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KULeuven iGEM 2011

K.U.Leuven Team

The 2011 team consists of (bio-) engineers and (biomedical) scientists of the KUL, and – new this year – media developers from the MAD faculty of Genk. Each team member spends his/her summer holiday working on the project. The project was housed at the laboratory of Functional Biology of the Faculty of Science, which kindly provided space for experiments, access to computers and appropriate equipment.

Attributions

If you scroll over the team member pictures, you will see what they mainly did for the project. Most team members actually attributed to different parts in the project than the 'prescribed' role, but you'll only see the 'main role'.

Collaborations
• We sent a plasmid containing the InaZ-gene to the Edinburgh iGEM team.
• We took the initiative to organize a debate and invited the ULB iGEM team to present their project.

Students

Instructors

Prof. Joris Winderickx (Faculty of Science)
Ruben Ghillebert (Faculty of Science)
Erwin Swinnen (Faculty of Science)
Lies Vandersteene (Faculty of Science)
Inge Thijs (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)
Lyn Venken (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)
Hanne Tytgat (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)

We thank all the instructors for being involved in the brainstorming sessions and providing practical tips for wetlab, modeling and other items of the iGEM project. We are also grateful for their presence on the weekly iGEM meetings.

Advisors

Marian Crabbé (Faculty of Science)
Jochem Deen (Faculty of Science)
Wouter Delespaul (Faculty of Science)
Jonas Demeulemeester (Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine)
Prof. Helge Pfeiffer (Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering)
Annelien Verfaillie (Biomedical Sciences)
Andrea Wilkinson (Media Arts & Design Faculty)
Katrien Dreessen (Media Arts & Design Faculty)

Our gratitude also goes to the advisors because they helped us during the brainstorming sessions and attended the weekly iGEM meetings.

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-The 2011 team consists of <i>(bio-) engineers</i> and <i>(biomedical) scientists</i> of the KUL, and – new this year – <i>media developers</i> from the MAD faculty of Genk. Each team member spends his/her summer holiday working on the project. The project was housed at the Faculty of Science, which provided a space for experiments, access to computers and appropriate equipment.<br><br>
+The 2011 team consists of <i>(bio-) engineers</i> and <i>(biomedical) scientists</i> of the KUL, and – new this year – <i>media developers</i> from the MAD faculty of Genk. Each team member spends his/her summer holiday working on the project. The project was housed at the laboratory of Functional Biology of the Faculty of Science, which kindly provided space for experiments, access to computers and appropriate equipment.<br><br>
+<h3>Attributions</h3>
+If you scroll over the team member pictures, you will see what they mainly did for the project. Most team members actually attributed to different parts in the project than the 'prescribed' role, but you'll only see the 'main role'.
+<br><br>
+<u>Collaborations</u><br>
+•	We sent a plasmid containing the <i>InaZ</i>-gene to the Edinburgh iGEM team.<br>
+•	We took the initiative to organize a debate and invited the ULB iGEM team to present their project. <br><br>
 <h3>Students</h3>
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-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Tom Broeckx</b> (1st Master of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, KUL)</TD>
-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Stefan Habets</b> (Master of Graphic Design, MAD)</TD>
-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Yana Hoorne</b> (3rd Bachelor of Biology, KUL)</TD>
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-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Chris Muller</b> (Master of Communication & Multimedia Design, MAD)</TD>
-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Alice Uwineza</b> (3rd Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KUL)</TD>
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-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Koen Vandevoorde</b> (3rd Bachelor of Bioscience Engineering, KUL)</TD>
-            <TD VALIGN="top"><b>Bakul Vinchhi</b> (2nd Master of NanoScience and NanoTechnology, KUL)</TD>
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+We thank all the instructors for being involved in the brainstorming sessions and providing practical tips for wetlab, modeling and other items of the iGEM project. We are also grateful for their presence on the weekly iGEM meetings.<br><br>
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 <li><b>Katrien Dreessen</b> (Media Arts & Design Faculty)</li>
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+Our gratitude also goes to the advisors because they helped us during the brainstorming sessions and attended the weekly iGEM meetings.<br><br>
-<h3>Questions for the teammembers</h3>
-<p><br>
-<b>Name:</b> Yana Hoorne<br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> labwork<br>
-<b>Studies:</b>Biology<br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-The knowledge that failure is possible is a stimulation to work harder, furthermore the search for
-solutions to problems encountered is the most informative and interesting part of any experience.<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Don’t worry, be happy!!!<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, which one would you choose to see?</b><br>
-Green<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Grow old<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Tom Broeckx<br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> head of Investor Relations<br>
-<b>Studies:</b> 1st Master of Biochemistry and Biotechnology<br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you would not fail?</b><br>
-I would found a biochemical company that, next to being a world leader in biochemical research,
-tries to change the (rather) negative image that biochemistry and synthetic biology have. When the
-public opinion has been changed, more life science research can be done, which will benefit the
-society.<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-It’s not too late YET: Go green so that our planet becomes clean (again)!<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, what you choose to see?</b><br>
-Green: You have a lot of green in nature and you could still use the GFP as a visualization system.<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-In the near future I’m hoping to go to Boston with our iGEM team. In the next year I want to do a
-lot of research for my thesis, so that it becomes a great success so that I can go for a PhD. In the far
-future I have the ambitions to become a professor or a founder of a company!<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Vandermeeren Katrien<br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> safety, ethics and education<br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Biology<br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-Creating pink ducks (asking the Belgian politicians to form a government)<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Bring a raincoat with you when you visit Belgium!!!!<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, which one would you choose to see?</b><br>
-Blue, this way I’m still capable to look at the sky and see the clouds and fantasize (or pink to see if
-my creation succeeded!).<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Making evening meal, why think further? :p<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Koen Vandevoorde<br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> Modelling<br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Bioscience engineering<br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-Still the same as now and in the mean time I would specialize in heroic supernatural intervention
-(preventing earth quakes by sitting in top of it, blow away a tsunami by breathing in front of it…)<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Always look on the bright side of life - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1loyjm4SOa0<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, what you choose to see?</b><br>
-I would create a device mimicked from an organism that could see more color than me, maybe even
-more than human species. Nothing is impossible with synthetic biology!<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Commercializing our synthetic produced proteins and if this fails, taking a bit of rest after working for
-iGEM during summer.<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Alice Uwineza</b><br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> safety, education and ethics + lab team</b><br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Biochemistry and Biotechnology</b><br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-Make one dream of each child in this world come true.<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Carpe diem!<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, which one would you choose to see?</b><br>
-I would make a bacterium which will make it capable to see all the colors, because I cannot live in a
-world without all the beautiful colors.<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Not much: graduating in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PhD, professor, start my own company,
-becoming president (of the world), getting married, having four children, adopting four children,
-making a government for Belgium,… just go with the flow<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Chris Muller</b><br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> Design</b><br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Communication- & media design</b><br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-I would probably be bored, sit back, relax and not attempt anything, failing makes excitement.<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Try to wake up<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, what you choose to see?</b><br>
-Emerald<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Learn from and inspire people<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Sarah Veugelen</b><br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> labwork</b><br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Master in Biomedical Sciences</b><br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-To make my master thesis in one day.<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-The recipe for Belgian chocolates.<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, what you choose to see?</b><br>
-Green fluorescence.<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-I would like to graduate next year.<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Tao Liu</b><br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> Modelling</b><br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Food Technology</b><br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-To build a new KUL<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Let the earth turn slow<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, which one would you choose to see?</b><br>
-Blue.<br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Charity<br>
-<p><br><p>
-<b>Name:</b> Bakul Jitendra Vinchhi</b><br>
-<b>Nickname:</b> Da Vinci </b><br>
-<b>Role in iGEM-team:</b> Labwork, Biosafety, documentation of AFP INP and ceaB</b><br>
-<b>Studies:</b> Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology</b><br>
-<b>What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?</b><br>
-Invest a million dollars in penny stocks and make massive profits - remember I cannot fail ;)<br>
-<b>If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?</b><br>
-Have ‘courage’ and use ‘rationality’<br>
-<b>If you could see black and white except for one color, which one would you choose to see?</b><br>
-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmLHOGT0v4c">Issues (Think About It)</a><br>
-<b>What are your plans for the future?</b><br>
-Go on a wild trip into the Amazon rainforest, skydive in Switzerland, bike around the globe, travel to
-exotic places.<br>
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