Teams/Ambassadors
2021 After iGEM Ambassadors
On this page you will find ambassadors to Africa, Asia , Europe, Latin America, North America, and Ambassador Coordinators.
The iGEM Ambassadors represent and promote iGEM and synthetic biology in their respective regions. The iGEM Ambassadors are a diverse, international, and passionate team of regional leaders who have experienced iGEM and now work together to promote initiatives to expand iGEM and collaborate with local stakeholders to disseminate cooperation across their community.
CONTACT US:
All Ambassadors: ambassadors-2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
Ambassador Coordinators: ambassador-coordinator2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
Asia: asia_ambassadors2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
Europe: europe_ambassadors2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
Latin America: LA_ambassadors2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
North America: NA_ambassadors2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
Africa: africa_ambassadors2021 [AT] igem [DOT] org
They are committed to helping you be a part of the iGEM community. You may have already met your regional
ambassador on a coffee chat earlier in the season. If you did you are one of 1000 iGEMers worldwide who
shared their challenges, ideas, inspirations and progress during the time of COVID-19. It was based on
this feedback that we were able to adapt the iGEM Competition for 2020. We want to help you connect with
other teams in your region, and provide support for virtual meetups. We also want to make sure you are
having fun!
The Ambassadors believe that synthetic biology is one of the most exciting fields in the world
that has a tremendous amount of potential to do good, and we believe that iGEMers are the ones to
actualize this potential. Therefore, Ambassadors also focus on engaging iGEM alumni and help promote
synthetic biology in their region. We hope that your involvement with iGEM and the ambassadors continue
long after the competition, and that the lessons you learn this season will help guide you throughout
the rest of your career.
Our team of 37 Ambassadors and 6 Ambassador Program Coordinators are organising video calls with prospective 2021 iGEM Teams via Zoom between March 17 and March 23.
These calls with Ambassadors are a place to catch up, share plans, discuss questions and voice your suggestions! Check this below for new call times.
AMBASSADORS TO AFRICA
Erikan Baluku
- Location: Uganda
- Email: erikan [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Makerere
Sara Ghoul
- Location: Belgium
- Email: sara.ghoul [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UCLouvain
Youssef Mahmoud Abdelmaksoud
- Location: Egypt
- Email: youssef [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: CU
AMBASSADORS TO ASIA & OCEANIA
Avadhoot Jadhav
- Location: India
- Email: avadhoot [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: IISER-PUNE
Ayesha Sameer
- Location: United Arab Emirates
- Email: ayesha [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: NYU
Cynthia Lam
- Location: Hong Kong
- Email: cynthia [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: CUHK
Roudlotul Jannah
- Location: Indonesia
- Email: jannah [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM Stockholm and iGEM UBrawijaya
Jianzhe Yang
- Location: Ireland
- Email: jianzhe [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UESTC
Nympha Elisa Sia
- Location: Philippines
- Email: chin.nems [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Paris Bettencourt
Ryo Niwa
- Location: Japan
- Email: ryo [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Gifu
Seyeon Park
- Location: South Korea
- Email: seyeon [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Korea
Shivaramakrishna Srinivasan
- Location: India
- Email: shiva [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM SASTRA
Shruti Sridhar
- Location: India
- Email: shruti [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: BITSPilani-Goa
Soumodeep Sarkar
- Location: India
- Email: soumodeep [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT_MAHE
Zhandong Jiao
- Location: China
- Email: zhandong [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: QHFZ
AMBASSADORS TO EUROPE
Abigail Conner
- Location: United Kingdom
- Email: abby [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: KCL UK
Assaf Kazakov
- Location: Israel
- Email: assaf [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: BGU
Claudia Sofía Troncone Clemente
- Location: Spain
- Email: claudia [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Madrid UCM
Leandros Tsiotos
- Location: Greece
- Email: leandros [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Thessaly
Matthew Turk
- Location: United Kingdom
- Email: matthew [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Exeter
Sagi Sheinkman
- Location: Israel
- Email: sagi [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Technion
Srishty Rathee
- Location: Germany
- Email: srishty [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Bonn
AMBASSADORS TO LATIN AMERICA
Abril Diosdado Hernadez
- Location: Mexico
- Email: abril [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM Guanajuato Mx, TEC de Monterrey
Ana Ruth Quintero
- Location: Mexico
- Email: ruth [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: ITESO Guadalajara
Heloísa Oss Boll
- Location: Brazil
- Email: heloisa [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UFRGS Brazil
Jimmy Linhares
- Location: Brazil
- Email: linhares [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Amazonas
Minerva Castellanos
- Location: Mexico
- Email: minerva [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TEC de Monterrey
Samantha García Arias
- Location: Costa Rica
- Email: samantha [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TEC Costa Rica
AMBASSADORS TO NORTH AMERICA
Erin Kim
- Location: United States
- Email: erin [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT
Ethan Levy
- Location: United States
- Email: ethan [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT
Kaavya Ashok
- Location: USA/Japan
- Email: kaavya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: NYU New York
Marie Peras
- Location: USA
- Email: marie [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Montpellier
Navya Lam
- Location: USA
- Email: navya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: GunnVistaPingry_US
Nimaya De Silva
- Location: Canada
- Email: nimaya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Lethbridge HS, Calgary
Qitong Luan
- Location: USA
- Email: qitong [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Gaston Day
Rocky An
- Location: USA
- Email: rocky [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Cornell
Tim Ho
- Location: United States
- Email: tim [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TAS Taipei
AMBASSADOR COORDINATORS
Carolina Elizondo
Global Ambassador Program Coordinator
Email: carolina AT igem DOT org
Alex Kyabarongo
Regional Program Coordinator for Africa
Email: alex [AT] igem [DOT] org
Shrestha Rath
Regional Program Coordinator for Asia & Oceania
Email: shrestha [AT] igem [dot] org
Athina Milona
Regional Program Coordinator for Europe
Email: athina [AT] igem [DOT] org
Heber Torres
Regional Program Coordinator for LATAM
Email: heber [AT] igem [DOT] org
