Team:Wageningen UR/Team


iGEM Wageningen 2021

Meet the Team

Group Photo

The Students

A team consisting of enthusiastic Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences students

Jenny Bakker

Team Captain

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You are muted

Jenny is our team captain, and she is always doing something! When she is not working or keeping the team in order, she is running, rowing, cycling, coding or playing the flugelhorn. It is no wonder that one of her hidden talents is planning!

Jenny Bakker

Team Captain

/ Biosafety
You are muted

Jenny is our team captain, and she is always doing something! When she is not working or keeping the team in order, she is running, rowing, cycling, coding or playing the flugelhorn. It is no wonder that one of her hidden talents is planning!

Delielena Poli

Secretary

Software
It is going better now (while taking notes), especially if you don't talk

Deli is our secretary and takes notes in almost all of our meetings. Deli is driven by challenges and she is interested in entrepreneurship and science communication. She is Cattlelyst’s blog keeper and the mind behind our software, the iGEM PIPE. She spends her free time watering her over 50 plants.

Delielena Poli

Secretary

Software
It is going better now (while taking notes), especially if you don't talk

Deli is our secretary and takes notes in almost all of our meetings. Deli is driven by challenges and she is interested in entrepreneurship and science communication. She is Cattlelyst’s blog keeper and the mind behind our software, the iGEM PIPE. She spends her free time watering her over 50 plants.

Morris Pouw

Treasurer

Methane Oxidation
It wouldn't feel the same if I can't put the words ‘cow fart’ in my thesis

Morris keeps track of all the finances and funding as our treasurer. Although this is a very serious job, he is goofy and not afraid of using puns in many conversations. He also has an appreciation for fungi, so it goes without saying that we call him our “funguy”.

Morris Pouw

Treasurer

Methane Oxidation
It wouldn't feel the same if I can't put the words ‘cow fart’ in my thesis

Morris keeps track of all the finances and funding as our treasurer. Although this is a very serious job, he is goofy and not afraid of using puns in many conversations. He also has an appreciation for fungi, so it goes without saying that we call him our “funguy”.

Riemer van der Vliet

Head of Science

Software & Methane Oxidation
I am the enthusiastic guy!

Although Riemer lived in a tiny house, he is a big thinker and can find creative solutions to many problems. As Head of Science, he uses these skills to create an overview of the complete project and bridge the gaps between the different theses that form our project.

Riemer van der Vliet

Head of Science

Software & Methane Oxidation
I am the enthusiastic guy!

Although Riemer lived in a tiny house, he is a big thinker and can find creative solutions to many problems. As Head of Science, he uses these skills to create an overview of the complete project and bridge the gaps between the different theses that form our project.

Sophieke Lems

Lab Manager

Denitrification
It's okay. You can just make media.

From getting us licenses and lab supplies to realizing physical lab spaces, as our lab manager she made sure everyone could comfortably do their work! Apart from running around in the lab, she was also responsible for getting funding.

Sophieke Lems

Lab Manager

Denitrification
We're not playing around anymore

From getting us licenses and lab supplies to realizing physical lab spaces, as our lab manager she made sure everyone could comfortably do their work! Apart from running around in the lab, she was also responsible for getting funding.

Thomas Roersma

Safety Officer

Nitrification
If we fail, we can still fail spectacularly

Thomas is our safety officer. Besides keeping us safe in the lab, he is also interested in safety outside of the lab and always appreciates discussions on ethics. Is ethics not your cup of tea? Talking about any other topic with Thomas will also give you fruitful discussions (e.g. on color palettes and nitrogen metabolism).

Thomas Roersma

Safety Officer

Nitrification
If we fail, we can still fail spectacularly

Thomas is our safety officer. Besides keeping us safe in the lab, he is also interested in safety outside of the lab and always appreciates discussions on ethics. Is ethics not your cup of tea? Talking about any other topic with Thomas will also give you fruitful discussions (e.g. on color palettes and nitrogen metabolism).

Sanne van Doorn

Head of Human Practices

/ Nitrification & Denitrification
Do cows have beaks?

Sanne enjoys interacting with and learning from stakeholders, therefore, her tasks as Head of Human Practices suit her well. Sanne both modeled and examined nitrogen metabolism. Thus, it comes to no surprise that she is our expert on the nitrogen pathways and can answer all our burning questions!

Sanne van Doorn

Head of Human Practices

/ Nitrification & Denitrification
Do cows have beaks?

Sanne enjoys interacting with and learning from stakeholders, therefore, her tasks as Head of Human Practices suit her well. Sanne both modeled and examined nitrogen metabolism in and outside the lab. Thus, it comes to no surprise that she is our expert on the nitrogen pathways and can answer all our burning questions!

Sophie van der Vlugt

Head of Outreach

Biosafety
Please fuel me with food, then we can talk

Sophie is passionate about science communication and puts this into practice as our Head of Outreach. She leads the team’s interaction and engagement with society and manages the social media channels. When not talking about Cattlelyst, she is probably swimming, cycling and running, or eating to make up for these.

Sophie van der Vlugt

Head of Outreach

Biosafety
Please fuel me with food, then we can talk

Sophie is passionate about science communication and puts this into practice as our Head of Outreach. She leads the team’s interaction and engagement with society and manages the social media channels. When not talking about Cattlelyst, she is probably swimming, cycling and running, or eating to make up for these.

Marta Patrian

Head of Design

Biosafety
Domino's pizza is not real pizza, so it’s fine to put ketchup on it

As our Head of Design, Marta employs her creative and graphical design skills to provide us with the tools for the visual communication. Although she is a plant biotechnologist, she offered her time and energy to complete our team and to work with bacteria. Luckily, she enjoys working with them (and us) too.

Marta Patrian

Head of Design

Biosafety
Domino's pizza is not real pizza, so it’s fine to put ketchup on it

As our Head of Design, Marta employs her creative and graphical design skills to provide us with the tools for the visual communication. Although she is a plant biotechnologist, she offered her time and energy to complete our team and to work with bacteria. Luckily, she enjoys working with them (and us) too.

Anemoon Drinkwaard

Wiki Manager

Denitrification & Biofilter performance
But what is the goal?

Anemoon is our Wiki Manager and made sure our journey would be well documented on the Wiki page that you are looking at right now. She likes to keep things structured and organized. We love our ‘librarian’ to the Moon and back for doing so (yes, she knows where to find that file).

Anemoon Drinkwaard

Wiki Manager

Denitrification & Biofilter performance
But what is the goal?

Anemoon is our Wiki Manager and made sure our journey would be well documented on the Wiki page that you are looking at right now. She likes to keep things structured and organized. We love our ‘librarian’ to the Moon and back for doing so (yes, she knows where to find that file).

The Principal Investigators

The team was supported by a team of passionate principal investigators

Nico Claassens

Luis Garcia Morales

Zoe Robaey

Rob Smith

Raymond Staals

Nico Claassens

Luis Garcia Morales

Zoe Robaey

Rob Smith

Raymond Staals

The Supervisors

The team was supervised by an enthusiastic team of experts

Lyon Bruinsma
Max Finger Bou
Lorenzo Olivi
Maria Martin Pascual

Lyon Bruinsma

Max Finger Bou

Maria Martin Pascual

Lorenzo Olivi

Stijn Prinsen
Jurre Steens
Despoina Trasanidou
Eric Vossen

Stijn Prinsen

Jurre Steens

Despoina Trasanidou

Eric Vossen

The Advisors

The team received advice from a group of divers experts

James Dykstra
Jasper Koehorst
Giuseppe Olivieri
Sabine van Oossanen
Constantinos Patinios
Niek Savelkoul
Maria Suarez Diez
Elske

James Dykstra

Jasper Koehorst

Giuseppe Olivieri

Sabine van Oossanen

Constantinos Patinios

Niek Savelkoul

Maria Suarez Diez

Elske

About Cattlelyst

Cattlelyst is the name of the iGEM 2021 WUR team. Our name is a mix of 1) our loyal furry friends, cattle, and 2) catalyst, which is something that increases the rate of a reaction. We are developing “the something” that converts the detrimental gaseous emissions of cattle, hence our name Cattlelyst.

Are you curious about our journey? We have written about our adventures in our blog, which you can find here: