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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 monthly meetups starting Saturday, May 29
These calls with Ambassadors are a place to socialize, play games, and get to know each other. Click below for new call times.
AMBASSADORS TO AFRICA
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Erikan Baluku
- Location: Uganda
- Email: erikan [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Makerere
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Sara Ghoul
- Location: Belgium
- Email: sara.ghoul [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UCLouvain
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Youssef Mahmoud Abdelmaksoud
- Location: Egypt
- Email: youssef [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: CU
AMBASSADORS TO ASIA & OCEANIA
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Avadhoot Jadhav
- Location: India
- Email: avadhoot [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: IISER-PUNE
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Ayesha Sameer
- Location: United Arab Emirates
- Email: ayesha [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: NYU
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Cynthia Lam
- Location: Hong Kong
- Email: cynthia [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: CUHK
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Roudlotul Jannah
- Location: Indonesia
- Email: jannah [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM Stockholm and iGEM UBrawijaya
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Jianzhe Yang
- Location: Ireland
- Email: jianzhe [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UESTC
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Nympha Elisa Sia
- Location: Philippines
- Email: chin.nems [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Paris Bettencourt
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Ryo Niwa
- Location: Japan
- Email: ryo [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Gifu
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Seyeon Park
- Location: South Korea
- Email: seyeon [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Korea
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Shivaramakrishna Srinivasan
- Location: India
- Email: shiva [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM SASTRA
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Shruti Sridhar
- Location: India
- Email: shruti [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: BITSPilani-Goa
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Soumodeep Sarkar
- Location: India
- Email: soumodeep [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT_MAHE
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Zhandong Jiao
- Location: China
- Email: zhandong [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: QHFZ
AMBASSADORS TO EUROPE
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Abigail Conner
- Location: United Kingdom
- Email: abby [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: KCL UK
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Assaf Kazakov
- Location: Israel
- Email: assaf [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: BGU
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Claudia Sofía Troncone Clemente
- Location: Spain
- Email: claudia [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Madrid UCM
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Leandros Tsiotos
- Location: Greece
- Email: leandros [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Thessaly
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Matthew Turk
- Location: United Kingdom
- Email: matthew [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Exeter
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Sagi Sheinkman
- Location: Israel
- Email: sagi [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Technion
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Srishty Rathee
- Location: Germany
- Email: srishty [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Bonn
AMBASSADORS TO LATIN AMERICA
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Abril Diosdado Hernadez
- Location: Mexico
- Email: abril [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: iGEM Guanajuato Mx, TEC de Monterrey
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Ana Ruth Quintero
- Location: Mexico
- Email: ruth [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: ITESO Guadalajara
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Heloísa Oss Boll
- Location: Brazil
- Email: heloisa [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: UFRGS Brazil
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Jimmy Linhares
- Location: Brazil
- Email: linhares [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Amazonas
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Minerva Castellanos
- Location: Mexico
- Email: minerva [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TEC de Monterrey
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Samantha García Arias
- Location: Costa Rica
- Email: samantha [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TEC Costa Rica
AMBASSADORS TO NORTH AMERICA
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Erin Kim
- Location: United States
- Email: erin [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT
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Ethan Levy
- Location: United States
- Email: ethan [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: MIT
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Kaavya Ashok
- Location: USA/Japan
- Email: kaavya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: NYU New York
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Marie Peras
- Location: USA
- Email: marie [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Montpellier
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Navya Lam
- Location: USA
- Email: navya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: GunnVistaPingry_US
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Nimaya De Silva
- Location: Canada
- Email: nimaya [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Lethbridge HS, Calgary
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Qitong Luan
- Location: USA
- Email: qitong [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Gaston Day
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Rocky An
- Location: USA
- Email: rocky [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: Cornell
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Tim Ho
- Location: United States
- Email: tim [AT] igem [DOT] org
- iGEM Experience: TAS Taipei
AMBASSADOR COORDINATORS
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Carolina Elizondo
Global Ambassador Program Coordinator
Email: carolina AT igem DOT org
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Alex Kyabarongo
Regional Program Coordinator for Africa
Email: alex [AT] igem [DOT] org
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Shrestha Rath
Regional Program Coordinator for Asia & Oceania
Email: shrestha [AT] igem [dot] org
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Athina Milona
Regional Program Coordinator for Europe
Email: athina [AT] igem [DOT] org
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Heber Torres
Regional Program Coordinator for LATAM
Email: heber [AT] igem [DOT] org
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