Team:Linkoping Sweden/Team
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!
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.
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 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.
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
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our Project Advisor
Oliver Hild Walett
Master of Science in Biomedicine
Favorite chemical compound: Glucose
Favorite bacteria: Vibrio natriegens
Our PIs
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.