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Revision as of 14:15, 2 August 2017
Macquarie_Australia
Who are we?
We are a team of enthusiastic Macquarie University students all interested in the field of molecular and synthetic biology, who are guided by key academic staff in the field.
Student Team Members
| Name | About | |
| Adrianna Minichiello | Adrianna is a third-year molecular biology student. She is passionate about science because of its interesting discoveries and its importance in a variety of aspects in life. Molecular and synthetic biology is a relatively new field and gives scientists the chance to innovate industry or discover new information inside our own genomes.
Her favorite scientist - Her favourite scientist is Elizabeth Blackwell since she was the first female, in America, to receive a medical degree. Future aspirations - Elizabeth Blackwell is inspiring to her since she wants to pursue a career in medicine. If she were a microorganism, she would be Acidithiobacillus since it likes to live in a quiet cave. Interests - Her interests include reading, swimming, hiking, and learning. iGEM contribution - wet lab, wiki, sponsorship |
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| Ari Edmonds | Ari is a third year science student, majoring in biology and biomolecular science. He enjoys science due to its logical methods used to gain understanding of the world, and also the ways that it can be applied to make a meaningful impact on our environment.
His favorite scientist - Louis Pasteur, because he enjoys eating cheese and drinking milk without much risk of death. Future aspirations - He hopes to have a career either in the field doing conservation work, or interesting lab work. If he was a microorganism he would be a Tardigrade , as their resilience to environmental extremes is incredible. Interests - He enjoys travelling, playing video games, reading books, jogging and exercising. iGEM contribution - wet lab, research, game tester |
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| Cindy Sia | Cindy is a third year medical science student. She enjoys science due to its general expansion of understanding in how the world works. Due to this, she wishes to have opportunities to convey her passion for science by teaching and research.
Her favorite scientist - Dr. Paul Kalanithi is her favourite scientist because of his contributions in neuroscience and she’s a fan of his book “when breath becomes air”. Future aspirations - She aspires to be involved in academia If she were a microorganism, she would be a Saccharomyces cervisiae , because she also does not agree with high conditions of stress. Interests - As a means to relax during her free time, she reads a variety of nonfiction literature, running outdoors and yoga. iGEM contribution - Wet lab, wiki, sponsorship |
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| Emma Jackson | ||
| India Boyton | India is in her third year of a science degree majoring in biomolecular sciences. She enjoys science because she loves being constantly fascinated throughout the continuous cycle of searching, discovering, and learning.
Future aspirations - She hopes to enter a career where she can use synthetic biology to find solutions to global issues. If she were a microorganism, she would be a Toxoplasma gondii , because the way that they use cats as a vessel for human mind control is pretty mental. Interests - In her free time she enjoys reading, playing games, teaching martial arts, and science-themed puns. iGEM contribution - lab work, game development, human practices and making sure our project is meeting the criteria. |
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| Joceyln Jones | ||
| Steven Psaradakis | ||
| Taylor Berry | ||
| Winonah Riddell | Winonah is a third year medical science student, specialising in biomolecular science. She enjoys studying in the field of science because she likes learning new things from the exciting field that is constantly evolving with new discoveries being made and techniques to be learnt.
Her favourite scientist - Barry Marshall, because he is an Australian scientist whose radical research technique of being the test subject himself to discover and prove that Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers and stomach cancer, amuses her. Future aspirations - She hopes to work in a lab conducting meaningful medical research or to become a paediatrician. If she was a microorganism, she would be Deinococcus radiodurans because she would be “the last one standing” should an extreme radiation event such as a nuclear war or the sun exploding, occur. Interests - She enjoys walks along the beach, baking sweet treats and singing. iGEM contribution - wet lab, wiki, human practices |
Academic Advisors
| Name | About | |
| Dr Paul Jaschke | Dr Jaschke is a Lecturer at Macquarie University in the area of Synthetic Biology. Paul’s knowledge in this field has been invaluable in supporting our project ideas and helping us bring everything together at the end. He helped ‘debug’ our synthetic constructs when we ran into problems. | |
| Dr Louise Brown | Dr Brown is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University. She is a strong advocate of undergraduate research at Macquarie University and has been involved with the Macquarie Australia iGEM team since its inception, in 2010. Dr Brown has facilitated Macquarie University's ability to take part in iGEM through her advocacy of our sponsors; allowing us to gain funding each year. In addition, Dr Brown facilitates our contact with other teams for advice and partnership opportunities. She has helped our team function as a whole by providing a positive and insightful environment to perform our research. | |
| Edward Moh | It wouldn't be exaggerating to say that Ed lives in the lab. He is currently on the road to completing his PhD (if he can ever get out of the iGEM lab). Ed has been involved with the Macquarie Australia iGEM team since 2011 and this year he has been an exceptional supporter of our team. As a result, Ed has been able to provide us with a tremendous amount of advice about the iGEM competition process. His commitment and dedication to our team is outstanding. We couldn’t have done it without you Ed! | |
| Michael Gibbs | Michael Gibbs is another great advisor he has proved aid to our iGEM teams at Macquarie iGEM team since 2013. His advice and training this year during the early weeks of our project in the lab allowed for us to learn the basics in synthetic biology. This gave us a fighting chance in the iGEM competition learning skills from making an agarose gel to understanding and applying 3A assembly. Additionally, his help with sequencing analysis and guidance of the photosystem II team has been most helpful. Thanks to Mike for passing on his helpful knowledge to us this year. | |
| Professor Robert Willows | Professor Robert Willows is an academic at Macquarie University. He knows all there is to know about ‘that green stuff’ chlorophyll and photosynthesis and has challenged us this year with all his ideas for our project. Rob has been instrumental in helping us get our wet lab work over the line this year and has assisted us tremendously in understanding all there is to know about the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway. | |
| Thi Huynh | Thi is a committed and valuable advisor to our team. A Scientific Officer at Macquarie, Thi takes on this role even though she has other work to do. Thi’s ever helpful advice helping us to locate and use lab equipment is invaluable and we wouldn’t be able to work on our project without her. Hopefully now that we are near the end she isn’t so stressed. Thanks Thi for everything you have done for us! |
