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Team:British Columbia/Team
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Undergraduates
Ruichen Xue
- I majored in Chemical and Biological Engineering. For this iGEM project, I mainly focused on Modelling and Modelling related wet lab activities.
- Personally I am very interested in Clean Energy and Pharmaceutical Process, especially Bioenergy field. These are the areas that I want to devote my career in.
- Through this project, I was able to obtain tons of knowledge about bacterial engineering, and I am really appreciative to being a member of iGEM and the experience I obtained so far.
- For more information about me, please click the link Ruichen to go to my personal profile.
- Thanks for reading :)
Jacob Toth
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand Natural shocks
That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die to sleep,
To sleep, perchance to Dream; Ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes Calamity of so long life:
For who would bear the Whips and Scorns of time,
The Oppressor's wrong, the proud man's Contumely,
The pangs of despised Love, the Law’s delay,
The insolence of Office, and the Spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his Quietus make
With a bare Bodkin? Who would Fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered Country, from whose bourn
No Traveller returns, Puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of.
Thus Conscience does make Cowards of us all,
And thus the Native hue of Resolution
Is sicklied o'er, with the pale cast of Thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their Currents turn awry,
And lose the name of Action. Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia? Nymph, in thy Orisons
Be all my sins remembered.
Ting-Chia Wong
Majoring in Integrated Sciences, I am currently a third-year student. My integration is between synthetic biology and human biology, so joining the UBC team happened naturally. In fact, my choice of specialization can be attributed to iGEM. As a competition that emphasizes innovation and exploration, iGEM was really what pulled me towards this area of research. This fascination with synthetic biology stems from both the exciting possibilities it offers and the creativity it demands.
Marianne (Minju) Park
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Grace Yi
I am currently a second-year Pharmacology student interested in gaining insight into research in general. My interests include baking cookies (and eating them), singing along to the radio, and admiring luxury vehicles. Synthetic biology offers an opportunity to creatively solve complex issues, and iGEM is entirely unique in that it fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty, and between top-notch schools. This chance to work with people of diverse backgrounds and participate in research in this novel field made iGEM a priority for me. I have contributed to the wet lab portion of our project, more specifically to creating new biobricks via standard assembly. I am working on the site-directed mutagenesis of the DszC gene to remove the two illegal PstI sites before submission to the Registry.
Mehul Sharma
Senor Sharma came to Canada with a simple dream--to make it in the modelling industry. This competition is his big break, and he plans to wow the world at the iGEM jamboree this autumn. Prepare to be amazed. In his spare time Mehul is also doing a major in microbiology and immunology and is helping with the wet lab part for the UBC iGEM team. He enjoys recreational activities, Lord of the rings and loves the thrill of re-registering for his drivers exam every time he fails. But make no mistake, he is very goal-oriented and will make an impact on the modelling industry. As soon as he gets his chance.
Cameron Strachan
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John Henry Deppe
John is in his 3rd year in Chemical Engineering at UBC. Prior to UBC, he earned an Associates degree at Everett Community College and served in the US Navy. A board game enthusiast, John was a semifinalist in the North American division of the World Catan Championship this year.
Graduate Advisors
Alina Chan
I am a 4th year PhD student in Phil Hieter's yeast genetics lab at UBC. My own research project looks at RNA:DNA hybrids and their effect on genome stability across different yeast mutants. I have been advising iGEM teams since 2010, mostly helping with wet-lab, how wet-lab links to modeling, human practices and outreach. It's been really fun watching UBC iGEM team members dive into their projects with so much energy and effort and get to attend the iGEM competitions.
Michael VanInsberghe
I'm a PhD student in the [http://www.gsat.ubc.ca Genome Science and Technology] graduate program at the University of British Columbia. I'm working to develop methods in single-cell genomics by exploiting recent advances in microfluidics. When not stuck in a cleanroom, I can usually be found out in the mountains surrounding the Lower Mainland.
James W. Round
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Rafael Saer
I'm one of the graduate advisors for the 2012 UBC iGEM team. My focus in the team is to provide wet lab assistance and troubleshooting to the members, as well as supply the odd reagent that my lab always tends to have.
When I'm not helping out the iGEM team, I'm conducting research in bacterial photosynthesis. Specifically, I investigate structure and function relationships in bacterial reaction center proteins from Rhodobacter sphaeroides using a mutagenic approach. When I graduate, I hope to pursue careers in synthetic biology and photosynthesis. Please see my [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Rafael_G._Saer Openwetware profile] for more information.
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Joanne Fox
Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
Dr. Steven Hallam
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
