Natalie Papadimitriou:

Biochemistry and Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly. Head of Graphic Design department and member of the Social Media team. She is the creator and designer of the educational board game “SynBioCraft”. She participated in Human Practices and in the building of the team's wiki page. She organized the creation of the team's promo video.

Katerina Patrinou:

Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics undergraduate student at University of Thessaly. Head of Human Practices department and member of the social media team. She organized and coordinated both the Public Engagement & Education activities and the Human Practices process. She was also part of the fundraising process and responsible for the Social Media management.

Elli Magkouta:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and Leader of the team. She organized and coordinated all the team’s work throughout the whole project. She was responsible for the project development process, the financial management, the Human Practices and Public Engagement & Education activities and Social Media management.

Yannos Retalis:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly. As a member of the Wet Lab department, he took part in the project design, he developed the new riboswitches, designed all the primers used and conducted cloning and agroinfiltration experiments. He organized and ran the Interlab study experiments and authored the authored the "Synthetic regulatory circuits for plants" and "Golden Braid 2.0" Phototroph Handbook chapters. He took part in the Synbio Vocabulary, Pineios Festival and Career Fest ESC activities and interviewed several experts. He also took part in the first phase of Fundraising.

Theodoros Papanikolas:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly. Member of Wetlab department and Head of Fundraising. He actively contributed to the development of the project by taking part in the Wet Lab design and experimentation of our idea, as well as by helping with Fundraising activities, Integrated Human Practises interviews and Education/Public Communication Events.

Anastasios Platis:

Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and member of the Dry Lab, Wiki and Human Practices departments. At Human Practices he played a key role in coordinating and communicating with the foreign teams as well as in creating and writing the code and the content of the crowdfunding pages and the Synbio Dictionary. He actively participated in Fundraising.

Christina Theofanopoulou:

Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly, head of the Dry Lab department. She supervised the organization and coordination of the engineering department and the construction of the platform prototype and the RC Boat. She actively participated in the actions of Human Practices and Fundraising.

Georgios Melachroinos:

Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and member of the Dry Lab department. He supervised the design and processing of the mathematical model and the code used in the modeling. In addition, he undertook the mechanical study and design of the platform and the RC boat. He actively participated in Fundraising and actions of Human Practices.

Stefanos Digenis:

Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly, head of Wiki department and member of the Dry Lab department. He played an important role in handling the modeling code and took charge of our team website as well as the wiki. He also undertook the programming of the electronic part of the hardware, actively participated in Fundraising and Human Practices actions.

Eleftheria Lakaki:

Graduate of Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at University of Thessaly. Head of the Wet Lab department. She took part in the project design and conducted cloning and agroinfiltration experiments. She actively participated in the design of the DNA parts for the GoldenBraid cloning method and was in charge of the experimental design. She arranged the laboratory’s procedural aspects and organized and took part in several experts’ interviews. She also participated in the SynBio Vocabulary, Carrier Fest and in the design of the educational board game “SynBioCraft”, and was part of the fundraising process.

Asteria Tsapadikou:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and iGEM alumni. Asteria contributed to the general guidance of the project. She supervised the Wet Lab experimental design, the progress of financial issues, the Human Practices strategies, and she provided her mentorship on issues related to the implementation of our project in the real world.

Ιoanna Gkoni:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and iGEM alumni. Ioanna provided general advice throughout the project and the fundraising procedure. Furthermore, she supervised the Wet Lab members, and she conducted a two-week hands-on lab training and multiple troubleshooting sessions, participating in weekly meetings with team members.

Konstantinos Elenis:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and iGEM alumni. Konstantinos offered his help regarding the general coordination of team members. He mainly guided us on integration of Human Practices strategies into our project. His advice on science communication and outreach was decisive for the organization of our education and raising awareness activities.

Afrodite Katsaouni:

M.Sc. in Advanced Experimental and Computational Biosciences, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly. She provided her mentorship, as a past iGEM team member and advisor, regarding the general issues and coordination of the team members. Afrodite offered her advice to our Wet Lab, based on her laboratory experience. She also conducted a two-week lab training for Wet Lab members, and she provided day-to-day lab guidance.

Kalliampakou Aikaterini:

Professor of Synthetic Biology at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly. She provided mentoring in WetLab experimental design and troubleshooting regarding experiments.

Konstantinos Mathiopoulos:

Primary Principal Investigator, Professor of Molecular Biology at the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology of the University of Thessaly. He provided us with lab space as well as guidance in the financial issues and general support throughout the development of our project. He also contributed to our Education & Science Communication activities.

Antonios Giakountis:

Secondary Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics at the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology of the University of Thessaly. He gave us advice about general iGEM topics as well as guidance in experimental processes throughout the development of our project.

Hatzigeorgiou Artemis:

Secondary Principal Investigator, Professor of Bioinformatics in the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics of the University of Thessaly. She provided us with general support during the iGEM season and offered her advice in modeling our biological system.

Dimitris Karpouzas:

Environmental Microbiologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. He provided us with the laboratory space needed to run our experiments.

Kalliopi Papadopoulou:

Plant Biotechnologist, Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She provided us with laboratory equipment and supplies every time we needed it.

Dimitriou Tilemachos:

Post Doctoral Researcher and Laboratory teaching staff at the Laboratory of Molecular Virology at the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly. He provided us with the necessary equipment to start our experiments.

Kalliopi Papadopoulou:

Plant Biotechnologist, Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She also provided guidance towards the start of our laboratory experiments.

Nick Delkis:

MSc in Advanced Experimental and Computational Biosciences, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly and member at iGEM Engineering Committee. Nick became part of our lab training, providing us tips during the cloning procedures as well as giving us access to a number of parts and plasmids that were needed for our experiments.

Eugenia Koukara:

PhD Candidate at University of Thessaly. She helped the Wet Lab members by providing answers to their questions.

Antonia Spanomitrou:

PhD Candidate at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genomics at the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly. She helped us with our lab training and lent us duran bottles for our experiments.

Venetios Michelioudakis:

Biochemistry & Biotechnology undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and iGEM alumni. He gave his advice to Wet Lab members regarding experimental troubleshooting.

Stephan Geley:

Professor of Molecular Pathophysiology at Medical University Of Innsbruck. He distributed to us the pENTR-THT III plasmid, necessary for the creation of a tetO7 part required for our experiments.

Dietmar Funck:

Group Leader of the department that specializes in Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Plants, University of Konstanz. He distributed to us the pENTR-TOPO plasmid and he shared with us comments and important notices in our email correspondence.

Nick Delkis:

MSc in Advanced Experimental and Computational Biosciences, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly and member at iGEM Engineering Committee. He provided his mentorship as a past iGEM team member and with assistance regarding the modeling development of our project.

Charalampos Peteinarelis:

Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and member of iGEM Thessaly 2021 team. He provided his mentorship as a past iGEM team member and assistance regarding the modeling development of our project.

George Boukouvalas:

Computer Engineering undergraduate student at University of Thessaly and member of iGEM Thessaly 2021 team. He provided his mentorship as a past iGEM team member and assistance regarding the organization of our hardware department.

Fragiskos Kolisis:

Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National and Technical University of Athens. Dr Kolisis contributed to the creation of the Greek Dictionary of Synthetic Biology Terms by providing feedback in regards with the terms and terminology of the Dictionary. He was also a keynote speaker to the Webinar where we presented our Dictionary.

Eleutheria Nteliou:

English Professor, University of Thessaly. Dr Nteliou contributed to the creation of the Greek Dictionary of Synthetic Biology Terms by providing feedback in regards with the terms and terminology of the Dictionary. She was also a keynote speaker to the Webinar where we presented our Dictionary.

Kalliopi Papadopoulou:

Plant Biotechnologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She was one of the main speakers in the Webinar where we presented our Booklet.

Konstantinos Mathiopoulos:

Primary Principal Investigator, Professor of Molecular Biology at the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology of the University of Thessaly. He was a keynote speaker to the Webinar where we presented our Dictionary.

George Tsalaportas:

Main coordinator and organizer of the events hosted by TEDx Larissa. He helped with the filmmaking and editing process.

Giannis Kranidiotis:

Artist. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Maria Varela:

Interdisciplinary artist. She was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Dimitris Kouletsis:

Head of Operations, The People’s Trust. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Thomas Varsamidis:

Technical Director, Code Hub & AthensTech. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Lydia Papadaki:

Economist, Researcher and Co-Director EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece. She was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Aggelos Varvarousis:

Post-Doctoral Researcher and Director of the Masters Program University Of Barcelona. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Matina Kanaki:

Manager, MADE GROUP. She was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

George Patrinos:

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras. He participated in the online Symposium we organized with iGEM Manchester, Bath and HKU.

Kalliopi Papadopoulou:

Plant Biotechnologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She helped us with the development of our project's molecular mechanism

Dimitris Karpouzas:

Environmental Microbiologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. His advice changed the project's direction.

Dimitris Kouretas:

Toxicologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. He gave us feedback in regards to the effects of toxins in one health as well as microcystins.

Konstantinos Kormas:

Aquatic Biologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment. He informed us in regards to the phenomenon of eutrophication both in Greece and abroad.

Christos Akratos:

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace .He gave us feedback about the CFW design.

Natalia Pavlineri:

Environmental Engineer, Department of Spatial Planning University of Thessaly. She gave us feedback about the CFW design.

Ifigeneia Kagkalou:

President of the Management of Lake Karla and Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Civil Engineering. She gave us feedback in regard to the phenomenon of eutrophication in Lake Karla and the rest of the water bodies in Greece. She also gave us information about the biodiversity of the eutrophicated Lake Karla.

Efi Levizou:

Plant Physiologist, Professor at the University of Thessaly. She gave us feedback about the physiology of the plant that will be used in the CFW.

Katerina Moutou:

Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology, Professor at the University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She helped with understanding how fish farming works and how the phenomenon of eutrophication can affect them.

Maria Stefanidou:

Geologist, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering. She helped us with the biodegradable materials and by measuring the density and the porosity of the mycelium.

Alexandros Stefanakis:

Εnvironmental Engineer, Professor at the Technical University of Crete, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. He helped us with the implementation of our project.

Maria Panitsa:

Biologist, Professor at the University of Patras. She helped us with the biodiversity of eutrophicated bodies and introduced us to new experts.

Papastergiou Dimitrios:

Mayor of Trikala City. He gave us feedback in regards to the implementation of our project in his region. We also discussed the eutrophication monitoring methods used in our days.

Kalliaras Harry:

Advisor to the Mayor of Trikala City. He provided us with advice, listened to us, and got us in touch with the Mayor.

Christos Mpissas:

Design and Research designer, Professor at the University of the Aegean, Department of Mechanical Product Design and Systems. He helped us with the implementation of our project.

Athanasios Dalakouras:

Αgro-biotechnologist with expertise in RNA-mediated gene regulation in plants. He helped us with the Wet Lab experiments.

Nikolaos Skoupras:

Agronomist, field of expertise: pesticide prescription depending on the acre.He helped with further understanding the contribution of fertilizers and pesticides to the phenomenon

Konstantinos Stathopoulos:

Assistant Professor, Medical School, Department of Chemical Biology, University of Patras. He informed us about RNA Biology.

Thomas Mazarakos:

Assistant Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,University of West Attica. He helped us with the CFW design.

Maria Varela:

Interdisciplinary artist. She was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Thomas Varsamidis:

Technical Director, Code Hub & AthensTech. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Dimitra Ntinouli:

Ηead of Εnvironmental Department, Department of Laboratories, DEYAL. She helped us understand the monitoring process.

Aggelos Vavarousis:

Post-Doctoral Researcher and Director of the Masters Program University Of Barcelona. He was one of our mentors during the Onassis Hackathon S+T+ARTS: Circular Features.

Phoebe Kountouri:

President of the European Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists (EAERE). She helped us understand the financial burden created by eutrophication.

Kosmas Sotirios:

Head of Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food/ Directorate of Propagating Material of Cultivated Plant Species and Plant Genetic Resources. He helped us with the national Legislation regarding GMOs.

Bettina Doeser:

Administrator at European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment. She helped us with the EU Legislation regarding GMOs.

Ralf Whelium:

Head of Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology. He helped us with the riboswitch design.

Anastasia Voulgara:

Secretary of the Omic-Engine Infrastructure. She provided financial guidance regarding the policies of the University of Thessaly.

Katerina Tsiara:

Member of the Legal Support Office at the Research Committee of the University of Thessaly. She assisted us with the financial legal procedures of the sponsorship compliances.

Nansy Katsoula:

Post Doctoral Researcher at Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly. She advised Wet Lab members during experiments and she helped with the ordering of the lab supplies needed.

Despina Barouxaki:

Head of Sales Department at Pressious Arvanitidis. She guided the team regarding the marketing part of our project and helped achieve connection with various different stakeholders.

Ioannis Chatzimpeis:

Owner of “Give and Fund”, the fundraising platform that we used. Thank you for the quick opening and promotion of the new iGEM Thessaly profile as well as the numerous tips for the better promotion of the profile.

Platinum Sponsorship:

University of Thessaly

A University that ranks in the top 800 Universities internationally and belongs to the top 5% of European Universities according to University Ranking of Academic Performance (URAP).

Green Fund

Green Fund aims to enhance development through environmental protection by providing administrative, economic, technical and financial support for programmes, measures, interventions and actions aimed at enhancing and restoring the environment, supporting the country's environmental policy and serving public and private interests.

Gold Sponsorship:

Pfizer

A pharmaceutical company that needs no introduction and specializes in creating breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

Silver Sponsorship:

Bosch Rexroth

A world-class industrial company with 225 years of leadership and a leading specialist in guidance and control technology making them experts in product engineering, technology and process performance.

iGEM

Through the Impact Grant aiming to support teams that are building upon the past of synthetic biology and to create the future of the field.

IDT

A company that plays a vital role every year in iGEM by providing the necessary, high-quality gene fragments needed for the development of every iGEM Project.

Bronze Sponsorship:

The Science Support

A company founded in 2013 that aims to provide integrated application solutions, covering the supply of analytical and diagnostic instruments and reagents.

Snapgene

Through their software, allows for better planning and visualization of the cloning processes.

Twist Biosciences

Aiming to enable researchers as well as iGEM teams with their DNA-based tools to achieve groundbreaking discoveries.

Olympos

A company with a rich history that takes pride in providing products produced and developed only from Greek raw materials.

Crowdfunding supporters:

Special thanks to Ellaia Jewelry, Georgia Katakou, Alexandros Mourati, Andreas Magoutas, Ioannis Chatzimpeis and Sofia Nousia for their generous donations as well as every supporter that donated anonymously.