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team

Canyon Crest Academy's iGEM team is composed of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who enjoy working in STEM. The team is broken up into 4 main sections: lab, outreach, organization, and finance. The lab team is composed of students who go to a laboratory to work on the project. Outreach is made up of students who want to help the team connect with the science community by hosting various events. Students on the organization team design and create both the CCA iGEM website and poster. The finance team, well, manages the money.

Aida Razavilar

Project Leader

Best Moment in iGEM // Seeing everyone come together when we organized outreach events, because you get to see both sides of people: when they're serious in the lab and then when they try to explain what synthetic biology is to a 4 year old.

Favorite Science Figure // Jonas Salk

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // CRISPR Cas9

What do you like to do in your free time? // Rock climb or hike.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Anything salty becuase I am salty ;)

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn <3

Martin Holmes

Project Leader

Best Moment in iGEM // Having an excuse to eat food before lab

Favorite Science Figure // Neil deGrasse Tyson

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Water bath because it’s warm.

What do you like to do in your free time? // Movies with friends

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Pepperoni

Favorite One Direction member // Harry is my bae.

Phillipe Hans Enstrich

Head of Research

Best Moment in iGEM // Testing the bacteria with the inserts and observing the degradation of Fluorene and Phenanthrene.

Favorite Science Figure // Tim Berners-Lee

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Particle Accelerator

What do you like to do in your free time? // Playing and creating video games, trying to get my pilot's license.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Italian sausage

Favorite One Direction member // George Cheng

Michelle Zhang

Head of Outreach

Best Moment in iGEM // All 5 days of camp!

Favorite Science Figure // Elizabeth Blackburn

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Micropipette

What do you like to do in your free time? // Play with my chickens, hang out with my family, bake muffins and brownies.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Pineapple, olives, and mushroom

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn

Maggie Chen

Team Organziational Advisor

Best Moment in iGEM // When Martin texts me at 9 PM EST while I'm in New York, because he's worried Phillipe will screw up the project...and then Phillipe doesn't screw up the project.

Favorite Science Figure // Richard Feynman

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Pipette

What do you like to do in your free time? // Origami

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Green bell peppers and onions

Favorite One Direction member // Nope Nope Nope

Martin Holmes

Research, Outreach, Organization

Best Moment in iGEM //Getting to teach kids at the camp.

Favorite Science Figure // J. Craig Venter

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // HPLC

What do you like to do in your free time? // Speech and Debate.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Sausage and mushrooms

Favorite One Direction member // Louis