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Human Practices<br />
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We at iGEM Colombia took Human Practices very seriously because we believe it to be one of the competition’s most important aspects. Our principle objective is that of generating educational material available for future iGEM teams. We have assembled a powerpoint presentation you may find [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10553583/iGEM%20Colegios.pptx here]. We've also designed simple activities that may help illustrate key synthetic biology concepts such as how the genetic code works and the basic logical order DNA assembly should carry. As a multidisciplinary group, we decided to look at our outreach programs from multiple perspectives:<br />
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'''Education''': as Universidad de los Andes students we’re in a very privileged position compared to most of our fellow Colombians, since most of our population does not continue into higher education programs. With this in mind we researched the Colombia Ministry of Education and National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) data and publications in order to try and find possible causes for this fact. Through this, we realized that natural and basic sciences are not one of our students top career choices, easily surpassed by engineering and economics:<br />
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GRÁFICA BARRAS<br />
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It is disappointing to see how little interest science awakes in Colombia, especially in a country where only a million of the 12 million students enrolled in elementary, middle, and high school, enter universities.<br />
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We also found out how students with low scores in the Icfes test (Colombian SATs) have undergraduate level studies desertion rates as high as 60% at the end of their fourth year. This we believe to be very worrying given the fact that most of these students graduated from low-income schools.<br />
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GRÁFICA DISPERSIÓN<br />
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To tackle the aforementioned issues, we got in touch with Alianza Educativa (Educational Alliance), a non-profit organization whose purpose is to bring high level education to low-income schools. They helped us get in touch with several elementary, middle, and high schools for which we prepared a keynote presentation and Q&A section to try and motivate students into continuing their studies into higher education, particularly in science. We visited a total of four schools: [http://colegiolacandelaria.edu.co/ Candelaria], [http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle], [http://www.colegionicolasesguerraedu.9f.com/cgi-bin/blog Nicolás Esguerra], and [http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/argelia.html Argelia] and lectured over 1,100 students :). <br />
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BANNER ALIANZA<br />
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Our lectures were basically an overview of biology through multiple perspectives, beginning with classical biology, where we made a short historical introduction to the study of life and metabolism. We then continued into cell biology, where we explained how organisms were composed of cells, and how they were the basic functional unit of multicellular beings such as ourselves. Next, we explained molecular biology as the fusion of genetics and biochemistry, contrasting genes in chromosomes as books in a library containing recipes for the production of proteins, and these as nanoscopic machinery that power up cells. Once you understand the importance of the genetic code for life, you may begin to question how these genes and proteins interact and generate genetic networks, and this is what systems biology is all about. Here, we emphasized how biology is not just for biologists, and how biological questions are in need of multidisciplinary teams to come up with interesting and more robust answers. Finally, we introduced students to the concept of synthetic biology, the engineering of new biological functions through the use of standard biological parts, the iGEM spirit, and a small module trying to change the common perception that bacteria and microbes in general are evil through past competition’s projects as examples and our own project as a means towards the improvement of a national export product as important as coffee. You can find the the powerpoint file [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10553583/iGEM%20Colegios.pptx here]! (Sorry its in Spanish)<br />
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The Q&A section was an opportunity we gave students to come up personally and ask us anything they wanted regarding science and iGEM. We were very pleased with the quality of the questions and how receptive and curious students were about possible projects for synthetic biology. This is as far as we went before the Americas' Jamboree. However, we had still lots of interesting ideas we've tried to carry out before the World Finals!<br />
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'''Feedback on lectures and Q&A'''<br />
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In order to make our experience and presentation materials a useful tool for other groups, we designed a questionnaire to be given to a subgroup of the children that attended our lectures (~150) and a group of control students of the same school who did not attend (~50). This feedback was used to redesign our presentations to better achieve our objectives. <br />
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Our objectives for the educational activities can be summarized in three points:<br />
- Lack of information about synthetic biology and mistrust of genetic technologies, in particular, modified bacteria.<br />
- Interest in science, its usefulness and perceived difficulty of a career in science.<br />
- Specific knowledge on molecular, systems and synthetic biology.<br />
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Our questionnaire tried to address these points with few questions that would be relevant in levels 7-12. The results can be summarized as follows (sample graphs illustrate percentage of each group per answer): <br />
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GRÁFICAS 1<br />
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Here we had a definite success in increasing exposure and interest in Synthetic Biology and changing perceptions about the inherent dangers of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs). Students had a more nuanced concept of genetic modifications and bacteria, as shown also by an absolute decrease in students that chose "bacteria are a recipe for disease" in a complete-the-sentence question. Our conclusion here is that we achieve our objective but need to prepare materials that can be given to the students after the activities to help them learn more by themselves.<br />
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GRÁFICAS 2<br />
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Here we had a moderate success improving interest, but what we found was that interest in science and positive perception of its practice and usefulness were much higher than the governmental information had led us to believe (showing a low rate of entrance to higher education in fields related with science) . To investigate this discrepancy further, we need to do a similar survey in rural schools, because we concentrated on low income schools in an urban setting. With respect to perceived usefulness of science we also saw a small change, so we will leverage the possible utility to farmers of our project, and we will explain their plight and the ecological consequences of fungicide abuse in our next version. Other groups would also have to use examples of applied iGEM projects.<br />
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GRÁFICAS 3<br />
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Here again we had a very satisfying outcome, as we saw that not only a notable increase in their perception of their knowledge of molecular biology after a single activity, but also in simple test questions about the basic concepts of molecular synthetic, and systems biology there was a clear improvement. <br />
We have yet to implement a feedback system on our hands-on educational materials, but we also want to use some feedback to generate improved versions that will be useful to other groups in the future.<br />
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As a complement to our low income schools educational efforts</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/Human_PracticesTeam:Colombia/Human Practices2011-10-29T02:50:52Z<p>Ksk 89: </p>
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<div>Human Practices<br />
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We at iGEM Colombia took Human Practices very seriously because we believe it to be one of the competition’s most important aspects. Our principle objective is that of generating educational material available for future iGEM teams. We have assembled a powerpoint presentation you may find [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10553583/iGEM%20Colegios.pptx here]. We've also designed simple activities that may help illustrate key synthetic biology concepts such as how the genetic code works and the basic logical order DNA assembly should carry. As a multidisciplinary group, we decided to look at our outreach programs from multiple perspectives:<br />
<br />
'''Education''': as Universidad de los Andes students we’re in a very privileged position compared to most of our fellow Colombians, since most of our population does not continue into higher education programs. With this in mind we researched the Colombia Ministry of Education and National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) data and publications in order to try and find possible causes for this fact. Through this, we realized that natural and basic sciences are not one of our students top career choices, easily surpassed by engineering and economics:<br />
<br />
GRÁFICA BARRAS<br />
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It is disappointing to see how little interest science awakes in Colombia, especially in a country where only a million of the 12 million students enrolled in elementary, middle, and high school, enter universities.<br />
<br />
We also found out how students with low scores in the Icfes test (Colombian SATs) have undergraduate level studies desertion rates as high as 60% at the end of their fourth year. This we believe to be very worrying given the fact that most of these students graduated from low-income schools.<br />
<br />
GRÁFICA DISPERSIÓN<br />
<br />
To tackle the aforementioned issues, we got in touch with Alianza Educativa (Educational Alliance), a non-profit organization whose purpose is to bring high level education to low-income schools. They helped us get in touch with several elementary, middle, and high schools for which we prepared a keynote presentation and Q&A section to try and motivate students into continuing their studies into higher education, particularly in science. We visited a total of four schools: [http://colegiolacandelaria.edu.co/ Candelaria], [http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle], [http://www.colegionicolasesguerraedu.9f.com/cgi-bin/blog Nicolás Esguerra], and [http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/argelia.html Argelia] and lectured over 1,100 students :). <br />
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BANNER ALIANZA<br />
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Our lectures were basically an overview of biology through multiple perspectives, beginning with classical biology, where we made a short historical introduction to the study of life and metabolism. We then continued into cell biology, where we explained how organisms were composed of cells, and how they were the basic functional unit of multicellular beings such as ourselves. Next, we explained molecular biology as the fusion of genetics and biochemistry, contrasting genes in chromosomes as books in a library containing recipes for the production of proteins, and these as nanoscopic machinery that power up cells. Once you understand the importance of the genetic code for life, you may begin to question how these genes and proteins interact and generate genetic networks, and this is what systems biology is all about. Here, we emphasized how biology is not just for biologists, and how biological questions are in need of multidisciplinary teams to come up with interesting and more robust answers. Finally, we introduced students to the concept of synthetic biology, the engineering of new biological functions through the use of standard biological parts, the iGEM spirit, and a small module trying to change the common perception that bacteria and microbes in general are evil through past competition’s projects as examples and our own project as a means towards the improvement of a national export product as important as coffee. You can find the the powerpoint file [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10553583/iGEM%20Colegios.pptx here]! (Sorry its in Spanish)<br />
<br />
The Q&A section was an opportunity we gave students to come up personally and ask us anything they wanted regarding science and iGEM. We were very pleased with the quality of the questions and how receptive and curious students were about possible projects for synthetic biology. This is as far as we went before the Americas' Jamboree. However, we had still lots of interesting ideas we've tried to carry out before the World Finals!<br />
<br />
'''Feedback on lectures and Q&A'''<br />
<br />
In order to make our experience and presentation materials a useful tool for other groups, we designed a questionnaire to be given to a subgroup of the children that attended our lectures (~150) and a group of control students of the same school who did not attend (~50). This feedback was used to redesign our presentations to better achieve our objectives. <br />
<br />
Our objectives for the educational activities can be summarized in three points:<br />
- Lack of information about synthetic biology and mistrust of genetic technologies, in particular, modified bacteria.<br />
- Interest in science, its usefulness and perceived difficulty of a career in science.<br />
- Specific knowledge on molecular, systems and synthetic biology.<br />
<br />
Our questionnaire tried to address these points with few questions that would be relevant in levels 7-12. The results can be summarized as follows (sample graphs illustrate percentage of each group per answer): <br />
<br />
GRÁFICAS 1<br />
<br />
Here we had a definite success in increasing exposure and interest in Synthetic Biology and changing perceptions about the inherent dangers of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs). Students had a more nuanced concept of genetic modifications and bacteria, as shown also by an absolute decrease in students that chose "bacteria are a recipe for disease" in a complete-the-sentence question. Our conclusion here is that we achieve our objective but need to prepare materials that can be given to the students after the activities to help them learn more by themselves.<br />
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GRÁFICAS 2<br />
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Here we had a moderate success improving interest, but what we found was that interest in science and positive perception of its practice and usefulness were much higher than the governmental information had led us to believe (showing a low rate of entrance to higher education in fields related with science) . To investigate this discrepancy further, we need to do a similar survey in rural schools, because we concentrated on low income schools in an urban setting. With respect to perceived usefulness of science we also saw a small change, so we will leverage the possible utility to farmers of our project, and we will explain their plight and the ecological consequences of fungicide abuse in our next version. Other groups would also have to use examples of applied iGEM projects.<br />
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GRÁFICAS 3<br />
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Here again we had a very satisfying outcome, as we saw that not only a notable increase in their perception of their knowledge of molecular biology after a single activity, but also in simple test questions about the basic concepts of molecular synthetic, and systems biology there was a clear improvement. <br />
We have yet to implement a feedback system on our hands-on educational materials, but we also want to use some feedback to generate improved versions that will be useful to other groups in the future.</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/Human_PracticesTeam:Colombia/Human Practices2011-10-29T02:29:08Z<p>Ksk 89: Created page with "Human Practices We at iGEM Colombia took Human Practices very seriously because we believe it to be one of the competition’s most important aspects. As a multidisciplinary gro..."</p>
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<div>Human Practices<br />
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We at iGEM Colombia took Human Practices very seriously because we believe it to be one of the competition’s most important aspects. As a multidisciplinary group, we decided to look at our outreach programs from multiple perspectives:<br />
<br />
'''Education''': as Universidad de los Andes students we’re in a very privileged position compared to most of our fellow Colombians, since most of our population does not continue into higher education programs. With this in mind we researched the Colombia Ministry of Education and National Administrative Department of Statistics data and publications in order to try and find possible causes for this fact. Through this, we realized that natural and basic sciences are not one of our students top career choices, easily surpassed by engineering and economics:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
It is disappointing to see how little interest science awakes in Colombia, especially in a country where only a million of the 12 million students enrolled in elementary, middle, and high school, enter universities.<br />
<br />
We also found out how students with low scores in the Icfes test (Colombian SATs) have undergraduate level studies desertion rates as high as 60% at the end of their fourth year. This we believe to be very worrying given the fact that most of these students graduated from low-income schools.<br />
<br />
<br />
To tackle the aforementioned issues, we got in touch with Alianza Educativa (Educational Alliance), a non-profit organization whose purpose is to bring high level education to low-income schools. They helped us get in touch with several elementary, middle, and high schools for which we prepared a keynote presentation and Q&A section to try and motivate students into continuing their studies into higher education, particularly in science. We visited a total of four schools: Candelaria, Miravalle, Nicolás Esguerra and Argelia and lectured over 1,100 students. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Our lectures were basically an overview of biology through multiple perspectives, beginning with classical biology, where we made a short historical introduction to the study of life and metabolism. We then continued into cell biology, where we explained how organisms were composed of cells, and how they were the basic functional unit of multicellular beings such as ourselves. Next, we explained molecular biology as the fusion of genetics and biochemistry, contrasting genes in chromosomes as books in a library containing recipes for the production of proteins, and these as nanoscopic machinery that power up cells. Once you understand the importance of the genetic code for life, you may begin to question how these genes and proteins interact and generate genetic networks, and this is what systems biology is all about. Here, we emphasized how biology is not just for biologists, and how biological questions are in need of multidisciplinary teams to come up with interesting and more robust answers. Finally, we introduced students to the concept of synthetic biology, the engineering of new biological functions through the use of standard biological parts, the iGEM spirit, and a small module trying to change the common perception that bacteria and microbes in general are evil through past competition’s projects as examples and our own project as a means towards the improvement of a national export product as important as coffee.<br />
<br />
The Q&A section was an opportunity we gave students to come up personally and ask us anything they wanted regarding science and iGEM. We were very pleased with the quality of the questions and how receptive and curious students were about possible projects for synthetic biology. This is as far as we went before the Americas' Jamboree.<br />
<br />
'''Feedback on lectures and Q&A'''<br />
<br />
In order to make our experience and presentation materials a useful tool for other groups, we designed a questionnaire to be given to a subgroup of the children that attended our lectures (~150) and a group of control students of the same school who did not attend (~50). This feedback was used to redesign our presentations to better achieve our objectives. <br />
<br />
Our objectives for the educational activities can be summarized in three points:<br />
- Lack of information about synthetic biology and mistrust of genetic technologies, in particular, modified bacteria.<br />
- Interest in science, its usefulness and perceived difficulty of a career in science.<br />
- Specific knowledge on molecular, systems and synthetic biology.<br />
<br />
Our questionnaire tried to address these points with few questions that would be relevant in levels 7-12. The results can be summarized as follows (sample graphs illustrate percentage of each group per answer): <br />
<br />
Here we had a definite success in increasing exposure and interest in Synthetic Biology and changing perceptions about the inherent dangers of LMOs. Students had a more nuanced concept of genetic modifications and bacteria, as shown also by an absolute decrease in students that chose "bacteria are a recipe for disease" in a complete-the-sentence question. Our conclusion here is that we achieve our objective but need to prepare materials that can be given to the students after the activities to help them learn more by themselves.<br />
<br />
<br />
Here we had a moderate success improving interest, but what we found was that interest in science and positive perception of its practice and usefulness were much higher than the governmental information had led us to believe (showing a low rate of entrance to higher education in fields related with science) . To investigate this discrepancy further, we need to do a similar survey in rural schools, because we concentrated on low income schools in an urban setting. With respect to perceived usefulness of science we also saw a small change, so we will leverage the possible utility to farmers of our project, and we will explain their plight and the ecological consequences of fungicide abuse in our next version. Other groups would also have to use examples of applied iGEM projects.<br />
<br />
<br />
Here again we had a very satisfying outcome, as we saw that not only a notable increase in their perception of their knowledge of molecular biology after a single activity, but also in simple test questions about the basic concepts of molecular synthetic, and systems biology there was a clear improvement. <br />
We have yet to implement a feedback system on our hands-on educational materials, but we also want to use some feedback to generate improved versions that will be useful to other groups in the future.</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/ProjectTeam:Colombia/Project2011-09-29T03:55:28Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un Leve acercamiento a nuestra idea */</p>
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== '''Overall project''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the response of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the molecule and start to produce a signal (salicylic acid) to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and control the bacterial populationg growth, since high salicylic acid concetrations are toxic to them.<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearán dos bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, que a su vez regulará la señal de la primera y producirá ácido salicílico para alertar a la planta de la presencia de hongos y controlar la población bacteriana puesto altas concentraciones de ácido salicílico son tóxicas para ellas.</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-29T03:54:18Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Where we come from */</p>
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== '''The Team''' ==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Olarte.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan David Olarte]]<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
[[image:Olga_Pinzon.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Olguita Pinzón]]<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowning Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found in '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' his main motivations for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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Feel free to follow him on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge him in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
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==='''Óscar Ortega'''===<br />
[[image:O3.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|O^3]]Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán Rincón'''===<br />
[[image:Laura_Guzman.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Laura always gets perfect grades]]'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
[[image:David_Garcia.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Deivid Alejandrou Garzcia Grisalues]]<br />
is pursuing a degree in physics and mathematics as a member of the University of the Andes` class of 2014. David decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent opportunity to understand and manipulate the brick of the life to solve a big spectrum of problems. Outside the lab, David spends his free time playing the piano, reading some philosophy and literature, swimming. David also participates in a wide variety of academic activities such as in the “problem clinic” where he helps other students to solve difficulties in the resolution of problems in physics and being a prefect in a class of nanotechnology. After graduation, he wants to pursue a PhD in theoretical physics or nanotechnology.<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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[[image:David_Ayala.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Red Bull gives you Wings!]]David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
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==='''Roberto Carlos Lenis'''===<br />
[[image:Lenis.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Lenis]]<br />
'''Roberto''' is a 19 years old, undergraduate student in Biology and Microbiology at the Andes University. He is fascinated by the regulation systems implied in cellular biology, especially with epigenetic processes and the post-transcriptional regulation systems as the RNA Induced Silencing Complex. Now that he is involved with Synthetic Biology he thinks it is one of the most powerful tools of these era, and he dream to work some day on a synthetic biology mediated response against pathogenic infections as HIV and Malaria. In his experience trough IGEM he is focused on stracting the genes we need out of ''Vibrio fischeri'' to create the new biobricks for our project, he also may be a little bit distracted but the fines he payed for that and his work are really helpful.<br />
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He got involved with Molecular Biology in the 2002, at the Molecular Biology Estudy Center of the School Gimnacio Campestre in Bogotá [http://campestre.edu.co/centros-de-estudios/centro-de-estudios-en-biologia-molecular/cebm_introduccion]. There he worked on different projects including: The development of the Gorgona`s turtle karyotype, the stimulation of bioinsecticide producction by ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' by nutrient variations, the searching of new strains of ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' in the Colombian Andes, and the characterisation of the genes encoding for natural oxidation in some endemic plants of the Andes region. Now at the Laboratory of Mycology and plant Pathology of the Andes University, under the guidance of Dr. Silvia Restrepo and Dr. Adriana Bernal, he is working on preventing the natural browning of the fruits by silencing the expression of these genes.<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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[[image:Jorge_Lopez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Jorge López]]Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Felipe Simbaqueba'''===<br />
[[image:Andres_Simbaqueba.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Simbaqueba]]<br />
Andrés Felipe was born in Florencia (and that’s at Colombia, not Italy...) and he is a Chemical Engineer and M.Sc student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. Actually, he has been researching in '''bioindustrial processes''' in order to produce biofuels from '''cellulosic biomass'''. He knew about iGEM through an advanced course in physics that he took last semester. He thinks that iGEM is a good opportunity to understand biological processes from a more scientific point of view. However, his life is not reduced only to full-time researching... also he spends his little free time going to the cinema, hanging out with some lucky friends, meeting new people and traveling around the whole world.<br />
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==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
[[image:Mariana_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Mariana Restrepo]]<br />
'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
[[image:Paola_Reyes.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Our lovely and dearest paito-pet!]]Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Paola_Reyes__.html]<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
[[image:Nathaly_Montenegro.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Black Fury!]]<br />
Nathaly is a M.Sc Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with plant-pathogen interactions. Her main areas of interest are Phytopathology, Molecular Cell Biology, Systems and Synthetic Biology . She is currently investigating the type six secretion system and effectors of the type three secretion system in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis. Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
[[image:Silvia_Canas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Cañas]]<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes (Minors in '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Bioengineering'''), where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
She is currently investigating the effect of Sigma factors transitivity on persisters generation in ''Escherichia coli'' K12 . Some of the approaches she is using are based on Molecular Biology, Systems biology & '''Epifluorescence Microscopy'''.<br />
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==='''Estefanía Luengas'''===<br />
[[image:Estefania_Luengas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Estefanía Luengas]]<br />
I am interested in the geographic referencing and analysis of biological data. I have worked in landscape transformation for a coffee certificate, databases development for social cartography and development and standardization of cartographic databases of administrative data for social processes. Currently, I am working in early stages on climatic modeling of ''Phytophthora infestans'', the causal agent of potato late blight, involving collection to determinate severity curves.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
[[image:David_Botero.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Best ideas ocurs in your sleep!]]'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
[[image:Nelson_Rojas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Nelson Rojas]]<br />
Nelson Rojas is a M. Sc. Student of the Bacterian Community and Comunications group at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His main interest is Circuits in Quorum Sensing of gram-negative Bacteria.<br />
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=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
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Prof. Pedraza leads the Systems/Synthetic Biology division of the Biophysics Laboratory at Uniandes. His specialty is stochasticity in gene expression, but is getting more and more interested in evolution and the consequences of phenotypic variability.<br />
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==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Arevalo-Ferro is a Professor at The Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is the group leader of the Bacterian Community and Communications group.<br />
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Link: [http://www.ciencias.unal.edu.co/ccbacterianas/ Group Page]<br />
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==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Bernal is a Associated Proessor at the Universidad de los Andes, her main research topic is the Plant-Pathogen interactions of ''Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis'' with its main host. She is the co-director of LAMFU with Dr. Silvia Restrepo.<br />
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==='''Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Martha_Cardennas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Cardenas is a Research asisstant at LAMFU, and is a professor at the Unversidad de los Andes and the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Her research is manly in evolutionary dynamics of ''P. infestans'', in which she obtained her Ph. D. at the Unviersidad de los Andes. Her Role in iGem is to keep the lab from collapsing, and to keep the lab as organized as possible!<br />
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== '''Where we come from''' ==<br />
Bogotá is the main city and capital of Colombia. With at least 7 million inhabitants, its one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_population world's largest cities]. It is also the academic central of Colombia, and often called the [http://www.javeriana.edu.co/pensar/Prof-Dr-Rinc%F3n.pdf Athens of South America] due to the number of Universities and Libraries (106 Institutes of High Education). [http://www.uniandes.edu.co The Universidad de los Andes] and the [http://www.unal.edu.co Universidad Nacional] has been ranked in the top 500 Universities in the world.<br />
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Colombia is a country that has been stigmatized as a violent and problematic country, but in the last years the level of security of the country has improved significantly, and tourism has been one oh the main incomes due to the beauty and biodiversity (we are [http://www.humboldt.org.co/chmcolombia/biodiversidad.htm listed] as having the fourth highest biodiveristy in the world and de first in amphibians and birds) of the country. Highlands, wet tropical forests and deserts are just two of our many landscapes. Diverse cities, town, and people, coasts in two oceans and the presence of the hugest natural forest (The Amazon) gives the country a touch of diversity and multiclimates, making this one of the culturally and naturally most blessed countries in the world.<br />
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People in Colombia are amongst the kindest and coolest people in the world. We are hard working, passionate, highly productive and the girls are beautiful.<br />
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We hope, with all our wishes, that you can come to Colombia, to understand and to have the experience of enjoying the Athens of South America! <br />
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More info in Tourism in Colombia go to [http://www.colombia.travel/ this] page</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-29T03:33:17Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Martha E. Cardenas, Ph. D. */</p>
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Olarte.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan David Olarte]]<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
[[image:Olga_Pinzon.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Olguita Pinzón]]<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowning Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found in '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' his main motivations for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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==='''Óscar Ortega'''===<br />
[[image:O3.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|O^3]]Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán Rincón'''===<br />
[[image:Laura_Guzman.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Laura always gets perfect grades]]'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
[[image:David_Garcia.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Deivid Alejandrou Garzcia Grisalues]]<br />
is pursuing a degree in physics and mathematics as a member of the University of the Andes` class of 2014. David decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent opportunity to understand and manipulate the brick of the life to solve a big spectrum of problems. Outside the lab, David spends his free time playing the piano, reading some philosophy and literature, swimming. David also participates in a wide variety of academic activities such as in the “problem clinic” where he helps other students to solve difficulties in the resolution of problems in physics and being a prefect in a class of nanotechnology. After graduation, he wants to pursue a PhD in theoretical physics or nanotechnology.<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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[[image:David_Ayala.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Red Bull gives you Wings!]]David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
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==='''Roberto Carlos Lenis'''===<br />
[[image:Lenis.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Lenis]]<br />
'''Roberto''' is a 19 years old, undergraduate student in Biology and Microbiology at the Andes University. He is fascinated by the regulation systems implied in cellular biology, especially with epigenetic processes and the post-transcriptional regulation systems as the RNA Induced Silencing Complex. Now that he is involved with Synthetic Biology he thinks it is one of the most powerful tools of these era, and he dream to work some day on a synthetic biology mediated response against pathogenic infections as HIV and Malaria. In his experience trough IGEM he is focused on stracting the genes we need out of ''Vibrio fischeri'' to create the new biobricks for our project, he also may be a little bit distracted but the fines he payed for that and his work are really helpful.<br />
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He got involved with Molecular Biology in the 2002, at the Molecular Biology Estudy Center of the School Gimnacio Campestre in Bogotá [http://campestre.edu.co/centros-de-estudios/centro-de-estudios-en-biologia-molecular/cebm_introduccion]. There he worked on different projects including: The development of the Gorgona`s turtle karyotype, the stimulation of bioinsecticide producction by ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' by nutrient variations, the searching of new strains of ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' in the Colombian Andes, and the characterisation of the genes encoding for natural oxidation in some endemic plants of the Andes region. Now at the Laboratory of Mycology and plant Pathology of the Andes University, under the guidance of Dr. Silvia Restrepo and Dr. Adriana Bernal, he is working on preventing the natural browning of the fruits by silencing the expression of these genes.<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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[[image:Jorge_Lopez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Jorge López]]Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Felipe Simbaqueba'''===<br />
[[image:Andres_Simbaqueba.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Simbaqueba]]<br />
Andrés Felipe was born in Florencia (and that’s at Colombia, not Italy...) and he is a Chemical Engineer and M.Sc student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. Actually, he has been researching in '''bioindustrial processes''' in order to produce biofuels from '''cellulosic biomass'''. He knew about iGEM through an advanced course in physics that he took last semester. He thinks that iGEM is a good opportunity to understand biological processes from a more scientific point of view. However, his life is not reduced only to full-time researching... also he spends his little free time going to the cinema, hanging out with some lucky friends, meeting new people and traveling around the whole world.<br />
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==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
[[image:Mariana_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Mariana Restrepo]]<br />
'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
[[image:Paola_Reyes.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Our lovely and dearest paito-pet!]]Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Paola_Reyes__.html]<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
[[image:Nathaly_Montenegro.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Black Fury!]]<br />
Nathaly is a M.Sc Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with plant-pathogen interactions. Her main areas of interest are Phytopathology, Molecular Cell Biology, Systems and Synthetic Biology . She is currently investigating the type six secretion system and effectors of the type three secretion system in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis. Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
[[image:Silvia_Canas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Cañas]]<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes (Minors in '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Bioengineering'''), where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
She is currently investigating the effect of Sigma factors transitivity on persisters generation in ''Escherichia coli'' K12 . Some of the approaches she is using are based on Molecular Biology, Systems biology & '''Epifluorescence Microscopy'''.<br />
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==='''Estefanía Luengas'''===<br />
[[image:Estefania_Luengas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Estefanía Luengas]]<br />
I am interested in the geographic referencing and analysis of biological data. I have worked in landscape transformation for a coffee certificate, databases development for social cartography and development and standardization of cartographic databases of administrative data for social processes. Currently, I am working in early stages on climatic modeling of ''Phytophthora infestans'', the causal agent of potato late blight, involving collection to determinate severity curves.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
[[image:David_Botero.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Best ideas ocurs in your sleep!]]'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
[[image:Nelson_Rojas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Nelson Rojas]]<br />
Nelson Rojas is a M. Sc. Student of the Bacterian Community and Comunications group at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His main interest is Circuits in Quorum Sensing of gram-negative Bacteria.<br />
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=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
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Prof. Pedraza leads the Systems/Synthetic Biology division of the Biophysics Laboratory at Uniandes. His specialty is stochasticity in gene expression, but is getting more and more interested in evolution and the consequences of phenotypic variability.<br />
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==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Arevalo-Ferro is a Professor at The Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is the group leader of the Bacterian Community and Communications group.<br />
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Link: [http://www.ciencias.unal.edu.co/ccbacterianas/ Group Page]<br />
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==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Bernal is a Associated Proessor at the Universidad de los Andes, her main research topic is the Plant-Pathogen interactions of ''Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis'' with its main host. She is the co-director of LAMFU with Dr. Silvia Restrepo.<br />
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==='''Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Martha_Cardennas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Cardenas is a Research asisstant at LAMFU, and is a professor at the Unversidad de los Andes and the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Her research is manly in evolutionary dynamics of ''P. infestans'', in which she obtained her Ph. D. at the Unviersidad de los Andes. Her Role in iGem is to keep the lab from collapsing, and to keep the lab as organized as possible!<br />
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== '''Where we come from''' ==<br />
Bogotá is the main city and capital of Colombia. Its a city with at least 7 million people. As so, its the academic central of Colombia. It´s Called the [http://www.javeriana.edu.co/pensar/Prof-Dr-Rinc%F3n.pdf Athens of South America] due to the number of Universities and Libraries (106 Institutes of High Education). [http://www.uniandes.edu.co The Universidad de los Andes] and the [http://www.unal.edu.co Universidad Nacional] has been ranked in the top 500 Universities in the world.<br />
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Colombia is a country that has been stigmatized as a violent and problematic country, but in the last years the level of security of the country has improved significantly, and tourism has been one oh the main incomes due to the beauty and biodiversity of the country. Highlands, wet tropical forests and deserts are part of our landscape. Different cities, two oceans and the presence of the hugest natural forest (The Amazon) gives the country a touch of diversity and multiclimates, making this one of the nicest countries in the world.<br />
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People in Colombia are amongst the kindest and coolest people in the world. We are hard working, passionate, highly productive and the girls are beautiful.<br />
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We hope, with all our wishes, that you can come to Colombia, to understand and to have the experience of enjoying the Athens of South America! <br />
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More info in Tourism in Colombia go to [http://www.colombia.travel/ this] page</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-29T03:32:19Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Oscar Ortega */</p>
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Olarte.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan David Olarte]]<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
[[image:Olga_Pinzon.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Olguita Pinzón]]<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowning Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found in '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' his main motivations for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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Feel free to follow him on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge him in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
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==='''Óscar Ortega'''===<br />
[[image:O3.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|O^3]]Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán Rincón'''===<br />
[[image:Laura_Guzman.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Laura always gets perfect grades]]'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
[[image:David_Garcia.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Deivid Alejandrou Garzcia Grisalues]]<br />
is pursuing a degree in physics and mathematics as a member of the University of the Andes` class of 2014. David decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent opportunity to understand and manipulate the brick of the life to solve a big spectrum of problems. Outside the lab, David spends his free time playing the piano, reading some philosophy and literature, swimming. David also participates in a wide variety of academic activities such as in the “problem clinic” where he helps other students to solve difficulties in the resolution of problems in physics and being a prefect in a class of nanotechnology. After graduation, he wants to pursue a PhD in theoretical physics or nanotechnology.<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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[[image:David_Ayala.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Red Bull gives you Wings!]]David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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[[image:Lenis.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Lenis]]<br />
'''Roberto''' is a 19 years old, undergraduate student in Biology and Microbiology at the Andes University. He is fascinated by the regulation systems implied in cellular biology, especially with epigenetic processes and the post-transcriptional regulation systems as the RNA Induced Silencing Complex. Now that he is involved with Synthetic Biology he thinks it is one of the most powerful tools of these era, and he dream to work some day on a synthetic biology mediated response against pathogenic infections as HIV and Malaria. In his experience trough IGEM he is focused on stracting the genes we need out of ''Vibrio fischeri'' to create the new biobricks for our project, he also may be a little bit distracted but the fines he payed for that and his work are really helpful.<br />
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He got involved with Molecular Biology in the 2002, at the Molecular Biology Estudy Center of the School Gimnacio Campestre in Bogotá [http://campestre.edu.co/centros-de-estudios/centro-de-estudios-en-biologia-molecular/cebm_introduccion]. There he worked on different projects including: The development of the Gorgona`s turtle karyotype, the stimulation of bioinsecticide producction by ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' by nutrient variations, the searching of new strains of ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' in the Colombian Andes, and the characterisation of the genes encoding for natural oxidation in some endemic plants of the Andes region. Now at the Laboratory of Mycology and plant Pathology of the Andes University, under the guidance of Dr. Silvia Restrepo and Dr. Adriana Bernal, he is working on preventing the natural browning of the fruits by silencing the expression of these genes.<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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[[image:Jorge_Lopez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Jorge López]]Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Felipe Simbaqueba'''===<br />
[[image:Andres_Simbaqueba.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Simbaqueba]]<br />
Andrés Felipe was born in Florencia (and that’s at Colombia, not Italy...) and he is a Chemical Engineer and M.Sc student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. Actually, he has been researching in '''bioindustrial processes''' in order to produce biofuels from '''cellulosic biomass'''. He knew about iGEM through an advanced course in physics that he took last semester. He thinks that iGEM is a good opportunity to understand biological processes from a more scientific point of view. However, his life is not reduced only to full-time researching... also he spends his little free time going to the cinema, hanging out with some lucky friends, meeting new people and traveling around the whole world.<br />
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==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
[[image:Mariana_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Mariana Restrepo]]<br />
'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
[[image:Paola_Reyes.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Our lovely and dearest paito-pet!]]Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Paola_Reyes__.html]<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
[[image:Nathaly_Montenegro.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Black Fury!]]<br />
Nathaly is a M.Sc Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with plant-pathogen interactions. Her main areas of interest are Phytopathology, Molecular Cell Biology, Systems and Synthetic Biology . She is currently investigating the type six secretion system and effectors of the type three secretion system in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis. Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
[[image:Silvia_Canas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Cañas]]<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes (Minors in '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Bioengineering'''), where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
She is currently investigating the effect of Sigma factors transitivity on persisters generation in ''Escherichia coli'' K12 . Some of the approaches she is using are based on Molecular Biology, Systems biology & '''Epifluorescence Microscopy'''.<br />
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==='''Estefanía Luengas'''===<br />
[[image:Estefania_Luengas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Estefanía Luengas]]<br />
I am interested in the geographic referencing and analysis of biological data. I have worked in landscape transformation for a coffee certificate, databases development for social cartography and development and standardization of cartographic databases of administrative data for social processes. Currently, I am working in early stages on climatic modeling of ''Phytophthora infestans'', the causal agent of potato late blight, involving collection to determinate severity curves.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
[[image:David_Botero.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Best ideas ocurs in your sleep!]]'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
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Nelson Rojas is a M. Sc. Student of the Bacterian Community and Comunications group at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His main interest is Circuits in Quorum Sensing of gram-negative Bacteria.<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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Prof. Pedraza leads the Systems/Synthetic Biology division of the Biophysics Laboratory at Uniandes. His specialty is stochasticity in gene expression, but is getting more and more interested in evolution and the consequences of phenotypic variability.<br />
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==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Arevalo-Ferro is a Professor at The Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is the group leader of the Bacterian Community and Communications group.<br />
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==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Bernal is a Associated Proessor at the Universidad de los Andes, her main research topic is the Plant-Pathogen interactions of ''Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis'' with its main host. She is the co-director of LAMFU with Dr. Silvia Restrepo.<br />
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[[image:Martha_Cardennas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.]]<br />
Dr. Cardenas is a Research asisstant at LAMFU, and is a professor at the Unversidad de los Andes and the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Her research is manly in evolutionary dynamics of ''P. infestans'', in which she obtained her Ph. D. at the Unviersidad de los Andes. Her Role in iGem is to keep the lab from collapsing, and to keep the lab as organized as possible!<br />
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== '''Where we come from''' ==<br />
Bogotá is the main city and capital of Colombia. Its a city with at least 7 million people. As so, its the academic central of Colombia. It´s Called the [http://www.javeriana.edu.co/pensar/Prof-Dr-Rinc%F3n.pdf Athens of South America] due to the number of Universities and Libraries (106 Institutes of High Education). [http://www.uniandes.edu.co The Universidad de los Andes] and the [http://www.unal.edu.co Universidad Nacional] has been ranked in the top 500 Universities in the world.<br />
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Colombia is a country that has been stigmatized as a violent and problematic country, but in the last years the level of security of the country has improved significantly, and tourism has been one oh the main incomes due to the beauty and biodiversity of the country. Highlands, wet tropical forests and deserts are part of our landscape. Different cities, two oceans and the presence of the hugest natural forest (The Amazon) gives the country a touch of diversity and multiclimates, making this one of the nicest countries in the world.<br />
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People in Colombia are amongst the kindest and coolest people in the world. We are hard working, passionate, highly productive and the girls are beautiful.<br />
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We hope, with all our wishes, that you can come to Colombia, to understand and to have the experience of enjoying the Athens of South America! <br />
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More info in Tourism in Colombia go to [http://www.colombia.travel/ this] page</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-29T03:28:57Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea */</p>
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the response of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the molecule and start to produce a signal (salicylic acid) to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and control the bacterial populationg growth, since high salicylic acid concetrations are toxic to them.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearán dos bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, que a su vez regulará la señal de la primera y producirá ácido salicílico para alertar a la planta de la presencia de hongosóxicas para ellas y controlar la población bacteriana puesto altas concentraciones de ácido salicílico son t. La segunda bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-29T00:21:43Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea */</p>
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<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. </p><br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the response of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the molecule and start to produce a signal (salicylic acid) to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and control the bacterial populationg growth, since high salicylic acid concetrations are toxic to them.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearán dos bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, que a su vez regulará la señal de la primera y producirá ácido salicílico para alertar a la planta de la presencia de hongos. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-29T00:14:56Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea */</p>
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<p ></p><br />
<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. </p><br />
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<br />
'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the response of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the molecule and start to produce a signal (salicylic acid) to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and control the bacterial populationg growth, since high salicylic acid concetrations are toxic to them.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T23:56:52Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea */</p>
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<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. </p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the response of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the molecule and start to produce a signal (alicylic acid) to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and control the bacterial populationg growth, since high salicylic acid concetrations are toxic to them.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se construyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección y al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/Notebook/DigestionsTeam:Colombia/Notebook/Digestions2011-09-28T23:09:20Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Digestion Protocols */</p>
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'''Double Digestions'''<br />
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2 hour incubation (37°C) followed by an hour incubation period at room temperature and another 2 hours at 37°C.<br />
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We used serial digestions to improve SpeI efficiency since it wasn’t working correctly as follows:<br />
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We then purified the digestions using the Promega ® Wizard Sv and PCR Clean-Up system which were then eluted to 17.6 uL of ultrapure water or precipitated using Sodium Acetate and ethanol in ice.<br />
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[*] Plasmid opening<br />
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Run a 1% agarose electrophoresis for 55 minutes with 70V, and purify the expected weight bands using the Promega ® Wizard Sv and PCR Clean-Up system.</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T22:04:34Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost each year, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
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<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. </p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
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'''English:'''<br />
<br />
'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compound found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T22:03:00Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Welcome! */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost each year, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a>. </p><br />
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'''English:'''<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T22:02:19Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Welcome! */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost each year, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >Please, be our guest and watch the video below! Also, you can stay connected with us on <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> and <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a> <br/></p> <br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">Por favor, ¡siéntete en casa y mira nuestro video abajo! Además, puedes enterarte de nuestro día a día en <a href = http://www.facebook.com/igemcolombia2011> Facebook </a> y en <a href = http://twitter.com/colombia_igem> Twitter (@colombia_igem)</a> </p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T21:58:26Z<p>Ksk 89: </p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost each year, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''English:'''<br />
<br />
'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/AttributionsTeam:Colombia/Attributions2011-09-28T21:57:36Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Visit to schools */</p>
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==Attributions==<br />
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==Lab. Attributions==<br />
Colombia's team divided the group tasks in 4 different groups, each one related to the Plasmids<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 1===<br />
<br />
'''Group Leaders''': Silvia Cañas and Nathaly Montenegro<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Jorge López, Nelson Rojas M. and Roberto C. Lenis<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Silvia Cañas<br />
<br />
The P1 group designed, extracted and amplified primers and regions from ''V. fisherii'', such as '''Chitoporins, Chitin Binding site and Chitin Sensor''', Nelson adquired the bacterial strain and with Nathalie, Jorge, Roberto and Silvia they obtained the DNA. <br />
<br />
Minipreps, Brick designs and bricks registry were lead by Nathalie and Silvia, on which Jorge and Roberto did most of the molecular work<br />
<br />
Silvia did the mathematical modeling of P1.<br />
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===Plasmid 2===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Mariana Restrepo<br />
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'''Molecular Tasks''': Juan D. Olarte, Andrés Simbaqueba, Olga Pinzón<br />
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'''Modeling''': Laura Guzmán<br />
<br />
P2 assembled the plasmid which will be used for the production of chitinase, and to regulate and transform the gradient signal in a on/off response. Bricks BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_0062 (LuxR repressor activator) BBa_R0051 (CL lamba regulated promoter), BBa_C0051 (CL repressor for Lambda phage with LDA) and BBa_C0061 (QS (HSL) signal). All the members of this group made digestions, minipreps and ligation for P2.<br />
<br />
Laura Guzmán made the modelling for P2.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 3===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Paola Reyes and Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Gabriel Martínez, Laura Guzmán, Estefanía Luengas, David A. García<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
P3 recovered BioBricks BBa_i14033 (P(cat)), BBa_C0062 (LuxR), BBa_B0014 (Terminator), BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_I0460 (Lactonase) and BBa_J45017 (Salycilic Acid) in order to reconstruct its plasmid. Under the guidance of Paola, digestions were performed by Gabriel, Estefanía and Laura. Ligations were made by all of them.<br />
<br />
Gabriel did the modeling of P3.<br />
<br />
===Test Plasmid===<br />
'''Group Leader''': David Ayala<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Oscar Ortega, David Ayala<br />
<br />
TP was recosntructed and tested by David and Oscar, additionally, with the help of Paola Reyes, inoculation of the plants were made by all of them<br />
<br />
==Other Attributions==<br />
<br />
===Plasmid Maps and PCR Protocols===<br />
<br />
All Colombia @ iGem members helped and gave ideas about the plasmid mapping and reconstruction. Grad Students and Advisors were of invaluable aid for this task. PCR Protocols were mainly made by the group leaders.<br />
<br />
===Notebook===<br />
All members were in charge of keeping the Digital Notebook updated by means of Google Docs. Wiki team was in charge of keeping the notes in the wiki updated and readable.<br />
<br />
===Web Design, Wiki and All images===<br />
Wiki team was lead by Javier Tabima. Gabriel Martínez, Juan D. Olarte, and Silvia Cañas helped with the uploading and cleansing of the Wiki.<br />
<br />
HTML code and Wiki design was made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
Cartoons and Lizardo were made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
==Visit to schools==<br />
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Gabriel Martínez and Andrés Simbaqueba lead the Schools visits from the team. All undergraduate students and some of the grad students helped in the teaching and on the Q&A to the different public schools. <br />
<br />
'''Schools Visited''':<br />
*[http://colegiolacandelaria.edu.co/ Candelaria]<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle]<br />
*[http://www.colegionicolasesguerraedu.9f.com/cgi-bin/blog Nicolás Esguerra]<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/argelia.html Argelia]<br />
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==Attributions==<br />
<br />
==Lab. Attributions==<br />
Colombia's team divided the group tasks in 4 different groups, each one related to the Plasmids<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 1===<br />
<br />
'''Group Leaders''': Silvia Cañas and Nathaly Montenegro<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Jorge López, Nelson Rojas M. and Roberto C. Lenis<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Silvia Cañas<br />
<br />
The P1 group designed, extracted and amplified primers and regions from ''V. fisherii'', such as '''Chitoporins, Chitin Binding site and Chitin Sensor''', Nelson adquired the bacterial strain and with Nathalie, Jorge, Roberto and Silvia they obtained the DNA. <br />
<br />
Minipreps, Brick designs and bricks registry were lead by Nathalie and Silvia, on which Jorge and Roberto did most of the molecular work<br />
<br />
Silvia did the mathematical modeling of P1.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 2===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Mariana Restrepo<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Juan D. Olarte, Andrés Simbaqueba, Olga Pinzón<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Laura Guzmán<br />
<br />
P2 assembled the plasmid which will be used for the production of chitinase, and to regulate and transform the gradient signal in a on/off response. Bricks BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_0062 (LuxR repressor activator) BBa_R0051 (CL lamba regulated promoter), BBa_C0051 (CL repressor for Lambda phage with LDA) and BBa_C0061 (QS (HSL) signal). All the members of this group made digestions, minipreps and ligation for P2.<br />
<br />
Laura Guzmán made the modelling for P2.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 3===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Paola Reyes and Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Gabriel Martínez, Laura Guzmán, Estefanía Luengas, David A. García<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
P3 recovered BioBricks BBa_i14033 (P(cat)), BBa_C0062 (LuxR), BBa_B0014 (Terminator), BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_I0460 (Lactonase) and BBa_J45017 (Salycilic Acid) in order to reconstruct its plasmid. Under the guidance of Paola, digestions were performed by Gabriel, Estefanía and Laura. Ligations were made by all of them.<br />
<br />
Gabriel did the modeling of P3.<br />
<br />
===Test Plasmid===<br />
'''Group Leader''': David Ayala<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Oscar Ortega, David Ayala<br />
<br />
TP was recosntructed and tested by David and Oscar, additionally, with the help of Paola Reyes, inoculation of the plants were made by all of them<br />
<br />
==Other Attributions==<br />
<br />
===Plasmid Maps and PCR Protocols===<br />
<br />
All Colombia @ iGem members helped and gave ideas about the plasmid mapping and reconstruction. Grad Students and Advisors were of invaluable aid for this task. PCR Protocols were mainly made by the group leaders.<br />
<br />
===Notebook===<br />
All members were in charge of keeping the Digital Notebook updated by means of Google Docs. Wiki team was in charge of keeping the notes in the wiki updated and readable.<br />
<br />
===Web Design, Wiki and All images===<br />
Wiki team was lead by Javier Tabima. Gabriel Martínez, Juan D. Olarte, and Silvia Cañas helped with the uploading and cleansing of the Wiki.<br />
<br />
HTML code and Wiki design was made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
Cartoons and Lizardo were made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
==Visit to schools==<br />
<br />
Gabriel Martínez and Andrés Simbaqueba lead the Schools visits from the team. All undergraduate students and some of the grad students helped in the teaching and on the Q&A to the different public schools. <br />
<br />
'''Schools Visited''':<br />
*Candelaria<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle]<br />
*[http://www.colegionicolasesguerraedu.9f.com/cgi-bin/blog Nicolás Esguerra]<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/argelia.html Argelia]<br />
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===Miravalle School===<br />
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==Attributions==<br />
<br />
==Lab. Attributions==<br />
Colombia's team divided the group tasks in 4 different groups, each one related to the Plasmids<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 1===<br />
<br />
'''Group Leaders''': Silvia Cañas and Nathaly Montenegro<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Jorge López, Nelson Rojas M. and Roberto C. Lenis<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Silvia Cañas<br />
<br />
The P1 group designed, extracted and amplified primers and regions from ''V. fisherii'', such as '''Chitoporins, Chitin Binding site and Chitin Sensor''', Nelson adquired the bacterial strain and with Nathalie, Jorge, Roberto and Silvia they obtained the DNA. <br />
<br />
Minipreps, Brick designs and bricks registry were lead by Nathalie and Silvia, on which Jorge and Roberto did most of the molecular work<br />
<br />
Silvia did the mathematical modeling of P1.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 2===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Mariana Restrepo<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Juan D. Olarte, Andrés Simbaqueba, Olga Pinzón<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Laura Guzmán<br />
<br />
P2 assembled the plasmid which will be used for the production of chitinase, and to regulate and transform the gradient signal in a on/off response. Bricks BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_0062 (LuxR repressor activator) BBa_R0051 (CL lamba regulated promoter), BBa_C0051 (CL repressor for Lambda phage with LDA) and BBa_C0061 (QS (HSL) signal). All the members of this group made digestions, minipreps and ligation for P2.<br />
<br />
Laura Guzmán made the modelling for P2.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 3===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Paola Reyes and Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Gabriel Martínez, Laura Guzmán, Estefanía Luengas, David A. García<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
P3 recovered BioBricks BBa_i14033 (P(cat)), BBa_C0062 (LuxR), BBa_B0014 (Terminator), BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_I0460 (Lactonase) and BBa_J45017 (Salycilic Acid) in order to reconstruct its plasmid. Under the guidance of Paola, digestions were performed by Gabriel, Estefanía and Laura. Ligations were made by all of them.<br />
<br />
Gabriel did the modeling of P3.<br />
<br />
===Test Plasmid===<br />
'''Group Leader''': David Ayala<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Oscar Ortega, David Ayala<br />
<br />
TP was recosntructed and tested by David and Oscar, additionally, with the help of Paola Reyes, inoculation of the plants were made by all of them<br />
<br />
==Other Attributions==<br />
<br />
===Plasmid Maps and PCR Protocols===<br />
<br />
All Colombia @ iGem members helped and gave ideas about the plasmid mapping and reconstruction. Grad Students and Advisors were of invaluable aid for this task. PCR Protocols were mainly made by the group leaders.<br />
<br />
===Notebook===<br />
All members were in charge of keeping the Digital Notebook updated by means of Google Docs. Wiki team was in charge of keeping the notes in the wiki updated and readable.<br />
<br />
===Web Design, Wiki and All images===<br />
Wiki team was lead by Javier Tabima. Gabriel Martínez, Juan D. Olarte, and Silvia Cañas helped with the uploading and cleansing of the Wiki.<br />
<br />
HTML code and Wiki design was made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
Cartoons and Lizardo were made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
==Visit to schools==<br />
<br />
Gabriel Martínez and Andrés Simbaqueba lead the Schools visits from the team. All undergraduate students and some of the grad students helped in the teaching and on the Q&A to the different public schools. <br />
<br />
'''Schools Visited''':<br />
*Candelaria<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle]<br />
*Nicolas Esguerra<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/argelia.html Argelia]<br />
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==Attributions==<br />
<br />
==Lab. Attributions==<br />
Colombia's team divided the group tasks in 4 different groups, each one related to the Plasmids<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 1===<br />
<br />
'''Group Leaders''': Silvia Cañas and Nathaly Montenegro<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Jorge López, Nelson Rojas M. and Roberto C. Lenis<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Silvia Cañas<br />
<br />
The P1 group designed, extracted and amplified primers and regions from ''V. fisherii'', such as '''Chitoporins, Chitin Binding site and Chitin Sensor''', Nelson adquired the bacterial strain and with Nathalie, Jorge, Roberto and Silvia they obtained the DNA. <br />
<br />
Minipreps, Brick designs and bricks registry were lead by Nathalie and Silvia, on which Jorge and Roberto did most of the molecular work<br />
<br />
Silvia did the mathematical modeling of P1.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 2===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Mariana Restrepo<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Juan D. Olarte, Andrés Simbaqueba, Olga Pinzón<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Laura Guzmán<br />
<br />
P2 assembled the plasmid which will be used for the production of chitinase, and to regulate and transform the gradient signal in a on/off response. Bricks BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_0062 (LuxR repressor activator) BBa_R0051 (CL lamba regulated promoter), BBa_C0051 (CL repressor for Lambda phage with LDA) and BBa_C0061 (QS (HSL) signal). All the members of this group made digestions, minipreps and ligation for P2.<br />
<br />
Laura Guzmán made the modelling for P2.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 3===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Paola Reyes and Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Gabriel Martínez, Laura Guzmán, Estefanía Luengas, David A. García<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
P3 recovered BioBricks BBa_i14033 (P(cat)), BBa_C0062 (LuxR), BBa_B0014 (Terminator), BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_I0460 (Lactonase) and BBa_J45017 (Salycilic Acid) in order to reconstruct its plasmid. Under the guidance of Paola, digestions were performed by Gabriel, Estefanía and Laura. Ligations were made by all of them.<br />
<br />
Gabriel did the modeling of P3.<br />
<br />
===Test Plasmid===<br />
'''Group Leader''': David Ayala<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Oscar Ortega, David Ayala<br />
<br />
TP was recosntructed and tested by David and Oscar, additionally, with the help of Paola Reyes, inoculation of the plants were made by all of them<br />
<br />
==Other Attributions==<br />
<br />
===Plasmid Maps and PCR Protocols===<br />
<br />
All Colombia @ iGem members helped and gave ideas about the plasmid mapping and reconstruction. Grad Students and Advisors were of invaluable aid for this task. PCR Protocols were mainly made by the group leaders.<br />
<br />
===Notebook===<br />
All members were in charge of keeping the Digital Notebook updated by means of Google Docs. Wiki team was in charge of keeping the notes in the wiki updated and readable.<br />
<br />
===Web Design, Wiki and All images===<br />
Wiki team was lead by Javier Tabima. Gabriel Martínez, Juan D. Olarte, and Silvia Cañas helped with the uploading and cleansing of the Wiki.<br />
<br />
HTML code and Wiki design was made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
Cartoons and Lizardo were made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
==Visit to schools==<br />
<br />
Gabriel Martínez and Andrés Simbaqueba lead the Schools visits from the team. All undergraduate students and some of the grad students helped in the teaching and on the Q&A to the different schools. <br />
<br />
'''Schools Visited''':<br />
*Candelaria<br />
*[http://www.alianzaeducativa.edu.co/miravalle.html Miravalle]<br />
*Nicolas Esguerra<br />
*Argelia<br />
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==Attributions==<br />
<br />
==Lab. Attributions==<br />
Colombia's team divided the group tasks in 4 different groups, each one related to the Plasmids<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 1===<br />
<br />
'''Group Leaders''': Silvia Cañas and Nathaly Montenegro<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Jorge López, Nelson Rojas M. and Roberto C. Lenis<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Silvia Cañas<br />
<br />
The P1 group designed, extracted and amplified primers and regions from ''V. fisherii'', such as '''Chitoporins, Chitin Binding site and Chitin Sensor''', Nelson adquired the bacterial strain and with Nathalie, Jorge, Roberto and Silvia they obtained the DNA. <br />
<br />
Minipreps, Brick designs and bricks registry were lead by Nathalie and Silvia, on which Jorge and Roberto did most of the molecular work<br />
<br />
Silvia did the mathematical modeling of P1.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 2===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Mariana Restrepo<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Juan D. Olarte, Andrés Simbaqueba, Olga Pinzón<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Laura Guzmán<br />
<br />
P2 assembled the plasmid which will be used for the production of chitinase, and to regulate and transform the gradient signal in a on/off response. Bricks BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_0062 (LuxR repressor activator) BBa_R0051 (CL lamba regulated promoter), BBa_C0051 (CL repressor for Lambda phage with LDA) and BBa_C0061 (QS (HSL) signal). All the members of this group made digestions, minipreps and ligation for P2.<br />
<br />
Laura Guzmán made the modelling for P2.<br />
<br />
===Plasmid 3===<br />
'''Group Leader''': Paola Reyes and Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Gabriel Martínez, Laura Guzmán, Estefanía Luengas, David A. García<br />
<br />
'''Modeling''': Gabriel Martínez<br />
<br />
P3 recovered BioBricks BBa_i14033 (P(cat)), BBa_C0062 (LuxR), BBa_B0014 (Terminator), BBa_R0062 (LuxR activated promoter with HSL), BBa_I0460 (Lactonase) and BBa_J45017 (Salycilic Acid) in order to reconstruct its plasmid. Under the guidance of Paola, digestions were performed by Gabriel, Estefanía and Laura. Ligations were made by all of them.<br />
<br />
Gabriel did the modeling of P3.<br />
<br />
===Test Plasmid===<br />
'''Group Leader''': David Ayala<br />
<br />
'''Molecular Tasks''': Oscar Ortega, David Ayala<br />
<br />
TP was recosntructed and tested by David and Oscar, additionally, with the help of Paola Reyes, inoculation of the plants were made by all of them<br />
<br />
==Other Attributions==<br />
<br />
===Plasmid Maps and PCR Protocols===<br />
<br />
All Colombia @ iGem members helped and gave ideas about the plasmid mapping and reconstruction. Grad Students and Advisors were of invaluable aid for this task. PCR Protocols were mainly made by the group leaders.<br />
<br />
===Notebook===<br />
All members were in charge of keeping the Digital Notebook updated by means of Google Docs. Wiki team was in charge of keeping the notes in the wiki updated and readable.<br />
<br />
===Web Design, Wiki and All images===<br />
Wiki team was lead by Javier Tabima. Gabriel Martínez, Juan D. Olarte, and Silvia Cañas helped with the uploading and cleansing of the Wiki.<br />
<br />
HTML code and Wiki design was made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
Cartoons and Lizardo were made by Javier Tabima.<br />
<br />
==Visit to schools==<br />
<br />
Gabriel Martínez and Andrés Simbaqueba lead the Schools visits from the team. All undergraduate students and some of the grad students helped in the teaching and on the Q&A to the different schools. <br />
<br />
'''Schools Visited''':<br />
*Candelaria<br />
*Miravalle<br />
*Nicolas Esguerra<br />
*Argelia<br />
<br />
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost yearly, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, the producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol, in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-09-28T17:44:21Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Welcome! */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost yearly, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, the producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol, in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/ProjectTeam:Colombia/Project2011-09-28T17:40:08Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un Leve acercamiento a nuestra idea */</p>
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two differently-modified bacteria in the system:<br />
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The first bacterium will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/ProjectTeam:Colombia/Project2011-09-28T17:38:41Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un Leve acercamiento a nuestra idea */</p>
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our constructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-21T16:57:56Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
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[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
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'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowning Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found in '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' his main motivations for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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Feel free to follow him on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge him in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
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[[image:O3.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|O^3]]Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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[[image:Laura_Guzman.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Laura always gets perfect grades]]'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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[[image:David_Ayala.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Red Bull gives you Wings!]]David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
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'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
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==='''Martha E. Cardenas, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
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[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
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'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowning Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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==='''Oscar Ortega'''===<br />
[[image:O3.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|O^3]]Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán Rincón'''===<br />
[[image:Laura_Guzman.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Laura always gets perfect grades]]'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
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is pursuing a degree in physics and mathematics as a member of the University of the Andes` class of 2014. David decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent opportunity to understand and manipulate the brick of the life to solve a big spectrum of problems. Outside the lab, David spends his free time playing the piano, reading some philosophy and literature, swimming. David also participates in a wide variety of academic activities such as in the “problem clinic” where he helps other students to solve difficulties in the resolution of problems in physics and being a prefect in a class of nanotechnology. After graduation, he wants to pursue a PhD in theoretical physics or nanotechnology.<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Felipe Simbaqueba'''===<br />
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Andrés Felipe was born in Florencia (and that’s at Colombia, not Italy...) and he is a Chemical Engineer and M.Sc student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. Actually, he has been researching in '''bioindustrial processes''' in order to produce biofuels from '''cellulosic biomass'''. He knew about iGEM through an advanced course in physics that he took last semester. He thinks that iGEM is a good opportunity to understand biological processes from a more scientific point of view. However, his life is not reduced only to full-time researching... also he spends his little free time going to the cinema, hanging out with some lucky friends, meeting new people and traveling around the whole world.<br />
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==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
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'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
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[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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[[image:Olga_Pinzon.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Olguita Pinzón]]<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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[[image:Gabriel_Martinez.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|The Joy of Clowing Around]]<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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Feel free to follow him on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge him in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
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==='''Oscar Ortega'''===<br />
Oscar is a Physics student at the Universidad de los Andes, he likes biophysics and synthetic biology. He joined the Colombia iGEM team as a opportunity to learn a lot of things about molecular biology and synthetic biology. Through this experience he has known new friends and has learnt about teamwork.<br />
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==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán Rincón'''===<br />
'''Laura''' is an undergraduate student in '''Mathematics''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a Bachelor in '''Physics''' graduated from the same university, and the main area of work is the '''Information Theory''' and '''Theoretical Physics'''. She finds in '''IGEM''' a good opportunity to explore the multiple connections between physics, mathematicas and biology. She also loves computer programming, arts, music and is very happy to know the amazing world of '''Synthetic Biology'''.<br />
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==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
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is pursuing a degree in physics and mathematics as a member of the University of the Andes` class of 2014. David decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent opportunity to understand and manipulate the brick of the life to solve a big spectrum of problems. Outside the lab, David spends his free time playing the piano, reading some philosophy and literature, swimming. David also participates in a wide variety of academic activities such as in the “problem clinic” where he helps other students to solve difficulties in the resolution of problems in physics and being a prefect in a class of nanotechnology. After graduation, he wants to pursue a PhD in theoretical physics or nanotechnology.<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Felipe Simbaqueba'''===<br />
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Andrés Felipe was born in Florencia (and that’s at Colombia, not Italy...) and he is a Chemical Engineer and M.Sc student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. Actually, he has been researching in '''bioindustrial processes''' in order to produce biofuels from '''cellulosic biomass'''. He knew about iGEM through an advanced course in physics that he took last semester. He thinks that iGEM is a good opportunity to understand biological processes from a more scientific point of view. However, his life is not reduced only to full-time researching... also he spends his little free time going to the cinema, hanging out with some lucky friends, meeting new people and traveling around the whole world.<br />
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==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
'''Mariana''' is a Master student in Biological Sciences at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology at the Universidad de los Andes. She is a Bachelor in Microbiology and Biological Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes. Her main area of interest is Pathogen-Host Molecular Interactions and Molecular Biology.<br />
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==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
Paola is a pretty enthusiastic Master Student at the Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology of Universidad de los Andes. She has been working in molecular biology for more than two years now. Her research interest is the molecular interaction between plants and phytopathogenic bacteria. Her role in the iGEM team has been to help undergraduate students on wet lab activities and in diverse areas. She loves drama but she is kind of cool most of the time.<br />
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Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Paola_Reyes__.html]<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
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Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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Prof. Pedraza leads the Systems/Synthetic Biology division of the Biophysics Laboratory at Uniandes. His specialty is stochasticity in gene expression, but is getting more and more interested in evolution and the consequences of phenotypic variability.<br />
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==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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==='''Martha E. Cardenas, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Martha_Cardennas.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Martha E. Cárdenas, Ph. D.]]<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
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==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
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Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
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He is very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
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Feel free to follow him on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge him in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
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==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
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Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
<br />
==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
<br />
I'm very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
<br />
Feel free to follow me on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge me in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89)!<br />
<br />
==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
<br />
==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
<br />
David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
<br />
He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
<br />
He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
<br />
==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
<br />
A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
<br />
==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
<br />
Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
<br />
==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
<br />
Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
<br />
==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
<br />
==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
<br />
==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
== '''What we did''' ==<br />
<br />
(Provide proper attribution for all work)<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Where we come from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-16T13:01:28Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{ https://2011.igem.org/User:Tabima }}<br />
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== '''The Team''' ==<br />
<br />
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
<br />
==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
<br />
==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
<br />
Gabriel is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
<br />
I'm very interested in the design of new biological processes through synthetic biology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_cell dendritic cell] information integration towards specific immune response coordination in humans as well as [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed042p49 molecular psychology] for a better understanding of emotions and aging phenomena. <br />
<br />
Feel free to follow me on [http://twitter.com/ksk_89 twitter] or challenge me in [http://us.playstation.com/psn/ PSN] (PSN ID: ksk_89).<br />
<br />
==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
<br />
==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
<br />
David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
<br />
He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
<br />
He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
<br />
==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
<br />
A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
<br />
==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
<br />
Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
<br />
==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
<br />
Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
<br />
==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
<br />
==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
<br />
==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
== '''What we did''' ==<br />
<br />
(Provide proper attribution for all work)<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Where we come from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-16T12:30:24Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{ https://2011.igem.org/User:Tabima }}<br />
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== '''The Team''' ==<br />
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
<br />
==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
<br />
==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
<br />
[http://twitter.com/ksk_89 Gabriel] is last year '''microbiology''' undergraduate student with a minor in '''physics''' and half way through a double major in '''biomedical engineering'''. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found '''systems biology''' and '''synthetic biology''' as his main motivation for his studies and [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Gabriel_Martinez-Galvez graduation thesis] with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
<br />
==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
<br />
==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
<br />
David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
<br />
He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
<br />
He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
<br />
==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
<br />
A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
<br />
==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
<br />
Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
<br />
==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
<br />
Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
<br />
==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
<br />
==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
<br />
==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
== '''What we did''' ==<br />
<br />
(Provide proper attribution for all work)<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Where we come from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-16T12:23:29Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{ https://2011.igem.org/User:Tabima }}<br />
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== '''The Team''' ==<br />
<br />
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<br />
=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
<br />
==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
<br />
==='''[https://www.facebook.com/ksk89 Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez]'''===<br />
<br />
[http://twitter.com/ksk_89 Gabriel] is last year microbiology undergraduate student with a minor in physics and half way through a double major in biomedical engineering. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found systems biology and synthetic biology as his main motivation for his studies and graduation thesis with the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biophysics Biophysics Lab] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes].<br />
<br />
==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
<br />
==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
<br />
David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
<br />
He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
<br />
He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
<br />
==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
<br />
A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
<br />
==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
<br />
Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
<br />
==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
<br />
Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
<br />
==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
<br />
==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
<br />
==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
== '''What we did''' ==<br />
<br />
(Provide proper attribution for all work)<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Where we come from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-16T12:20:07Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{ https://2011.igem.org/User:Tabima }}<br />
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<br />
== '''The Team''' ==<br />
<br />
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<br />
=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
<br />
==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
<br />
==='''Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez'''===<br />
<br />
Gabriel is last year microbiology undergraduate student with a minor in physics and half way through a double major in biomedical engineering. He is also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school he found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter he found systems biology and synthetic biology as his main motivation for his studies and graduation thesis with the Biophysics Laboratory at the Universidad de Los Andes.<br />
<br />
==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
<br />
==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
<br />
David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
<br />
He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
<br />
He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
<br />
==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
<br />
A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
<br />
==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
<br />
Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
<br />
==='''Andrés Simbaqueba'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Mariana Restrepo'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Paola Reyes'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
<br />
Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
<br />
Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
<br />
==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
<br />
==='''Nelson Rojas M'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Advisors:'''==<br />
<br />
==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
<br />
==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Juan_Pedraza.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Catalina_Arevalo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.'''===<br />
[[image:Adriana_Bernal.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Adriana Bernal, Ph. D.]]<br />
<br />
== '''What we did''' ==<br />
<br />
(Provide proper attribution for all work)<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Where we come from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-09-16T12:18:50Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{ https://2011.igem.org/User:Tabima }}<br />
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<br />
== '''The Team''' ==<br />
<br />
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=='''Undergrads'''==<br />
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==='''Juan David Olarte Plata'''===<br />
[http://twitter.com/jdolarte Juan] (born 20 October 1989 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villavicencio Villavicencio], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineer Chemical Engineer] and an undergraduate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics Physics] student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Andes,_Colombia Universidad de los Andes]. He is very interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology synthetic biology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology systems biology], and currently he is investigating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_circadian_rhythms circadian clock] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechococcus ''S. Elongatus''] doing frequency modifications, as the thesis project for Physics. He likes moving around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota city] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1%27s_Bike_Paths_Network bike], and supporting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millonarios Millonarios F.C.] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Camp%C3%ADn "El Campín"]. Juan loves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock progressive rock], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock indie] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic] music.<br />
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==='''Olga Pinzón Rodríguez'''===<br />
'''Olga''' is a '''Physics student''' at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] who wants to work in '''Cosmology''' and '''Nuclear Astrophysics'''. She got involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' through an advanced physics course, and she liked it so much that she decided to join this amaizing iGem team. Although Olga didn't know anything about how to work in a Microbiology Laboratory, she has learned pretty much and she spends some of her free time in the lab.<br />
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Thanks to iGem, Olga has known some friends and bacteria, but she's not very good at making jokes!<br />
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==='''Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez'''===<br />
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I’m a last year microbiology undergraduate student with a minor in physics and half way through a double major in biomedical engineering. I’m also a gamer to the bone, and a heavy soccer and basketball fan. Since high school I found it fascinating and exciting to think about programming cells into living bio-robots automated to perform specific actions inside the human body. For that matter I’ve found systems biology and synthetic biology as my main motivation for my studies and graduation thesis with the Biophysics Laboratory at the Universidad de Los Andes.<br />
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==='''Óscar Ortega'''=== <br />
==='''Laura Marcela Guzmán R.'''=== <br />
==='''David Alejandro García Grisales'''===<br />
Check my video profile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BufpTWvrUE Here!]<br />
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==='''David Andrés Ayala-Usma'''===<br />
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David is a senior of Biology and junior of Microbiology that, one day, simply was in the right place to get involved with '''Synthetic Biology''' and became part of the team. He likes '''Molecular cell biology''', '''Geosciences''', '''Astronomy''' and some other science stuff. Also, he loves reading all kinds of tales and stories for children (like him), eating desserts, looking at the sky, taking pictures, playing at the PC, sleeping a lot, and talking, and talking, and talking... xD<br />
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He expects to eventually become a Ph.D. in '''Cell Biology''', '''Earth Sciences''' or both, just to go around there talking about his favorite molecules, discovering new exciting things and earning money for that.<br />
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He also likes to be in contact with people around the world, and invites people with his same interests to add him on [http://www.twitter.com/davidraven1305 Twitter].<br />
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=='''Grad students''' (Also known as ''the Aging ones''!)==<br />
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==='''Javier Tabima, M. Sc.'''===<br />
[[image:Javier_Tabima.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Oh noes, the wiki is down!]] '''Javier''' is a '''Ph. D. student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes] where he worked with Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''Molecular Evolution''', but he does a little bit of wiki design and tech support once in a while. His role in the group is still unknown, but he does the best to give a little heads up, one or two practical jokes and to draw his lab mates as they work. Additionally, he likes to spend his free time doing slideshows and videos, so lets hope his hobbies are as useful as his bioinformatics knowledge.<br />
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A more '''serious''' profile [http://tartarus.uniandes.edu.co/user/5 Here] - Only in Spanish! Sorry!!<br />
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==='''Jorge Alejandro López'''===<br />
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Jorge Alejandro is a Master student who works at the Laboratory of Mycology and phytopathology (LAMFU) at the Universidad de los Andes. He is a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, graduated at the Universidad de los Andes as well. His master work is about a metabolic reconstruction of Solanum tuberosum while the infection of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans is stablished. His main area of research is Bioinformatics and Plant-Pathogen Interactions. His role in the development of the iGEM project, is help with molecular biology and cheer up the team.<br />
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==='''Nathaly Montenegro'''===<br />
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Extensive academic profile [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/Bacteria/Nathaly_Montenegro.html Here]<br />
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==='''Silvia J. Cañas'''=== <br />
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Silvia is a M.Sc student in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics Laboratory] and the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory ([http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co LAMFU]) at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. She is a B. Sc in Microbiology and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes, where she worked with Metabolic engineering. Her main areas of interest are '''Molecular Cell Biology''', '''Systems & Synthetic Biology''' and also '''Epigenetics'''.<br />
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==='''David Botero'''===<br />
'''David''' is a '''master student''' at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] and the [http://bce.uniandes.edu.co Group of Computational Biology and Evolution] at the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. He is a Bachelor of Science of the [http://http://www.unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia] where he worked in immunogenetics and evolutiionary immunolology. Furthermore, like undergraduate he worked in medicine and physics. His main area of research is '''Bioinformatics''' and '''System Biology'''. His role in the group is advise the theoretical bases of the project and to get sponsors to support the travel and the project.<br />
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==='''Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.===<br />
[[image:Silvia_Restrepo.jpg|left|none|thumb|120px|Silvia Restrepo, Ph. D.]] Dr. Restrepo is the leader and main researcher at the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology] of the [http://www.uniandes.edu.co Universidad de los Andes]. Additionally, she is the dean of the [http://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co Department of Biological Sciences].Her main research topic is phytopathology, and her favorite organism is ''Phytophthora infestans'', of course!. <br />
'''Website''':[http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/RESEARCH/Silvia_Restrepo.html Lab. Page]<br />
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==='''Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.'''===<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!<br />
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== Results ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-07-20T00:34:58Z<p>Ksk 89: /* The Team */</p>
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*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
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Image:David.jpg|Team member 7<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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== '''Where we're from''' ==</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-07-20T00:34:10Z<p>Ksk 89: /* The Team */</p>
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*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
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*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
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*'''Student <math>/pi</math>''': Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez<br />
*'''Student 4''': Oscar Ortega<br />
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*'''Student 6''': <br />
*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost yearly, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, the producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol, in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
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<p >Please, be our guests and watch the video!<br /></p><br />
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<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to Our Idea - Un Breve Acercamiento a Nuestra Idea''' ==<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
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Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
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The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
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Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-07-20T00:28:06Z<p>Ksk 89: /* A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un breve acercamiento a nuestra idea */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost yearly, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, the producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol, in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >Please, be our guests and watch the video!<br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p ></br></p><br />
<p ><b>Español:</b><br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un breve acercamiento a nuestra idea''' ==<br />
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'''English:'''<br />
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'''Our objective is to generate a genetically-modified bacteria "detect and alert" system, particularly as a defense aid for coffee plantations against fungi. Bacteria are built such that they can ''detect'' chitin, an organic compund found in fungal cell walls, amplify this initial signal, and finally ''alert'' the plant by stimulating an early hypersensitive response against infection, while controlling their own population density. We strongly believe this biocontrol method may prove to become a powerful tool for farmers and crop workers everywhere. In addition, our contructed "detect and alert" biobricks could be useful to plentyful synthetic biology experiments and future iGEM teams.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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<br />
'''Español:'''<br />
<br />
'''Nuestro objetivo es el de generar un sistema de "detección y alerta" mediante bacterias genéticamente modificadas, particularmente como control biológico de hongos en plantaciones de café. Se contruyen bacterias capaces de ''detectar'' quitina, un componente orgánico presente en las paredes celulares de los hongos, amplificar esta señal inicial y finalmente ''alertar'' a la planta, estimulando así una respuesta hipersensible en contra de la infección a tiempo, al mismo tiempo controlando su densidad poblacional. Creemos firmemente que este mecanismo de biocontrol puede servir como una herramienta poderosa para el agricultor. Adicionalmente, las partes (bricks) sintetizados pueden ser de utilidad para experimentos en biología sintética y futuros equipos iGEM.'''<br />
<br />
Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:ColombiaTeam:Colombia2011-07-19T23:57:43Z<p>Ksk 89: /* Welcome! */</p>
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<p >The control of phytopathogens has been a headache for farmers and to agriculture all around the world. Several tons of crops are lost yearly, and the chemicals used for the control of different pests could be dangerous for the environment, the producers, and consumers. Here, we propose a bacteria mediated biocontrol, in order to avoid the pesticides, increase the rate of avoidance of plant disease, and improve the survival of the crops all around the world. <br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >Please, be our guests and watch the video!<br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p ></br></p><br />
<p ><b>Español:</b><br /></p><br />
<p ></p><br />
<p >El control de fitopatógenos ha sido un dolor de cabeza para agricultores y granjeros alrededor del mundo. Toneladas de cultivos se pierden anualmente, y los pesticidas y químicos utilizados para evitar enfermedades pueden ser peligrosos para los productores, los consumidores y el medio ambiente. Acá proponemos un tipo de biocontrol utilizando bacterias, con la idea de evitar los pesticidas, aumentar la tasa de control de las diferentes pestes en los cultivos e incrementar la tasa de supervivencia y viabilidad de los cultivos alrededor del mundo.<br /></p><br />
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== '''A Brief Approach to our Idea - Un breve acercamiento a nuestra idea''' ==<br />
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'''English:'''<br />
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'''The objective of our proposal is to generate genetically-modified bacteria that can detect and degrade chitin, and also send a signal to the host (plant) to jump-start the hypersensitive response in order to succesfully defend against fungi, oomycetes and other phytopathogens and to ease the detection of the plague for farmers and crop workers everywhere.'''<br />
<br />
Using the bacteria ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, the system will use two or three differently-modified bacteria in the system.<br />
<br />
The first bacteria will detect the presence of Chitin and will produce chitinase and a signal molecule to engage the respone of the second bacteria. The second bacteria will react to the signal and will start to produce a signal to activate the hipersensitive response of the plant and will generate a scent of peppermint that can tell the farmer when there is an invasion. Additionaly, the second or third bacteria will generate a reactive that will control the growth of all three bacterias, avoiding the risk of overloading the host with bacteria.<br />
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'''Español:'''<br />
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'''El objetivo de nuestro proyecto es generar bacterias genéticamente modificadas, con la capacidad de no solamente detectar y degradar quitina, sino adicionalmente, enviarle una señal a la planta con el fin de potenciar la respuesta de defensa contra organismos tales como insectos y hongos y permitirle al agricultor detectar tempranamente la presencia de estas plagas.<br />
'''<br />
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Inicialmente las pruebas se realizarán a nivel de laboratorio, empleando como microorganismo modelo a ''Escherichia coli'' DH5α, sin embargo, se espera desarrollar finalmente un producto que pueda ser aplicado en campo.<br />
<br />
Para este fin se emplearan inicialmente dos o tres bacterias, la primera de las cuales detectará la presencia de quitina y producirá quitinasa y una molécula señalizadora para activar la respuesta de la segunda bacteria, la cual regulará la señal de la primera bacteria y a la vez producirá ácido salicílico para darle una señal a la planta de la presencia de quitina. Adicionalmente, generará un olor a menta que luego podrá ser remplazado por un marcador que permita informar al agricultor. La segunda o tercera bacteria se encargará de secretar un compuesto que controle el crecimiento de las otras dos bacterias, evitando así el riesgo de infección de éstas a la planta!</div>Ksk 89http://2011.igem.org/Team:Colombia/TeamTeam:Colombia/Team2011-07-19T23:51:51Z<p>Ksk 89: /* The Team */</p>
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*'''Advisor 2''': Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.<br />
*'''Advisor 3''': Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.<br />
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*'''Student Pi''': Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez<br />
*'''Student 4''': Oscar Ortega<br />
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*'''Student 6''': <br />
*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
*'''Student 8''': David Ayala, says David B. is wrong. :P<br />
*'''Student 9''': Nathaly Montenegro<br />
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Image:Colombia_Team_member_Pi.png|Team member Pi<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_4.png|Team member 4<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_5.png|Team member 5<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_6.png|Team member 6<br />
Image:David.jpg|Team member 7<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_8.png|Team member 8<br />
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'''Advisors:'''<br />
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*''' Advisor 1''': Silvia Restrepo Restrepo, Ph. D.<br />
*'''Advisor 2''': Juan Manuel Pedraza, Ph. D.<br />
*'''Advisor 3''': Catalina Arevalo-Ferro, Ph. D.<br />
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'''Undergrads:'''<br />
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*'''Student 1''': <br />
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*'''Student 3''': <br />
*'''Student Pi''': Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez<br />
*'''Student 4''': Oscar Ortega<br />
*'''Student 5''': <br />
*'''Student 6''': <br />
*'''Student 7''': David Botero, The crazy one of the group<br />
*'''Student 8''': David Ayala, says David B. is wrong. :P<br />
*'''Student 9''': Nathaly Montenegro<br />
*'''Student 10''': Olga Pinzón<br />
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Image:Colombia_Team_member_1.png|Team member 1<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_2.png|Team member 2<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_3.png|Team member 3<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_4.png|Team member 4<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_5.png|Team member 5<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_6.png|Team member 6<br />
Image:David.jpg|Team member 7<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_8.png|Team member 8<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_9.png|Team member 9<br />
Image:Colombia_Team_member_10.png|Team member 10<br />
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== '''What we did''' ==<br />
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== '''Where we're from''' ==</div>Ksk 89