summer, selling concessions at UNC football games to fundraise, and late-night video calls with the team.

Nickname: Spicy Curry

Lindsey Yan

Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM

Grade: Junior

Why iGEM?: iGEM expands students’ knowledge in the field synthetic biology and furthers the lab skills they learned in school.

Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: The weekly meetings during the summer where we would perform lab experiments and learn about different lab techniques.

Karlie Tong

Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM

Grade: Senior

Why iGEM?: iGEM goes beyond the classroom setting of simply stating global problems. It challenges people to come up with solutions, to engage in synthetic biology, and to work as a team.

Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Doing bake sales door-to-door. Members were sweaty from walking and shifts were long, but we all grew closer because we shared the common goal to compete in iGEM.

Amy Westerhoff

Role in iGEM: Team Member of East Chapel Hill iGEM

Grade: Senior

Why iGEM?: I joined iGEM to be a part of a unique global community that focuses on improving widespread issues using innovation and scientific discovery.

Favorite experience in the 2017 iGEM season: Filming an educational “Tasty-inspired” video to teach viewers about serial dilutions.