Monique Freitas | Boston University '11

Monique is studying abroad at BU and majoring in Biotechnology. She couldn`t think of a better way to enjoy her summer in Boston than joining IGEM BU team! Besides Science and research her passions are pistachio ice cream, long late night conversations and Dave Matthews Band.

Contact: moniquef@bu.edu

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Shawn Jin | Boston University '15

Shawn is a rising sophomore studying human physiology as part of the college of health and rehabilitation. Aside from spending time in the lab, he enjoys reading, watching tv and playing video games. During school he is part of the BU Club Fencing team as a foilist.

Contact: sjin@bu.edu

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Traci Haddock | Team Advisor

Traci is a postdoctoral research associate in the Densmore laboratory at Boston University. Traci received her PhD in Molecular Biology with a concentration in Microbiology from the University of Rhode Island in December of 2010 and joined the Densmore lab in January of 2011. She has been the major adviser for BU's iGEM team this summer. Her nerdy hobby is collecting X-Men comic books and her favorite band is U2.

Contact: thaddock@bu.edu

Evan Appleton | Team Mentor on Characterization

Evan is a graduate research assistant in the Densmore laboratory at Boston University. Evan received a BS in Biomedical Engineering and MS in Bioinformatics at BU ('10,'12) and is currently a PhD candidate in the Bioinformatics program. He has been providing experimental and computational mentoring to the students this summer. During his free time, he enjoys basketball, movies, live music and travelling.

Contact: eapple@bu.edu

Swati Banerjee Carr | Team Mentor on Wet Lab Protocols

Swati’s info

Contact: swati610@bu.edu

Sonya Iverson | Team Mentor on Wet Lab Protocols

Sonya’s info

Contact: siverson@bu.edu