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Team:CSWProteens/team
From 2014hs.igem.org
B I O G R A P H I E S
Two of our co-teachers, as seen at our first D-block meeting:
Joey: (class of 2015), Team Leader and Founder.
Howard: Faculty Advisor.
Name: Aiden ‘17
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I have an interest in biology and think that gentically modifiying living things is awesome
Interests: long boarding, programming, biking, fishing
One word to describe: tenacious
Committees: Fundraising |
Name:Ellie "Flopsie" Wolf ‘15
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: Need to keep up with the latest sciences and technologies if you wanna control the world, ya know?
Interests: Film, comic books and anime, running road races, studies on myths and legends and Cheezit crackers with tea.
One word to describe: Cartoonish (is that a word? I'm thinking of something that's so exuberant and animated and exaggerated that it should more likely be in a cartoon than in real life)
From: Winchester, MA |
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Name:Jenny (Jee Youn) Woo ‘16
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: Synthetic biology seemed like an interesting topic to engage in.
Interests: psychology, psychiatry, biology, and literature.
One word to describe: pertinacious
From: Seoul, South Korea |
Name:Liam Kaufer ‘16
Age:15
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I like to see science in action!
Interests: Physics, biology, Engineering and Aeronautics.
One word to describe: Avid
Committees: Design
From: Westchester, New York |
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Name:Yixuan (Mason) Liu ‘16
Age:17
Reasons for Joining iGEM: Well it's just worth a try, right? I mean, why not?
Interests: Mechanics, Music, Physics, History, Philosophy, Programming, Basketball,arts and anything.
One word to describe: human
Committees: Design
From: Shanghai, China |
Name:Nate Williams ‘16
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I heard about IGEM at CSW, and I thought it would be an incredible experience. I was already interested in biology, and IGEM refined and solidified my interest.
Interests: Synthetic Biology, Music, Science, Art.
One word to describe: Curious
Committees: Design, Fundraising
From: Arlington, MA |
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Name:Noa Machover ‘15
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I love biology, problem solving, and thinking about practical ways to change and better the world — it felt like a great integration of my passions.
Interests: Music, trigonometry, physics, painting, the outdoors, literature, pets, cellular biology, neuroscience, programming, waltzing, knitting, cozy things, good conversation, traveling, small and beautiful things
One word to describe: Curious
Committees: Design, Project Management, Communications
From: Waltham, MA |
Name:Thomas Schaffner ‘15
Age:17
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I think Synthetic biology will be a crucial industry for my generation. I wanted to gain some first hand experience in the field and I think participating in Igem is a great way to do so.
Interests: History, Political Science, Life Sciences
One word to describe: indecisive (because I can't decide on a word, I mean the entire notion of describing yourself in a single word is a bit ridiculous)
Committees: Design, Team Model (Head of Modeling)
From: Concord, MA |
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Name:Joseph (Joey) Boots-Ebenfield ‘15
Age:17
Reasons for Joining iGEM: It had been a dream of mine to do iGEM since eighth grade, so I began the journey to create a CSW iGEM team my freshman year.
Interests: Synthetic Biology, biotech, healthcare, archaeology, electronics, justice.
One word to describe: Caffeinated
Team Leader/Co-teacher
From: Swampscott, MA |
Howard Co-teacher/Faculty Advisor/Guru |
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Name:Lilly (Claire) Kerper ‘14
Age:17
Reasons for Joining iGEM: Trying out synthetic biology seemed like a natural extension of my interest in engineering--and it is!
Interests: Engineering & physics, languages, visual arts, computer science (wow, it totally sounds like I don't have a life outside of school)
One word to describe: Dedicated
Committees: Communications
From: Lexington, MA |
Name:Matt Waters ‘15
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I heard of it and thought that Genetic Engineering sounded interesting.
Interests: Biology, engineering, chemistry and animation
Committees: Design
From: Concord, MA |
Name:Ben Klebe ‘16
Age:15
Reasons for Joining iGEM: I enjoy engineering and was excited to apply that enjoyment to the field of biology.
Interests: Electronics, Programming, Engineering, Design
Committees: Communication
One word to describe: Practical
From: Lexington, MA |
Name:Summer Ardell ‘15
Age:16
Reasons for Joining iGEM:I am really interested in both biology and engineering and iGEM is an amazing opportunity to combine my interests.
Interests: Robotics, anthropology, world religions, theater, and biology.
Committees: Finances
One word to describe: Diverse
From: Melrose, MA |
Name:Micah Rickles-Young ‘14
Age:17
Reasons for Joining iGEM: Synthetic biology is the closest thing to being god. God of E. Coli.
Interests: Music, Biology, Bioethics, Physics
Committees: Fundraising
One word to describe: Human?
From: Holliston, MA |
Melodie Knowlton |
