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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 gudiance, 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
Sophmores:
- The Peasant: Will Reiber
- Young Grasshopper: 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 graduating
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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