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+ | <h1>Meet our team!</h1> | ||
+ | <h2>Group photo</h2> | ||
- | < | + | <p>Here is our group photo, at the final of the regional jamboree.</p> |
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===Biology students=== | ===Biology students=== | ||
*Adrien Lhomme-Duchadeuil <br> <br> | *Adrien Lhomme-Duchadeuil <br> <br> | ||
- | [[Image:AdrienLD.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:AdrienLD.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Descartes University <br> |
- | As far as I can recall I was always immersed in | + | As far as I can recall I was always immersed in Sciences |
and multi-culturalism. Following a bilingual education in France, | and multi-culturalism. Following a bilingual education in France, | ||
I obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Anthroplogy and | I obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Anthroplogy and | ||
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and contribute to this new adventure that synthetic biology is. <br><br><br><br> | and contribute to this new adventure that synthetic biology is. <br><br><br><br> | ||
*Axel Séguret<br><br> | *Axel Séguret<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:AxelS.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:AxelS.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Diderot University <br> |
After many talks with some teachers, I had the wish to | After many talks with some teachers, I had the wish to | ||
- | participate in iGEM competition. The idea of life engineering | + | participate in the iGEM competition. The idea of life engineering |
seems to me very interesting. To create standards could | seems to me very interesting. To create standards could | ||
simplify experiments and all shares. We are not yet researchers | simplify experiments and all shares. We are not yet researchers | ||
but we have the ambition to achieve a research project end to | but we have the ambition to achieve a research project end to | ||
end. Finally, iGEM contributes to the development of synthetic | end. Finally, iGEM contributes to the development of synthetic | ||
- | biology, while attempting to | + | biology, while attempting to demystify the image of science. I |
think science is accessible to people that get caught into the | think science is accessible to people that get caught into the | ||
game. <br><br><br><br> | game. <br><br><br><br> | ||
*Camille Huet de Froberville<br><br> | *Camille Huet de Froberville<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:CamilleHF.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:CamilleHF.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Diderot University<br> |
- | It's in the CRI I discovered and enjoyed really, Synthetic and | + | It's in the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI), I discovered and enjoyed really, Synthetic and |
Systems Biology in a multidisciplinary and international | Systems Biology in a multidisciplinary and international | ||
atmosphere that fitted me well. It's also during my master that I | atmosphere that fitted me well. It's also during my master that I | ||
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of. <br><br><br><br><br> | of. <br><br><br><br><br> | ||
*Edward Kwarteng<br><br> | *Edward Kwarteng<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:EdwardK.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:EdwardK.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Descartes University<br> |
- | iGEM competition is platform for young researchers to develop | + | iGEM competition is the platform for young researchers to develop |
- | their talents in such a world competition.Participating | + | their talents in such a world competition. Participating in iGEM |
competition will give me the opportunity to think of a scientific | competition will give me the opportunity to think of a scientific | ||
problem and design how to solve it autonomously with | problem and design how to solve it autonomously with | ||
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myself in this upcoming field of science.<br><br><br><br> | myself in this upcoming field of science.<br><br><br><br> | ||
*Laura Da Silva<br><br> | *Laura Da Silva<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:LauraDS.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:LauraDS.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Diderot University<br> |
While having a bachelor's degree in Biology of Lyon 1 | While having a bachelor's degree in Biology of Lyon 1 | ||
University, physics and computer science have always | University, physics and computer science have always | ||
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to take part.<br><br><br><br><br> | to take part.<br><br><br><br><br> | ||
*Mathias Toulouze<br><br> | *Mathias Toulouze<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:MathiasT.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary | + | [[Image:MathiasT.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV), Paris Diderot University<br> |
I am very impatient thinking about this competition. According to | I am very impatient thinking about this competition. According to | ||
me, it is a special opportunity offered to us. Indeed, in the | me, it is a special opportunity offered to us. Indeed, in the | ||
- | course of this competition we will have | + | course of this competition we will have to |
leverage our creativity, our passion for science and our team | leverage our creativity, our passion for science and our team | ||
spirit. Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline that has | spirit. Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline that has | ||
already led to several innovations, which transforms a little | already led to several innovations, which transforms a little | ||
- | more, each day, our vision of life. | + | more, each day, our vision of life. iGEM is a unique opportunity |
for us to learn and to excel.<br><br> | for us to learn and to excel.<br><br> | ||
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*Ouriel Caën<br><br> | *Ouriel Caën<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Ouriel.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Theoretical Physics, Paris Diderot University<br> |
As a Physics student my curiosity and enthusiasm towards life | As a Physics student my curiosity and enthusiasm towards life | ||
sciences has been the driving force to undertake a research | sciences has been the driving force to undertake a research | ||
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personal gain as much on social, organizational and | personal gain as much on social, organizational and | ||
psychological dimensions, convinced me of my interest to join | psychological dimensions, convinced me of my interest to join | ||
- | the Paris iGEM team. <br><br> | + | the Paris iGEM team. <br><br><br><br><br> |
*Hovannes Agopyan<br><br> | *Hovannes Agopyan<br><br> | ||
[[Image:HovannesA.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Physics for Biology, Paris Descartes University<br> | [[Image:HovannesA.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 1, Physics for Biology, Paris Descartes University<br> | ||
An opportunity to work with future researchers in a daring | An opportunity to work with future researchers in a daring | ||
- | project? A way to get matches in | + | project? A way to get matches in scientifically viable? The |
opportunity to be the strong link in a chain? To assume our | opportunity to be the strong link in a chain? To assume our | ||
- | capabilities and know how to cooperate?Take pleasure by | + | capabilities and know how to cooperate? Take pleasure by |
advancing? That are the questions that I would like to meet and | advancing? That are the questions that I would like to meet and | ||
- | answer through my participation in | + | answer through my participation in iGEM! I want to test my |
own limits in a group that strives for excellence through powerful | own limits in a group that strives for excellence through powerful | ||
- | synergies. | + | synergies. iGEM is probably the missing link that connects |
youth and dynamism to the particular world of research. Finally, | youth and dynamism to the particular world of research. Finally, | ||
- | I see in | + | I see in iGEM the opportunity to serve Human being, regardless |
of the adopted draft. <br><br><br><br> | of the adopted draft. <br><br><br><br> | ||
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iGEM allow some practice in synthetic biology. It is also the | iGEM allow some practice in synthetic biology. It is also the | ||
opportunity to share knowledge with members of other scientific | opportunity to share knowledge with members of other scientific | ||
- | communities (biologist, physicist, engineer). | + | communities (biologist, physicist, engineer). Being computer- |
scientist, I see iGEM like the creation of RISC processor, an | scientist, I see iGEM like the creation of RISC processor, an | ||
- | + | opportunity to search similitudes between different older projects | |
in order to model these. Hopefully, this research will simplify | in order to model these. Hopefully, this research will simplify | ||
- | next years | + | next years work by proposing better computer-science tools for |
project development.<br><br><br><br><br> | project development.<br><br><br><br><br> | ||
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*Cyrille Pauthenier<br><br> | *Cyrille Pauthenier<br><br> | ||
[[Image:CyrilleP.png|thumb|left|100px]] Master 1, Chemistry, ENS Ulm<br> | [[Image:CyrilleP.png|thumb|left|100px]] Master 1, Chemistry, ENS Ulm<br> | ||
- | I'm a student in chemistry master at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. Aware that most of the common chemicals we use in our | + | I'm a student in chemistry master at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. Aware that most of the common chemicals we use in our everyday life derived from oil and because I also enjoy studying biology, I started to focus my interest on living materials as an alternative source of carbon for chemistry, and natural chemical transformation processes. This is how I first stepped in Biocatalysis. Then, I discovered the iGEM contest, and get very fan of the idea of engineering life for our own human interest. I'm a very motivated guy, loving to work in team, and on such interesting projects. My aim is to go on in Synthetic Biology after the contest, and probably make a PhD in metabolic pathway engineering.<br><br> |
===Pharmacy and Medical students=== | ===Pharmacy and Medical students=== | ||
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I am currently following the Pharma.D Phd Program. I have to | I am currently following the Pharma.D Phd Program. I have to | ||
do a summer internship in the lab of my choice. I chose the CRI | do a summer internship in the lab of my choice. I chose the CRI | ||
- | for the multi disciplinary aspect and particularly | + | for the multi disciplinary aspect and particularly innovative side. |
It is important for me to not shut myself away into one particular | It is important for me to not shut myself away into one particular | ||
domain, as interesting as it is, and to be always open minded. | domain, as interesting as it is, and to be always open minded. | ||
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program, with no equal, and we will learn as well about people | program, with no equal, and we will learn as well about people | ||
we work with as ourselves. But iGEM is also a competition, a | we work with as ourselves. But iGEM is also a competition, a | ||
- | great team challenge that | + | great team challenge that motivates us to do great things and do |
better still. <br><br><br><br><br> | better still. <br><br><br><br><br> | ||
*Danyel Lee<br><br> | *Danyel Lee<br><br> | ||
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[[Image:KevinY.png|thumb|left|100px]]3rd year, Medicine, Paris Descartes University<br> | [[Image:KevinY.png|thumb|left|100px]]3rd year, Medicine, Paris Descartes University<br> | ||
I wanted to participate to iGEM for a long time and this year I | I wanted to participate to iGEM for a long time and this year I | ||
- | have finally possibility, motivation and energy do it! The project | + | have finally possibility, motivation and energy to do it! The project |
sounds amazing, work with other peoples, discover new things | sounds amazing, work with other peoples, discover new things | ||
in biology, do research. Enpowering my mind. I'm very | in biology, do research. Enpowering my mind. I'm very | ||
- | interested because I think that I can learn | + | interested because I think that I can learn different things with |
this competition than if I do another classic internship. It will be | this competition than if I do another classic internship. It will be | ||
a special experience to live and this is the moment maybe | a special experience to live and this is the moment maybe | ||
- | + | when ideas of mine and the team could change our world. <br><br><br><br> | |
===Engineering students=== | ===Engineering students=== | ||
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I am an engineering student in his final year of study at Mines ParisTech. I discovered synthetic biology almost by chance during an introductory course I took because I remembered dimly that I liked biology in high school. I never regretted it. Synthetic biology is for me the opportunity to design complex systems using the strengths of life to create devices that "traditionnal" engineering can not. It is also the perfect time to work with a team with all kinds of backgrounds. | I am an engineering student in his final year of study at Mines ParisTech. I discovered synthetic biology almost by chance during an introductory course I took because I remembered dimly that I liked biology in high school. I never regretted it. Synthetic biology is for me the opportunity to design complex systems using the strengths of life to create devices that "traditionnal" engineering can not. It is also the perfect time to work with a team with all kinds of backgrounds. | ||
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+ | <br><br><br> | ||
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*Oleg Mikhajlov | *Oleg Mikhajlov | ||
- | [[Image: | + | [[Image:MIKHAJLOV_OLEG.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]1st Year, Engineer, Ecole des Mines ParisTech |
- | I'm a first year student at Ecole des Mines de Paris. Before that I studied at the physics faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Now I would like to see how physics works in biology. Synthetic biology seems to be an excellent example of the interdisciplinary science that regroups biology, physics, computer | + | I'm a first year student at Ecole des Mines de Paris. Before that I studied at the physics faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Now I would like to see how physics works in biology. Synthetic biology seems to be an excellent example of the interdisciplinary science that regroups biology, physics, computer sciences etc. That's why I joined the iGEM team. |
- | <br><br><br> | + | <br><br><br><br><br><br> |
===The supervision team=== | ===The supervision team=== | ||
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INSERM tenured senior researcher and co-director of the AIV master, has graduated from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel) "Amirim" interdisciplinary program with major in Chemistry and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel) in Chemical Immunology for his work on catalytic antibodies as enzyme models, antibody conformational changes and directed evolution. After a research period at the Scripps Institute (California, USA), he received EMBO and Marie Curie fellowships to pursue postdoctoral work in Paris. His study interestevolve around applying Physical, Chemical and Biological approaches to study variability between clonal individuals. he si an associate professor at the Paris Descartes university faculty of Medicine (2008/9) and serves as the director of studies of the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI).<br><br> | INSERM tenured senior researcher and co-director of the AIV master, has graduated from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel) "Amirim" interdisciplinary program with major in Chemistry and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel) in Chemical Immunology for his work on catalytic antibodies as enzyme models, antibody conformational changes and directed evolution. After a research period at the Scripps Institute (California, USA), he received EMBO and Marie Curie fellowships to pursue postdoctoral work in Paris. His study interestevolve around applying Physical, Chemical and Biological approaches to study variability between clonal individuals. he si an associate professor at the Paris Descartes university faculty of Medicine (2008/9) and serves as the director of studies of the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI).<br><br> | ||
*Antoine Decrulle<br><br> | *Antoine Decrulle<br><br> | ||
- | [[Image:Antoine.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 2, AIV<br> | + | [[Image:Antoine.png|thumb|left|100px]]Master 2, Interdisciplinary approaches to Life Sciences (AIV),<br> |
Currently in Master 2 and preparing a thesis, i was in the team | Currently in Master 2 and preparing a thesis, i was in the team | ||
- | Paris- | + | Paris-Liliane Bettencourt during the last edition of the iGEM |
competition. For me, it has been a great scientific and human | competition. For me, it has been a great scientific and human | ||
experience. This year I decided to be part of the new team as | experience. This year I decided to be part of the new team as | ||
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*Thomas Lombès<br><br> | *Thomas Lombès<br><br> | ||
[[Image:Thomas.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]3rd Year PhD at FdV<br> | [[Image:Thomas.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]3rd Year PhD at FdV<br> | ||
- | Last year’s | + | Last year’s iGEM competition was for me, as an advisor, a great |
human and scientific experience. I am already thrilled by the | human and scientific experience. I am already thrilled by the | ||
- | brainstorming sessions we have for the 2011 | + | brainstorming sessions we have for the 2011 iGEM edition. I will |
- | be glad to share my experience and help the new | + | be glad to share my experience and help the new iGEM team |
as much as I can. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | as much as I can. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
*Yifan Yang<br><br> | *Yifan Yang<br><br> | ||
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previous iGEMs to the current team. Besides the science side, | previous iGEMs to the current team. Besides the science side, | ||
I'm very interested in teaching science with research, and | I'm very interested in teaching science with research, and | ||
- | untraditional mode of scientific research. | + | untraditional mode of scientific research. iGEM is the perfect |
model of both of these. From the teaching side, I'm really | model of both of these. From the teaching side, I'm really | ||
excited by the prospect of getting to know and working with | excited by the prospect of getting to know and working with | ||
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undergraduate students, which would never happen in | undergraduate students, which would never happen in | ||
traditional scientific labs. It's exciting to participate in such | traditional scientific labs. It's exciting to participate in such | ||
- | endeavors year after year.<br>< | + | endeavors year after year.<br> |
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Meet our team!
Group photo
Here is our group photo, at the final of the regional jamboree.
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Individual presentation
Biology students
- Adrien Lhomme-Duchadeuil
As far as I can recall I was always immersed in Sciences
and multi-culturalism. Following a bilingual education in France,
I obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Anthroplogy and
in Biology from the University of Toronto. Drawing from such a
wide education, I really wish to participate in the iGEM
competition so that I can bring to the team my biology skills and
my anthroplogical knowledge. I want to seize the opportunity
and contribute to this new adventure that synthetic biology is.
- Axel Séguret
After many talks with some teachers, I had the wish to
participate in the iGEM competition. The idea of life engineering
seems to me very interesting. To create standards could
simplify experiments and all shares. We are not yet researchers
but we have the ambition to achieve a research project end to
end. Finally, iGEM contributes to the development of synthetic
biology, while attempting to demystify the image of science. I
think science is accessible to people that get caught into the
game.
- Camille Huet de Froberville
It's in the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI), I discovered and enjoyed really, Synthetic and
Systems Biology in a multidisciplinary and international
atmosphere that fitted me well. It's also during my master that I
heard about iGEM. It's for me, a unique opportunity to work in a
lab and to be confronted to its management. Moreover it allows
to completely get involved in a project that is ours from the
emerging idea to its realisation. Last, iGEM needs us to surpass
ourselves. That's something that motivates me a lot : pushing
further our limits to accomplish something that we can be proud
of.
- Edward Kwarteng
iGEM competition is the platform for young researchers to develop
their talents in such a world competition. Participating in iGEM
competition will give me the opportunity to think of a scientific
problem and design how to solve it autonomously with
colleagues from different disciplines. It will enhance my
capabilities to work in a group and share ideas with fellows.
Synthetic biology is a great tool for future discoveries and i see
iGEM as the gateway for me to develop interest and equip
myself in this upcoming field of science.
- Laura Da Silva
While having a bachelor's degree in Biology of Lyon 1
University, physics and computer science have always
interested me. iGEM meaning interdisciplinarity: the mixture of
all basic sciences, represents, in my mind, a unique opportunity.
It is an adventure not only from the personal point of view:
working and setting up a team with students from different
backgrounds and interacting on different views of Life Sciences
induced, but also from a professional point of view: to have the
possibility at our study level to take part in the creation and in
the development by ourselves of our own scientific project, so
means a source of intellectual enrichment, at which I am willing
to take part.
- Mathias Toulouze
I am very impatient thinking about this competition. According to
me, it is a special opportunity offered to us. Indeed, in the
course of this competition we will have to
leverage our creativity, our passion for science and our team
spirit. Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline that has
already led to several innovations, which transforms a little
more, each day, our vision of life. iGEM is a unique opportunity
for us to learn and to excel.
Physics students
- Ouriel Caën
As a Physics student my curiosity and enthusiasm towards life
sciences has been the driving force to undertake a research
internship in an Israeli laboratory of modern theoretical
Biophysics. There, I learned that Biology is an inexhaustible source of
functions and systems which identification, recombination and
adaption will help to better understand life, and open a new era
of original and fruitful technologies. Synthetic Biology and iGEM
are the best way to implement this teaching. The numerous
testimonies of former iGEM participants evoking an invaluable
personal gain as much on social, organizational and
psychological dimensions, convinced me of my interest to join
the Paris iGEM team.
- Hovannes Agopyan
An opportunity to work with future researchers in a daring
project? A way to get matches in scientifically viable? The
opportunity to be the strong link in a chain? To assume our
capabilities and know how to cooperate? Take pleasure by
advancing? That are the questions that I would like to meet and
answer through my participation in iGEM! I want to test my
own limits in a group that strives for excellence through powerful
synergies. iGEM is probably the missing link that connects
youth and dynamism to the particular world of research. Finally,
I see in iGEM the opportunity to serve Human being, regardless
of the adopted draft.
Computer sciences student
- Adrien Basso-Blandin
My internship's subject deals with Synthetic biology and I would
like to do my thesis on the same subject. Thus, participating to
iGEM allow some practice in synthetic biology. It is also the
opportunity to share knowledge with members of other scientific
communities (biologist, physicist, engineer). Being computer-
scientist, I see iGEM like the creation of RISC processor, an
opportunity to search similitudes between different older projects
in order to model these. Hopefully, this research will simplify
next years work by proposing better computer-science tools for
project development.
Chemistry
- Cyrille Pauthenier
I'm a student in chemistry master at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. Aware that most of the common chemicals we use in our everyday life derived from oil and because I also enjoy studying biology, I started to focus my interest on living materials as an alternative source of carbon for chemistry, and natural chemical transformation processes. This is how I first stepped in Biocatalysis. Then, I discovered the iGEM contest, and get very fan of the idea of engineering life for our own human interest. I'm a very motivated guy, loving to work in team, and on such interesting projects. My aim is to go on in Synthetic Biology after the contest, and probably make a PhD in metabolic pathway engineering.
Pharmacy and Medical students
- Babak Nichabouri
I am currently following the Pharma.D Phd Program. I have to
do a summer internship in the lab of my choice. I chose the CRI
for the multi disciplinary aspect and particularly innovative side.
It is important for me to not shut myself away into one particular
domain, as interesting as it is, and to be always open minded.
iGEM is not only a simple lab internship, it is a pedagogic
program, with no equal, and we will learn as well about people
we work with as ourselves. But iGEM is also a competition, a
great team challenge that motivates us to do great things and do
better still.
- Danyel Lee
I learned about iGEM from a classmate that also wants to
participate in the project. A unique project planned and carried
out by a interdisciplinary group of students, both creative and
innovative, iGEM was clearly not an opportunity that i could
pass by. I look forward to learning from the other members,
learning through the experience, and contributing my own
knowledge and assets to the team.
- Kevin Yauy
I wanted to participate to iGEM for a long time and this year I
have finally possibility, motivation and energy to do it! The project
sounds amazing, work with other peoples, discover new things
in biology, do research. Enpowering my mind. I'm very
interested because I think that I can learn different things with
this competition than if I do another classic internship. It will be
a special experience to live and this is the moment maybe
when ideas of mine and the team could change our world.
Engineering students
- Baptiste Couly
I am an engineering student in his final year of study at Mines ParisTech. I discovered synthetic biology almost by chance during an introductory course I took because I remembered dimly that I liked biology in high school. I never regretted it. Synthetic biology is for me the opportunity to design complex systems using the strengths of life to create devices that "traditionnal" engineering can not. It is also the perfect time to work with a team with all kinds of backgrounds.
- Oleg Mikhajlov
I'm a first year student at Ecole des Mines de Paris. Before that I studied at the physics faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Now I would like to see how physics works in biology. Synthetic biology seems to be an excellent example of the interdisciplinary science that regroups biology, physics, computer sciences etc. That's why I joined the iGEM team.
The supervision team
- Ariel Lindner
INSERM tenured senior researcher and co-director of the AIV master, has graduated from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel) "Amirim" interdisciplinary program with major in Chemistry and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel) in Chemical Immunology for his work on catalytic antibodies as enzyme models, antibody conformational changes and directed evolution. After a research period at the Scripps Institute (California, USA), he received EMBO and Marie Curie fellowships to pursue postdoctoral work in Paris. His study interestevolve around applying Physical, Chemical and Biological approaches to study variability between clonal individuals. he si an associate professor at the Paris Descartes university faculty of Medicine (2008/9) and serves as the director of studies of the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI).
- Antoine Decrulle
Currently in Master 2 and preparing a thesis, i was in the team
Paris-Liliane Bettencourt during the last edition of the iGEM
competition. For me, it has been a great scientific and human
experience. This year I decided to be part of the new team as
advisor in order to share my experience and to keep learning
from the student and the new project.
- Aleksandra Nivina
I discovered the iGEM competition one year ago, and
committed myself to this scientific adventure by joining the 2010
team. Having learned a lot during this intense and exciting
work, I would now like to share my knowledge and experience
with the members of the next team. I'm sure this collaboration
will be interesting and fruitful for both me and the new iGEMers.
- Raphaël Pantier
Last year, I participated to the iGEM competition as a student,
this experience was incredibly exciting and instructive.
However, building a project from its imagination to its design,
modeling and achievement at the bench is not an easy task…
That’s why I would like to share my experience and help the
new iGEM team to go as far as they can!
- Thomas Lombès
Last year’s iGEM competition was for me, as an advisor, a great
human and scientific experience. I am already thrilled by the
brainstorming sessions we have for the 2011 iGEM edition. I will
be glad to share my experience and help the new iGEM team
as much as I can.
- Yifan Yang
Naturally, I would be glad to contribute my experience in
previous iGEMs to the current team. Besides the science side,
I'm very interested in teaching science with research, and
untraditional mode of scientific research. iGEM is the perfect
model of both of these. From the teaching side, I'm really
excited by the prospect of getting to know and working with
people from different backgrounds. In addition to that, iGEM is
an opportunity where interdisciplinary projects got done by
undergraduate students, which would never happen in
traditional scientific labs. It's exciting to participate in such
endeavors year after year.