Meet the Team
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Alexandre Prefontaine
Team Leader
Area of study: 5th year biochemistry student
Why I joined iGEM: I came across an iGEM project for magnetic bacteria and knew immediately that I had to be a part of this!
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Antonella Abbott
Wet Lab
Area of study: 2nd year biology and statistics double major student
Why I joined iGEM: I am very interested in the field of synthetic biology and believe it is a great way to gain more experience in the lab and to become involved.
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Briana Lam Chew Tun
Wet Lab + Media
Area of study: 5th year microbiology major and anthropology minor student
Why I joined iGEM: My growing interest in synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
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Camille Prefontaine
Wet Lab + Education
Area of study: 3rd year Molecular biology student
Why I joined iGEM: I wanted to have an opportunity to develop molecular biology skills and learn from like-minded peers.
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Cindy Atayan
Wet Lab + Video
Area of study: B.Sc.in microbiology
Why I joined iGEM: As an opportunity to collaborate with other students on a project that aims to solve real-world problems. Participating in iGEM has enhanced my appreciation for synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and microbiology.
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Huy Luu
Instructor
Area of study: 1st year Chemistry M.Sc.
Why I joined iGEM: I want to hop on the synthetic biology bandwagon and spread synthetic biology to a wider community!
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Jessica Marinelli
Wet Lab + Modelling
Area of study: 5th year Biochemistry student
Why I joined iGEM: To gain laboratory experience and improve my overall understanding on the research process as a whole.
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Kevin Lim
Wet Lab + Modelling
Area of study: 4th year Biochemistry Honours student
Why I joined iGEM: I really want to gain more lab experience. I feel this is an area that I need improvements on, and believe iGEM can help me grow as a scientist.
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Chun Hin Wong (Mike)
Instructor
Area of study: B.Sc. Biochemistry (Honours), currently working on Ph.D
Why I joined iGEM: To extend the network in the science community and compete with teams around the world, contribute to the development of synthetic biology, and build biological systems.
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Roman Song
Wet Lab
Area of study: 1st year Microbiology/Intro to U1 student
Why I joined iGEM: I have an interest in genetic engineering and biotechnology as a whole.
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Shaylyn Pelikys
Wet Lab + Wiki
Area of study: 5th-year Biological Sciences student with a focus in ecology (minor in geological sciences and physics & astronomy)
Why I joined iGEM: The innovative framework that synthetic biology has to offer.
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Dr. Hans-Joachim Wieden
Primary PI
Lead for BioSciences Entrepreneurship and Industry Partnerships
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Dr. Nedilijo Budisa
Secondary PI
(Tier 1) Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Biology