Origin of replication:

Trondheim

Study program:

Graduated M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology from NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Gunvor Røkke

Interests outside academia:

Mainly playing the violin. I have been playing since I was five years old, and I am currently leading one of the three folk music orchestras in Trondheim. I also like to swim, or to gab with my friends.

Areas of responsibility:

• Team leader: Teaching the other team members the basic cloning techniques used for biobrick assembly.
• Team representative: In case of interested journalists, Gunvor will talk to them. Rolf will be her manager and Nina her stylist!
• Team dietitian: One of Gunvor's less serious responsibility areas is to make sure that all team members get their daily dose of carbohydrates (as we all agree that lowcarb is nonsense).
• Vice PR chief: Rolf is the actual PR chief, but in case Rolf meets some really stubborn journalists, and he gives up, Gunvor will take over.

Fun fact:

I'm able to whistle and hum in two part harmony with myself. And no, I'm not mutated.

Origin of replication:

Eidsvåg, Møre og Romsdal

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Nina Hole

Interests outside academia:

Sports enthusiast, but especially interested in football. I also play football myself on NTNU's own football team. Other interests are reading, traveling and food.

Areas of responsibility:

• Gunvor's stylist:If Gunvor is representing the team, I have the main responsibility to do her make-up and so on.
• Photo chief: If something needs photographing, Nina is on the job!
• Facebook and twitter chief: Updating facebook and twitter is Nina's responsibility.
• Travel chief: Nina is travel chief, and have had the main responsibility for booking our hotel in Amsterdam. Apparently, she's good at this, because the hotell looks absolutely fabulous!
• Megan Fox chief: Internal humour. Don't ask...

Fun fact:

My favorite author/musician Jo Nesbø, has named his main character in his criminal novels Harry Hole. His inspiration for the last name comes from my family!

Origin of replication:

Drammen

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Jarle Pahr

Interests outside academia:

Aikido and psychology.

Areas of responsibility:

• Master of the notebook: Trying to get the other team members to update the notebook.
• Cake chief: Baking awesome cakes.
• Plate chief: Keeping track of all the agar plates in the fridge is Jarle's job.
• Culture chief: Keeping track of cell cultures in the fridge, in the incubator, or on glycerol stock in the freezer.

Fun fact:

Is resistant to norovirus, thanks to a mutation in the FUT2 gene. Being a mutant is nice!

Origin of replication:

Larvik

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Eirin Korvald

Interests outside academia:

Music (both playing and listening), snowboarding, hiking, knitting, hanging with friends.

Areas of responsibility:

• iGEM hair dresser: Making sure the entire team has fabulous hair at all times.
• Cake chief: Eirin is keeping track of the cakes the different team members owe the rest of the team.
• Supervisor: It's also Eirin's job to keep an eye on the rest of the team in Amsterdam, to make sure we don't get lost there.

Origin of replication:

Trondheim

Study program:

M.Sc. in Chemical engineering and biotechnology at NTNU, with specialization in biotechnology.

Ove Øyås

Interests outside academia:

Nature, cycling, hiking, music, programming, being enthusiastic about stuff.

Areas of responsibility:

• Internet chief: Fixing the wiki and the Matchmaker. Making spaghetti code.
• T-shirt chief: Has been in charge of ordering team t-shirts. The rest of us haven't seen them yet, but we have high expectations!
• Vice facebook and twitter chief: Is updating facebook and twitter together with Nina.

Fun fact:

Will easily eat raw ginger and garlic.