Team


Team Members



University of Edinburgh


  • Maarten van den Ancker
  • 20, Biological Sciences (Hons Molecular Biology)
  • Role
  • Team leader, bioinformatics, biosensing and wiki coding
  • Where am I from
  • Germany
  • Hobbies
  • Playing guitar, listening to guitar, reading about guitars, buying guitars, looking at guitars, playing the four string guitar (bass), hiking, cooking
  • Zhongyi (Zachary) Liang
  • 20, Biological Sciences (Hons Biochemistry)

  • Role
  • Team leader, PET biodegradation, human practice, communication & education
  • Where am I from
  • China
  • Hobbies
  • Photography, cooking, baseball, sailing, sleeping
  • Dovydas (David) Samulionis
  • 21, Biological Sciences (Hons Molecular Biology)
  • Role
  • Lab work for all parts of the project
  • Where am I from
  • Lithuania
  • Hobbies
  • Learning about linguistics and history, moshing out to hardcore punk
  • Serafina Soehianto
  • 21, Biological Sciences (Hons Biochemistry)

  • Role
  • Heavy Metal Bioremediation Lead, helped Directed Evolution
  • Where am I from
  • Indonesia
  • Hobbies
  • I play Honkai Impact 3rd daily. I love visiting the lochs in Holyrood Park, watching live orchestras, eating Japanese food (I’ll never say no to salmon sashimi), reading and drawing. Also, I always mix all the condiments together in every Asian buffet/hotpot restaurant because I can and couldn’t care less about choosing.
  • Dev Vaidya
  • 20, Biological Sciences (Hons Molecular Biology)
  • Role
  • Sub-group leader for Directed Evolution
  • Where am I from
  • India
  • Hobbies
  • I love taking care of challenging houseplants. I’m currently learning to play piano and guitar. I love cooking rather spicy food and on a sunny day you can find me inside getting sunlight from my window and reading a book that has piqued my interest.
  • Diana Barreiros Jorge
  • 21, Biological Sciences (Hons Biotechnology)

  • Role
  • Sub-group leader of Outreach, member of: Human practices, Bioremediation, Directed evolution
  • Where am I from
  • Mozambique
  • Hobbies
  • I enjoy playing the saxophone – jazz of course. I also enjoy running and recently have gotten into salsa dancing. I think Scottish ceilidhs are underrated, if you haven’t ever gone to one, you should go! I love a good sunny day at the beach and my favourite colour is turmeric.
  • William McKenny
  • 22, Biological Sciences (Hons Biotechnology)

  • Role
  • Biosensors and wiki
  • Where am I from
  • U.K.
  • Hobbies
  • I love to play guitar and when I have enough time, I also like to go fishing. I am also a massive football fan and support the best club in the world Brentford!
  • Xianliang Xu
  • 21, Biological Sciences (Hons Molecular Genetics)
  • Role
  • Lab work for bioremediation, Directed evolution and PET biodegradation, Parts Repository
  • Where am I from
  • China
  • Hobbies
  • Lab works (Gimme a lab, gimme a work, I can do this all day), Handcraft (hand magic but NO art sense), Mountain climbing (the only exercise that keeps me alive).
  • Linqing (Luna) Hu
  • 21, Biological Sciences (Hons Biotechnology)

  • Role
  • Art and Creativity design, Human Practices, help in lab works
  • Where am I from
  • China
  • Hobbies
  • I love drawing pictures, which is why I have been able to contribute to the logo and wiki design. Besides that, I love reading and outdoor activities. I also competitively play kendo, a Japanese martial art.

UHAS


  • Sharon Addy
  • 21, BSc Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Role
  • Metagenomics of PET
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • I enjoy writing stories,poems,drawing objects,watching TED talks,singing and listening to music
  • Martha Sedefia Yawa Mawuena
  • 20, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • Student
  • Where am I from
  • Aflao
  • Hobbies
  • Listening to music and reading
  • Gloria Mensah
  • 22, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • Team member
  • Where am I from
  • Accra, Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Reading, singing, playing the trumpet whenever I can, watching movies.
  • Darlington Acquah
  • 20, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • PET metagenomics, Human Practices
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Reading, singing, reading scientific journals and looking for interesting science facts especially about the universe, watching movies.
  • Stanley Sackey
  • 21, BSc Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Role
  • Team leader, lead of metagenomics, human practice
  • Where am I from
  • Accra, Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Charity Serwaa
  • 21, BSc Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Role
  • Human Practices Leader, metagenomics
  • Where am I from
  • Eastern Region of Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Singing, listening to music, reading novels
  • Counseller Livingstone
  • 19, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • Metagenomics, Human Practices
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • I enjoy reading and engaging myself in deep-thinking sessions. I also draw sometimes when I’m able to gather enough motivation and I love tinkering with technology.
  • Ocansey James Teye
  • 20, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • PET biodegradation
  • Where am I from
  • Ada-Foah, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi
  • 23, BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Role
  • Project promotion video, tech
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
  • Hobbies
  • Reading and playing soccer

Supervisors

University of Edinburgh - PIs


  • Prof. Chris French
  • Primary PI
  • Holly Pantidos
  • Secondary PI
  • Dr. Nadanai Laohakunakorn
  • Secondary PI

UHAS - PIs


Photo of Dr. Kwabena O. Duedu
  • Prof. Kwabena O. Duedu
  • Primary PI

University of Edinburgh - Advisors


  • Giovanni Maddalena
  • 25, PhD Student in Biotechnology
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • London
  • Hobbies
  • Outdoor sports, chess, cooking (and eating)
  • Arin Wongprommoon
  • 25, PhD Student on the metabolic cycle of budding yeast

  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Thailand
  • Hobbies
  • Hiking and Cycling, including doing more of the John Muir Way in central Scotland than he is supposed to within a day.
  • Dr. Anton Puzorjov
  • 29, PhD in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Tallinn, Estonia
  • Hobbies
  • Running, reading, DIY-ing everything
  • Dr. Bart Pander
  • 42, PhD in Molecular Microbiology
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Friesland, the Netherlands
  • Hobbies
  • Starting, but not finishing too many books, composing too many unfinished songs, and having great many adventures with his young daughters.
  • Dr. Annegret Honsbein
  • Role
  • Outreach Support
  • Where am I from
  • Germany
  • Hobbies
  • Science ;-), beach walks, house plants
  • Dr. Heather Barker
  • Role
  • Technical Support in the MSc Lab, and generally being amazing
  • Where am I from
  • U.K.
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  • Joana Mends
  • PhD Student in the Andrew Free Lab
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
Photo of Joana Mends
  • Dr. Rob Smith
  • PhD on the Politics and Ethics of Biofuels
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Sheffield!
  • Hobbies
  • I like to eat, take photos (mainly of my cat), and climb.

UHAS - Advisors


Photo of Dr. Jones Gymafi
  • Dr. Jones Gymafi
  • Lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana
  • Amemo Raphael Eyram
  • Lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science
  • Role
  • Advisor
  • Where am I from
  • Ghana


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