We'd like to thank all of our team members for putting in so much work for this project; find out below what each member of the team contributed. We'd also like to thank the people who supported us throughout our journey and helped us make this project possible.
| Name | Role | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Sakura Grant | Team Leader; Head of Wiki and Graphic Design | Project administration, organization, wiki design and development, logo design, promotion video, entrepreneurship, workshop volunteering, lab work |
| Zerina Rahic |
Team Leader | Project selection, ideation and conceptualization. Team selection, organization and networking, ADx app creation |
| Abhay Menon | Team Leader | Hardware, engineering, lab work, protocols |
| Rashik Chand | Head of Lab | Conceptualization, Design of Experiments (DoE), background research and literature review, performing experiments, data collection and analysis, workshop |
| Arya Gautam | Head of Lab | Collaboration and podcast with another iGEM tea, abstract, lab work, optimizing protocols |
| Wilder Worrall | Head of Collaborations | Team outreach, workshop and event planning, public engagement, graphic design, lab work, writing |
| Magdalena Bak | Head of Human Practices and Education | Partnership and professors outreach, event planning (weSTEM HSC and high school workshops, Biochip Hackathon), lab work |
| Zuzanna Bak | Head of Education | Background research, outreach, education (high school workshops, biochip hackathon), lab work |
| Zuzana Lukáčová | Head of Education and Communication | Background research, sponsorship applications, education (workshop in slovakia), hackathon, implementation, lab work |
| Mauricio Lamoyi | Head of Safety and Entrepreneurship | Safety form, lab work, wiki contribution, workshop volunteering, entrepreneurship |
| Seung-Jean Kang | Team Member | Lab work, education related events (weSTEM HSC, Biochip Hackathon), background research |
| ChaeMin Kim | Team Member | Lab work, Visualization (weSTEM HSC), Investigation |
| Sanzhar Kakenov | Team Member | Investigation, fundraising, lab maintenance/work |
| Aruzhan Zhamalbek | Team Member | Sustainable development impact, lab work, investigation, social media |
Ibrahim Chehade (Biology Instructor at NYUAD):
Provided lab support by training all biology members range of lab techniques. Moreover, Ibrahim supported the team throughout the entire project, giving advice and helping in planning and organizing. Moreover, Ibrahim teaches Synthetic Biology course (course material are available on NYU teaching platforms only available on NYU teaching platforms only)
Areas of support: Lab Maintenance, Writing, Safety, Presentation Coaching, General support, project support and advice
Dr. Rafael Song (Head of Bioengineering at NYUAD):
Provided help during project ideation and helped students set achievable goals. Supported team by allowing us to use his team’s lab bench and equipment. Moreover, Dr. Song helped engineering team members with understanding how to approach the development of the chip.
Areas of support: Conceptualization, Idealization, Hardware, Presentation Coaching, Writing, project support and advice
Dr. Andras Gyorgy (Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering):
Provided help during project ideation and helped students set achievable and realistic goals. Moreover Dr. Gyorgy supervised the writing of the project to make sure ideas and aims are portrayed correctly.
Areas of support: Conceptualization, Idealization, Writing, project support and advice
Alexandra Laura Fraser(Assistant Manager, Administration, Science Division):
Alex provided us with great support when it came to organizing team members' ability to travel to Paris for the jamboree. She helped with funding, registration, flights, and accommodation of the team.
Areas of support: Funding & Fundraising help and advice
Dr. Mazin Magzoub (Associate Professor of Biology):
Professor Mazin’s lab team is focused on the role of amyloid beta in Alzheimer Disease (AD) therefore he was the first person we approached for advice regarding the field of AD. Prof Mazin provided us with inside information about the AD research field and what topics are critical for exploring at the moment.
Areas of support: Conceptualization, Background Research
James Weston (Research Instrumentation Scientist)
Helped team during the wet lab experiments in particular with the atomic force microscopy and glass chip visualization.
Areas of Support: Difficult techniques, lab support
Prof. Ali Trabolsi (Program Head of Chemistry; Professor of Chemistry):
Professor Trabolsi introduced our team to his research on MOF with an idea that the particles he is developing might increase our binding of aptamers to AuNp.
Areas of Support: Difficult techniques, lab support
Mohammad Qasaimeh (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering):
Initially consulted regarding the chip development. He proposed to us to use his research on the paper based chip and further connected us with prof Ramadi.
Areas of Support: Project advice, human practices support
Khalil Ramadi (Assistant Professor of Bioengineering):
Professor Ramadi helped us with the biology part of the project since his research lab is focused on disease biomarkers.
Area of Support: Project advice
Juno Yoon (NYU Abu Dhabi Business Student):
Provided support on the entrepreneurship component of our project
Area of Support: Entrepreneurship Support
Yujeong Oh (NYU Abu Dhabi Research Assistant):
Provided support on the C elegans protocol and peptide solubilization
Areas of Support: Lab and protocols
Wiki Support: This year’s wiki was created by the same member (Sakura Grant) as the 2021 wiki; thus, that experience was used to help develop the one for our wiki in 2022.
