Origin of replication:

Trondheim

Study program:

Graduated M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology from NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Gunvor Røkke

Interests outside academia:

Mainly playing the violin. I have been playing since I was five years old, and I am currently leading one of the three folk music orchestras in Trondheim. I also like to swim, or to gab with my friends.

Areas of responsibility:

• Team leader: Teaching the other team members the basic cloning techniques used for biobrick assembly.
• Team representative: In case of interested journalists, Gunvor will talk to them. Rolf will be her manager and Nina her stylist!
• Team dietitian: One of Gunvor's less serious responsibility areas is to make sure that all team members get their daily dose of carbohydrates (as we all agree that lowcarb is nonsense).
• Vice PR chief: Rolf is the actual PR chief, but in case Rolf meets some really stubborn journalists, and he gives up, Gunvor will take over.

Fun fact:

I'm able to whistle and hum in two part harmony with myself. And no, I'm not mutated.

Origin of replication:

Eidsvåg, Møre og Romsdal

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Nina Hole

Interests outside academia:

Sports enthusiast, but especially interested in football. I also play football myself on NTNU's own football team. Other interests are reading, traveling and food.

Areas of responsibility:

• Gunvor's stylist:If Gunvor is representing the team, I have the main responsibility to do her make-up and so on.
• Photo chief: If something needs photographing, Nina is on the job!
• Facebook and twitter chief: Updating facebook and twitter is Nina's responsibility.
• Travel chief: Nina is travel chief, and have had the main responsibility for booking our hotel in Amsterdam. Apparently, she's good at this, because the hotell looks absolutely fabulous!
• Megan Fox chief: Internal humour. Don't ask...

Fun fact:

My favorite author/musician Jo Nesbø, has named his main character in his criminal novels Harry Hole. His inspiration for the last name comes from my family!

Origin of replication:

Drammen

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Jarle Pahr

Interests outside academia:

Aikido and psychology.

Areas of responsibility:

• Master of the notebook: Trying to get the other team members to update the notebook.
• Cake chief: Baking awesome cakes.

Fun fact:

Is resistant to norovirus, thanks to a mutation in the FUT2 gene. Being a mutant is nice!

Origin of replication:

Larvik

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Eirin Korvald

Interests outside academia:

Music (both playing and listening), snowboarding, hiking, knitting, hanging with friends.

Areas of responsibility:

• iGEM hair dresser: Making sure the entire team has fabulous hair at all times.

Origin of replication:

Trondheim

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Ove Øyås

Interests outside academia:

Nature, cycling, hiking, music, programming, being enthusiastic about stuff.

Areas of responsibility:

• Internet chief: Fixing the wiki and the Matchmaker. Making spaghetti code.

Fun fact:

Will easily eat raw ginger and garlic.

Origin of replication:

Trondheim

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in applied theoretical chemistry.

Rolf Heilemann Myhre

Interests outside Academia:

In my spare time, I like exercising, hanging with friends, partying, movies etc. Also, I can't live without my computer.

Areas of responsibility:

Modelling the genetic circuit.

Fun fact:

I have not studied any biotechnology before joining the iGEM team.

Origin of replication:

Stavanger, Norway

Position:

Professor

Eivind Almaas

Area of expertise:

Systems biology and network analysis

Interests outside academia:

Hiking, reading, living.

Areas of responsibility:

• Team organization.
• Computer modelling.

Fun fact:

Big fan of 50's Rock'n Roll and Rockabilly.

Origin of replication:

Cologne, Germany

Position:

Postdoctoral fellow

Rahmi Lale

Area of expertise:

Transcriptional and translational regulation of bacterial gene expression, metabolic engineering. Metagenome/biodiscovery.

Interests outside academia:

Loves playing bass, likes biking/hiking/skiing/fishing/sailing, into web/graphic design.

Areas of responsibility:

Herding the nerds!

Fun fact:

He loves bugs so much that he makes his own kefir.

Origin of replication:

Mannheim, Germany

Position:

Associate professor

Martin Hohmann-Marriott

Area of expertise:

Photosynthesis, bioenergetics, molecular biology.

Interests outside academia:

My family, history, all things computer and technology

Areas of responsibility:

Instructor, molecular biology and physiology

Fun fact:

Martin designed exercise equipment for ants as an undergraduate.

Origin of replication:

Kristiansand, Norway

Position:

Doctoral student. Graduated M.Sc. in Physics and mathematics from NTNU.

Marius Eidsaa

Area of expertise:

Systems biology, mainly focusing on networks, both generally and in biology. I'm currently working on network methods and analysis of microarray data..

Interests outside academia:

I like to sing, and I'm currently singing tenor in two student-society based choirs. Other interests include music in general, food and drink and good company.

Areas of responsibility:

• I'm a modelling instructor, so my main responsibility is to help set up and analyze our model.

Fun fact:

Has been swimming at a national level.