UNL 2017

Helping reduce methane emissions from livestock

Attributions

Tyler Barker –

Started the wet lab work in the beginning of the summer. Made the UNL iGEM website. Created the modeling, and helped with safety cases. Created all of the graphic designs, brochures, posters, t-shirts etc.

Nick Flaxbeard -

Did all nitrite reductase experiments. Completed the interlab study.

Jessica Harms -

Lab work, protein purification, created the bromoperoxidase part and facilitated research for the bromoperoxidase gene. Lived at the lab.

Nic Kite –

Head of the Project, created the nitrite reductase part and facilitated research for the nitrite reductase gene. Performed miscellaneous lab operations. Kicked off the idea for methane reduction in cattle.

Alexis Krepps -

Contacted sponsors and managed social media.

Logan Uhlir -

Designed safety cases and the entire wiki.

Crystal Xu

Head of human of practices. Helped organize the survey and compile results. Idea source for human practice initiatives. Lab tagalong

Danny Dooling -

Advising role

Colton Harper -

Helped with project design and modeling.

Myra Cohen -

Advising role. Helped with safety cases and allocated funds for the project.

Cheryl Immethun -

Advising role and helped with project design.

Massimiliano Pierobon -

Advising role and information on modeling

Dr. Jiantao Guo’s Lab

Jiantao Guo -

Advising role, allowed for use of instruments in his lab and helped with project design and implementation.

Jaroslaw A. Pankowski -

Advising role. Helped with experiments in the wetlab.

Erome Hankore -

Advising role. Helped with experiments in the wetlab.

Justin Lawrie -

Taught team protein purification and assisted in part characterization methods.

Dr. Wei Niu’s Lab

Wei Niu -

Advising role, allowed for use of instruments in lab and helped with project design and implementation.

DJ -

Helped us perform wet lab experiments.

Yilan -

Helped us perform wet lab experiments

Levi Kramer -

Helped us perform wet lab experiments.

Community Assistance

Doc Chaves - Director of Corporate Communications: Licor Biosciences - Provided advice on our project and presentation.
Sarah Feit - Volunteer Coordinator at UNL State Museum - Helped coordinate our volunteer work at Morrill Hall.
Andrew Uden - Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder at Quantified Ag - Provided feedback on our project.
Jessie Hermann - Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs for Nebraska Cattlemen - Representative from Nebraska Cattlemen that provided feedback on our project.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Provided monetary support (UCARE).

Annie Wood - Design Specialist for UNL College of Engineering - Created brochures to send to companies.
Sponsor Companies - (Seen at bottom of page) - Free material and monetary support.
UNL Software Engineering Lab - Provided us with a space to hold meetings and work on our project.

Expert Consultations

Dr. Fernando - Assistant Professor for Nutritional Biochemistry at UNL - Provided information on our project idea.
Professor Stephen Baenziger - Professor and Wheat Growers Presidential Chair at UNL - Provided information on the ethical implications of our project.
Dr. Rebecca Roston - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at UNL - Provided assistance on our project idea.

Arpi Siyahian - Technology Manager at NUtech Ventures - Provided information about patent law and possibly patenting our project.
UNL Stats Help Desk - Helped us organize our results from the survey.
UNL Animal Science Department - Provided priceless feedback and allowed us to visit their feedlot.