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From 2012.igem.org

Contents 1 Undergraduates 1.1 Ruichen Xue 1.2 Jacob Toth 1.3 Ting-Chia Wong 1.4 Marianne (Minju) Park 1.5 Joe Ho 1.6 Grace Yi 1.7 Mehul Sharma 1.8 Cameron Strachan 1.9 John Henry Deppe 2 Graduate Advisors 2.1 Alina Chan 2.2 Michael VanInsberghe 2.3 James W. Round 2.4 Rafael Saer 3 Faculty Advisors 3.1 Dr. Joanne Fox 3.2 Dr. Steven Hallam

Undergraduates

• 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 :)

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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.

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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.

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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

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I'm a PhD student in the 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.

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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 Openwetware profile for more information.

Faculty Advisors

Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia