Team:Charlottesville RS/Team Members

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Team Members

Alli Ambrosini

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Alli Ambrosini

I’m a junior at the Renaissance School. I’m interested in going into forensic science after high school, and I’m currently learning how to sew! I really like moths, fog, and candy. I spend my spare time watching and caring for three cockroaches.

Anders Beaurline

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Anders Beaurline

I am a part of an IGEM team formed from our DNA science class here at Renaissance School. I am a junior and a member of the student government. I am currently doing an independent study project on hidden agendas in the media and visiting colleges all up and down the east coast.

Lauren Ewell

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Lauren Ewell

I am a junior at the Renaissance School in Charlottesville VA. I have always loved science, but I have never done anything as interesting and complex as this IGEM competition. Outside of school, my hobbies are rock climbing, charity work, scuba diving, hiking, white water rafting, and eating. I am very excited to be apart of this amazing opportunity and learn more about genetic engineering everyday.


Bailey Fernandez

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Bailey Fernandez

I am a junior at the Renaissance School in Charlottesville, VA. When I am not at school, I can be found playing bass and writing songs in my band, reading, and acting. While I am not usually involved with science, the IGEM competition is a unique opportunity and I am excited to be a part of it.


John Grammer

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John Grammer

I am a senior at the Renaissance School. I am currently planning on attending George Mason University in 2015. My main interests are video games, and geospatial tech. At Renaissance, I'm part of the Rock Climbing and D&D clubs. I'm also the president of the Student Government Association for 2013-2014. During my free time, I enjoy playing video games, reading, and sleeping when I can. I like cats, and currently own one, whose name is Liza. My academic interests are Math and Science. In a perfect world, I would pursue a career in geographic information sciences after college, and travel to New Zealand.

Nick Keen

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Nick Keen

I’m a sophomore at the Renaissance School. You may find me swimming for the CYAC team in Charlottesville, or reading at the local library. I enjoy playing video games and writing programs in Java script. I find engineering and chemistry are my forte, and iGEM gives me a unique opportunity to work with and strengthen my knowledge of chemistry, and engineering.

James Manchester

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James Manchester

I am a junior at the Renaissance School. Although my primary interest is mathematics, I have immensely enjoyed preparing for this year’s iGEM competition. I want to go to the University of Chicago. I also play the piano and sing in the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir. You can often find me playing The Wiki Game and watching ViHart’s videos.

Jessica Prax

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Jessica Prax

I am a sophomore at the Renaissance School, am interested in biology, and enjoy DNA Science class very much. I am currently volunteering at the local Hope Community Center for kids, and taking American Sign Language class at our local community college.

Advisors

Anna Minutella

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Anna Minutella

New to Renaissance School in 2013, Anna Minutella was born and raised in Wytheville, Virginia on her family’s farm. She attended the University of Virginia where she earned a B.A. in both biology and psychology and spent much of her time doing research in language development.

After graduation, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland with her husband. There, she taught science to seventh and eighth grade students for five years in a private school. She also served as chair of the science department and developed the curriculum for the middle school science department. She and her husband moved back to the Charlottesville area in the summer of 2012 and Anna spent that following school year teaching science and math at Stuart Hall in Staunton.

Anna’s teaching philosophy is based on using a variety of perspectives and methods for each subject in order to truly involve the students in the material and insure they gain a deeper understanding. She wants her students to acquire the same appreciation for the material that fuels her passion. In her spare time, Anna enjoys being with her husband, son, and two small dogs.

Becky Wilbur

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Becky Wilbur

Dr. Wilbur grew up in the Midwest (Minnesota), went to college on the west coast (Stanford University, BS Biology), spent some time north of the border (Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School Assistant Instructor), and went to graduate school on the east coast (Duke University, PhD Botany). In 1991, she and her husband and two daughters moved to Charlottesville where Henry assumed the directorship of the University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station.

During the past 22 summers she has been a mentor, teacher, and researcher at the station. Her main interests are Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Function, and she has also taught Biodiversity of the Southern Appalachians. During the last 22 winters, she has worked with the Environmental Education Center and Ivy Creek Foundation, helped teach science at the elementary school level, taught a non-majors Biology class at UVA, tutored math and science at the Learning Center of Charlottesville, taught biology and calculus (all levels) at Renaissance School and coached many Odyssey of the Mind and Destination Imagination teams. In her spare time, she enjoys whitewater canoeing, volleyball, playing the cello, baking bread, reading, and hiking.