Team:TU Kaiserslautern/Team

Members

Bastian Hinkel
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
Thiomargarita namibiensis, because with a diameter of 0,75mm, it is the biggest bacterium in the world.
Fun Fact
Likes to create lab art using autoclaves and pipette tips.
Benjamin Ziehmer
Age
24
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
5th
Favorite organism
Colwellia
Fun Fact
Makes more phone calls in a day then others in their whole life.
Jonas Klein
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
Mobula birostris (giant oceanic manta ray)
Fun Fact
He'd rather watch other people work all day than prepare LB Agar.
Julia Spänle
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
Acinetobacter baumannii, which - from the viewpoint of humans - is one of the most dangerous microorganisms, but definitely a superhero within its domain.
Fun Fact
Her backpack, mainly consisting of food, gets wet at least two times a week because there is a leaking bottle in it.
Julian Stieß
Age
22
Field of Study
Computer Science
Semester
2nd Ma.
Favorite organism
Ilex paraguariensis for an extra boost. It helped me through many tough, late and long hours of work in my university career.
Fun Fact
Probably holds the record of highest per-head consumption of the Club Mate softdrink over a single day among the whole studentbody of computer science.
Katrin Hieronimus
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
Noctiluca scintillans, because among others, this dinoflagellate is responsible for marine luminescence. Additionally, the word dinoflagellate is nice.
Fun Fact
Can’t manage to get enough sleep for once and, as a result, is always late. Like, for real. ALWAYS.
Nicolas Bayer
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
Onychomys torridus (southern grasshopper mouse)
Fun Fact
Gets a new glass of water every ten minutes because he forgets where he left the last one.
Paul Moroka
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
5th
Favorite organism
Cyanobacteria, because about three billion years ago, they caused the big oxygenation event by releasing O2 as a toxic residue. This caused the death of almost all organisms and simultaneously paved the way for the evolution of new living creatures.
Fun Fact
Still doesn’t know which antibiotics to use for L0 or L1 after six months in the lab.
Salina Kibrom
Age
22
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
I think that fungi are impressive and scary. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis migrates into the brains of certain insects and forces them through behavioral manipulation to find a convenient place to die. The fungus eats the insides and, after some time, breaks through the head of his host to sporulate.
Fun Fact
Always forgets her food and leaves it there until it goes bad.
Tabea Donauer
Age
21
Field of Study
Biology
Semester
7th
Favorite organism
My favorite organism is the green sea turtle (Onychomys torridus). But still, I admire the age of Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise, which is lastly estimated 187 years old and therefore the oldest currently living reptile.
Fun Fact
Can survive at least a week with the stuff she packs into her backpack when going to university. To be fair, she can survive a week with half a litre of water and a bell pepper.