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| - | Dr. Buchler originally hails from Gainesville, Florida but received his B.S. in Physics from the far off University of California - San Diego in 1995. In 1998 he received his M.S. in Biophysics from the University of Michigan and went on to earn his Ph.D. ,also in the Biophysics and from the University of Michigan, in 2001. Currently Dr. | + | Dr. Buchler originally hails from Gainesville, Florida but received his B.S. in Physics from the far off University of California - San Diego in 1995. In 1998 he received his M.S. in Biophysics from the University of Michigan and went on to earn his Ph.D. ,also in the Biophysics and from the University of Michigan, in 2001. Currently Dr. Buchler is an associate professor in Duke University's Biology and Physics Departments. His research interests are in the Molecular mechanisms and the evolution of switches and oscillators in gene networks, systems biology, and comparative genomics. |
==Undergraduates== | ==Undergraduates== | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 3 October 2012
Although it's relatively small, our iGEM team is composed of a variety of highly motivated and dedicated individuals. Team members have a variety of scientific and outside interests but are brought together by a passion for synthetic biology.
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High School Members (also Team Leaders)
Param Sidhu
Param is a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is interested in pursuing a career in medicine in the future. As a highly motivated biomedical research intern, Param has sought out a variety of research opportunities in the fields of chemistry, public health and synthetic biology. On top of participating in scientific research Param is a varsity athlete and has competed with the NCSSM's Varsity Basketball and Tennis Teams. Param is generally a jovial fellow and also enjoys listening to hip-hop and rap music, web design, tutoring other students, devising multifarious assays. He has established his own SAT tutoring company, 2300 Plus, (http://chapelhillsat.org/index.html) and plans on donating the proceeds to help pay for improvements to his current high school. He is a music lover and a firm believer in the philosophy that anyone can be made to dance with the right bands.
Morgan Howell
Coming all the way from the small rural community of Cottonville, Morgan Howell has chosen to pursue many ambitious research projects delving into his passions in computational science and synthetic biology. Even while maintaining presidency of several clubs at NCSSM, and wrestling full time, Morgan played a vital part in AgNPs synthesis and making sure each and every team member received their proper amount of lab experience. Morgan is also a part of the NCSSM iGEM team, where he is engineering biosensors for detecting nanoparticle contamination. In the future, Morgan wants to become some form of an entrepreneur, taking advantage of the many skills and experiences he has obtained. Keeping a balance in his interests, Morgan is also currently developing an instant messenger in C++ which utilizes TCP network protocols. Morgan also enjoys Mathematics, Physics, Public Speaking, Business and Economics, and holds an affable and humorous personality.
Mentors
Dr. Charles A. Gersbach
Dr. Gersbach received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001. In 2006 he graduated with a Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University and went on to do Postdoctoral work in the field of Molecular and Chemical Biology at the Scripps Research Institute from 2007 to 2009. Currently Dr. Gersbach is an associate professor in Duke University's Biomedical Engineering Department. His research interests are in gene therapy, biomolecular and cellular engineering, regenerative medicine, and synthetic biology.
Dr. Nicolas Buchler
Dr. Buchler originally hails from Gainesville, Florida but received his B.S. in Physics from the far off University of California - San Diego in 1995. In 1998 he received his M.S. in Biophysics from the University of Michigan and went on to earn his Ph.D. ,also in the Biophysics and from the University of Michigan, in 2001. Currently Dr. Buchler is an associate professor in Duke University's Biology and Physics Departments. His research interests are in the Molecular mechanisms and the evolution of switches and oscillators in gene networks, systems biology, and comparative genomics.
Undergraduates
Peter Fan
Peter is a veteran of iGEM having been one of three high school students on the 2011 Duke iGEM team. He co-founded and co-lead his high school's (NCSSM) first iGEM Team in 2012 and the team enjoyed great success, placing 2nd place at the international High School iGEM Competition and winning an honorable mention for best new biological part--natural. He enjoys designing and then testing novel synthetic gene circuits, especially when they work. His interests outside of science include martial arts, street dance, and eating at Cosmics Cantina and other restaurants around Durham. He currently attends UNC-Chapel Hill and is working with professors to start a synthetic biology program (as well as an UNC-CH iGEM Team) for the coming years.
Other Lab Members
Although not official team members the team is indebted to the help, support, and mentorship of the lab members of Buchler Lab and Gersbach Lab, particularly Anyimilehidi Mazo-Vargas, Tony Burnetti, Charlie Cooper, Selcan Tuncay, Sargis Karapetyan, David Winski, and Heungwon Park. We don't know where we'd be today without your patient mentorship.
