Our Team
Marta Marangoni
Team Captain / Lab Manager
I am 22 years old, and I finished my third year of bachelor in biology. I want to become a researcher in bio-med, that is why I am starting my master's in medical biology here at UNIL. Outside of my studies, I really like watching TV series, hanging out by the lake with friends, and playing beach volleyball.
Alison Gandelin
Team Captain / Lab Manager
Hello ! I am 27 years old. I am a fresh third year student in biology, interested in the human microbiome and other areas of microbiology. My passions include tasting other’s food, sports involving falling, dogs and plants !
Emi Pedrazzi
Lab Manager / Book writer
I am Emi, I'm 24 and I have a bachelor in biology. This fall, I will start a master in conservation and evolution at Neuchatel, so I took this iGEM experience as my "last" opportunity to work in a lab and to work in a team as well. My passion is animal of all kind, but I really live to eat.
Rey Filippo
Lab Manager
My name is Filippo, I am 24 years old and I am from Ticino. I am in my third year of biology. I love scuba diving and riding motorcycles. I would love to do my master in biomedicine here in Lausanne.
Douhan Wicht
Web Master
My name is Douhan, I’m 21 years old. I finished my second year in biology and I have an interest in marine biology as well as entomology. I like scuba diving, rock climbing and movie nights.
Albane Schmid
Lab Manager
Hi ! My name is Albane, I am 22 years old and beginning my third year of biology studies. I am particularly interested in microbiology and synthetic biology. I love swimming and I am a passionate cello-player.
Jeremy Berger
Lab Manager
Hi, my name is Jérémy ! I am 20 years old and beginning my third year of biology. For my master's degree, I’ll be doing a specialization in microbiology. Besides biology, I love Judo and acting.
Mehdi Naiah
Treasurer / Sponsorship
Hi ! My name is Mehdi, I am 21 years old and beginning my third year in biology. I am interested in physiology, medicine and mathematics. In my free time, I like doing street-workout, playing the guitar and listening to metal music.
Rosalie Marguerat
Communication Officer / Outreach Activities
Hi ! My name is Rosalie, and I’m 22 years old. I am in my second year of biology. I love swimming, dancing but also mountains and aircraft. In biology, I like plants and microbiology.
Salomé Ifergan
Communication Officer / Human practice
Hi ! My name is Salomé, I’m 23 years old and I’ve been in Lausanne for 12 years. I am a third year in biology, interested in marine biology and plants. Next year, I’ll be doing the BEC master at UNIL. I also love doing cocktails (especially tasting them), reading and having fun with my friends and family.
Cindy Ramel
Human Practice / Outreach Activities
Hi! My name is Cindy, I'm 25 years old and I'm a third-year biology student. I like bird photography and travelling.
Julie Tschanz
Human Practice / Web Master
Hi ! I am Julie, I am a fresh third-year student in biology. I am interested in biochemistry and microbiology. I love food, sport and cats.
Adrien Burki
Lab Worker
Hello! My name is Adrien, I am 27 years old and I'm from Nyon. I'm in second year biology. I love swimming, good food and cinema. After my bachelor I want to do my master in biomedicine.
Leila Ouhamma
Human Practice / Outreach Activities / Secretary
Hi ! I’m Leïla, I’m 21 years old and I’m a second-year student in biology. I am interested in biostatistics, microbiology and engineering studies. Besides that, I’m a fan of rock climbing, hiking and traveling, always ready for new experiences.
Our Supervisors
Yolanda Schaerli
Principal investigator
The initiator of it all. Without our teacher, we couldn’t have applied to this awesome project as part of our college course. We are thankful for all the help, guidance and supervision she gave to us.
Audam Chhun
Supervisor
After training us through an intense bootcamp, Audam helped us with all our problem, whatever and whenever it was. A true hero, always there, helping, encouraging and scolding when needed to.
Emanuele Boni
Supervisor
Second assistant in the bootcamp training, Emanuele taught us many things in the lab and helped us with the wiki and the video as well. Supporting our cries of despair with the CSS code and taking time to help us.
Astri Kusumawardhani
Supervisor
Always giving great advices, she guided us througout the whole summer and proposed many ideas to help us.
Sjoerd Seekles
Supervisor
Sjoerd helped us since the very beginning to elaborate and to conceptualize the project. He helped us a lot with the lab during summer.
Roberto Avendaño
Supervisor
CEO of Roberto's Style Experiments, he found us the equipment we needed, and always answered our cries for help !
Linh Ho
Supervisor
Linh dedicated herself to reviewing the wiki pages. She was very supportive of us and always gave us great advices to help us.