Kristin Barclay
Justin Chew
Sarah Choudhury
William Clerx
Naomi Genuth
Brandon Gerberich
Mark Kopelman
Matt Lunati
Nida Naushad
Name: Kristin Barclay
Concentration: Physics and Astrophysics
Team Affiliation: Bioinformatics and Web Design
Other Hobbies: Stargazing, ASOIAF, Battlestar Galactica
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Strike a heroic pose while staring dreamily into the distance.
Name: Justin Chew
Concentration: Folklore and Mythology
Team Affiliation: Bioinformatics, ZF
Other Hobbies: Odin worship, lightning bolts, swordfighting, and carving art out of bones
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoVIpczcrY
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Sacrifice a gel to Thor
Name: Sarah Choudhury
Concentration: Linguistics
Team Affiliation: Wet Lamb, ToIc
Other Hobbies: Studies of Latin, Greek, Ancient Greek, Russian, Swedish, Swahilli, and !Kung, among many others
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kx9NVVOU88
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Tell it to go faster - I speak DNA (both template and amplify dialects)
Name: William Clerx
Concentration: Molecular & Cellular/Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Team Affiliation: Bioinformatics; Web Design; Miscellaneous Wet Lab
Other Hobbies: Cross Country, Track, Music, Playing with Zinc Fingers
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahTKZDHXaA
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Do another PCR. Or, write an iGEM song.
Name: Naomi Genuth
Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Biology/Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Team Affiliation: Wet Lab, Wolfe
Other Hobbies: Reading, running, hiking, piano
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6h1KsWNU-A
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Set up another reaction. Or two. Or three.
Name: Brandon Gerberich
Concentration: Chemistry
Team Affiliation: Bioinformatics, Wolfe
Other Hobbies: Trumpet, Board Games, Wind Surfing
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxieS-6WuA
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: 1) Just use the 6th dimension for instant PCR results, or 2) Remain in the 3rd dimension and build ice snowmen.
Name: Mark Kopelman
Concentration: Human Evolutionary Biology
Team Affiliation: Team TolC and Web Design
Other Hobbies: Winning
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: ...Run another PCR, duh.
Name: Matt Lunati
Concentration: Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Team Affiliation: Wet Lab and ToIc
Other Hobbies: Picket lines, making signs, bumper stickers
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVTrgz09qas
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Standing up for rights everywhere
Name: Nida Naushad
Concentration: Mathematics and Philosophy
Team Affiliation: Wet Lab, ToIc
Other Hobbies: Marx, Einstein, assorted dead Russian authors
Favourite YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_w4HYXuo9M
Way to Pass Time While Waiting for PCR: Contemplate the possibility of sentient bacteria in all possible worlds
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