Our team consists primarily of high school juniors and is based out of Gaston Day School, a preK-through 12 school in Gastonia, North Carolina. With Ms. Anne Byford's guidance, we are taking part in our fourth iGEM competition.

Advisor: Anne Byford

Juniors:

• Dedicated Leader: Steven Allen
• Dedicated Co-Leader: Parth Patel
• A normal student...or am I?: Gordon Ellison
• Sam the Man: Samuel DuBois

Sophomores:

• The Peasant: Will Reiber
• Young Grasshopper: Audrey Weiss

Steven Allen

Parth Patel

Gordon Ellison

Samuel DuBois

Will Reiber

Audrey Weiss

What We Did

We developed Cadmium, Arsenic, and Lead detectors by combining responsive promoters with Green Fluorescent Protein reporters.

Where We're From

Founded in 1967, Gaston Day School, is a non-sectarian, college prearatory institution for grades Pre-K through 12. Throughout our history, nearly 100% of Gaston Day School's classes have entered four-year colleges and universities immediately upon graduation. Located in Gastonia, North Carolina, the school serves communities in a five-county area: Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland, Mecklenburg and York counties. Enrollment is approximately 500 students. Gaston Day School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is a member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, and the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools. Each of the students on the team has completed (or is currently in) Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Honors Physics or some combination thereof.

Gaston Day School

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