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team leaders
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: Senior
Bird of Choice: Flamingo

I have learned so much in the course of a single summer and can't wait to continue my journey in synthetic biology. I am grateful towards iGEM for giving me this opportunity and am excited for its future!
Maggie Cook
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: Senior
Bird of Choice: Parrot

iGEM has been a great learning experience! I’ve enjoyed working with our team and learning about molecular cloning/working with algae. I’m excited to pursue future project with the skills I’ve learned here.
Emma Lieberman
team members
Major: Chemistry and Philosophy
Year: Junior
Bird of Choice: Hummingbird

I am grateful for the chance to be part of an iGEM team and have a chance to work with everyone getting to learn more about synthetic biology. I am thankful for all the resources and opportunities that iGEM has provided and looking forward to learning even more.
Joel Joseph
Major: Microbiology and Biochemistry
Year: Senior
Bird of Choice: Crow

Synthetic Biology opened new opportunities to me, and allowed me to develop my technical skills as well as my abilities to design and perform experiments. I hope to translate my experience with IGEM for further research and educational opportunities.
Jared Lee-Kin
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Bird of Choice: Duck

Being part of iGEM this year gave me the opportunity to learn a lot about synbio in a short time, and gave me valuable insight into all of the amazing opportunities that exist in the field. I'm looking forward to continuing to participate in iGEM in the future!
Priyati Sharma
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Junior
Bird of Choice: Bird of Paradise

I enjoyed this opportunity to be a part of a project that can have a huge impact for communities struggling with toxic arsenic in their water sources in the future!
Tohma Taniguchi
Major: Astrobiology and Biological Sciences
Year: Senior
Bird of Choice: Magpie

I really enjoyed learning about the human practices aspect of applying synthetic biology, especially when it came to practicing cultural competence. I also learned a great deal about investigating and framing scientific problems.
Sonakshi Sharma
project mentors
Professor in ASU's School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

Assigned Bird: Goose
Dr. Christopher Plaisier
Professor in ASU's School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

Assigned Bird: Raven
Dr. Benjamin Bartelle
Professor in ASU's School of Molecular Sciences

Assigned Bird: Emu
Dr. Kevin Redding