Team:Linkoping Sweden/Team

Team:Linkoping Sweden - 2021.igem.org

The LiU iGEM Team 2021

AlexandraBW

Alexandra Iversen

Project Leader

Program: Chemical Biology Engineering with a Masters in Protein Science and Technology
Age: 24
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Serotonin :) I’ve really started appreciating Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 lately ;)
Fun fact: I once got stuck in the middle of a waterfall, not very comfy but the view was nice!


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Denisse

Denisse Marginean

Vice Project Leader / Head of Social Media

Program: M.Sc. Protein Science
Age: 22
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione (caffeine ;)) and P. luminescens (it glows)
Fun fact: I have petted a lion.



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Riikka

Riikka Lipsanen

Head of Laboratory

Program: B.Sc Experimental & Industrial Biomedicine
Age: 22
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: B. anthracis, the first microbial agent linked to a specific disease.
Fun fact: I have no siblings or cousins.



Ewelina

Ewelina Bladh

Vice Head of Laboratory

Program: M.Sc. Protein Science and Technology
Age: 22
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol - Serotonin
Deinococcus radiodurans - the cockroach of bacteria!
Fun fact: Almost ran over a real, sun-bathing alligator with my car once.


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Lisa

Lisa-Marie Gaul

Head of Modeling

Program: M.Sc. Experimental and Medical Bioscience
Age: 24
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: H2O of course! / Thermus aquaticus - hero of PCR
Fun fact: Can recite 100 digits of 𝛑




Linkedin Lisa-Marie

Jonathan

Jonathan Adler

Head of Human Practices

Program: M.Sc. Chemistry
Age: 23
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Tryptophan due to its fluorescent properties
Got to go with my thesis organism - Vibrio natriegens, the fastest growing bacterium
Fun fact: Accidentally once released chlorine gas into the lab while synthesizing FeCl3


Linkedin Jonathan



Lucas

Lucas Lettner

Head of Wiki

Program: M.Sc. Experimental and Medical Biosciences
Age: 24
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Plumbum - just because I like the name / Aliivibrio - They can live from sugar and proteins in the light organs of bobtail squids and return the favour by camouflaging the squids in the night-time ocean with blue-green fluorescence. Awesome symbiose!
Fun fact: Left my keys inside and almost got arrested for breaking into my own apartment

Tove

Tove Tyborn

Head of Design

Program: Protein Science and Technology
Age: 25
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Glucose and caffeine on a shared first place because they keep me (somewhat) functioning. /My favorite bacteria is Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 because you can use it to desalinate water, which I’m all into!
Fun fact: I have 13 siblings.

Alex

Alexandra Lorenz

Head of Funding

Program: M.Sc. Experimental and Medical Biosciences
Age: 25
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Penguinone - 2D structure resembles a penguin
Luciferin - helps fireflies glow
Fun fact: I once took a nap at the Sydney Opera House.





Linkedin Alex



Peter

Peter Hedeta

Head of Collaborations

Program: M.Sc. Protein Science and Technology
Age: 24
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: E. coli because of its versatility and usefulness in synthetic biology!
Fun fact: I’ve studied history for half a year.

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Aleksandra

Aleksandra Zielinska

Secretary

Program: B.Sc. Experimental and Industrial Biomedicine
Age: 21
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Undoubtedly, dihydrogen monoxide / S. pneumoniae for the Gram staining method.
Fun fact: Once, I accidentally biked on a highway for 30km.

Linkedin Aleksandra

Weihai

Weihai He

Team Member

Program: M.Sc. Experimental and Medical Biosciences
Age: 26
Favorite chemical compound/bacteria: Ethanol. Because you can kill bacteria with it, and tastes good too
Fun fact: I worked in a bike repair shop.

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Our Project Advisor


Oliver Hild Walett

Master of Science in Biomedicine

Favorite chemical compound: Glucose
Favorite bacteria: Vibrio natriegens

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Our PIs


Lasse

Lars-Göran Mårtensson

Associate Professor in Biochemistry

Favorite chemical compound: T7 RNA polymerase and pET-vectors
Favorite bacteria: Vibrio natriegens

Per Hammarström

Professor in
Protein Chemistry

Favorite chemical compound: 3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine
Favorite bacteria: E. coli.