Team:UTP-Panama/Team

Atributions of UTP-Panama Team

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Team References

[1]https://igem.org/Team.cgi

OUR TEAM

Sensei/Jedi Master

Grimaldo Elías Ureña M.(Instructor & Director)
The father, the guru, the light in the darkness of the UTP Team.

Senpai/Padawan

Lucia L. Palma (Human Practice Advisor).
The oracle, the organization, the peace in the storm.

ADVISOR

Ricardo Correa & Lorena Coronado
Thanks for all, Kike & Lorena our Lab Heroes!
Others Lab Colaborators
Eblis Diaz Corro
Zeuz Capitan Barrios

FACULTY STAFF

Marcela Paredez de Vazquez (president), thanks for Believing in US!
Dr Humberto Alvarez, Dr Martin Candanedo, Dr Eleicer Ching, Dr Ignacio Chang. Members of the UTP Administration that Collaborate and help us run our team. Thanks Dr Candenedo & Alvarez for all the time and collaboration!!!
Associated Professors
Damarys Cortes
Indira Franco

THE STUDENTS

Some day great Scientist!
ALL UNDERGRADS

Name: Kesia M. Barrows
Career: Food Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Biochemistry, food microbiology and languages
What do you think about iGEM?: I think iGEM is an excellent opportunity for young people to do science.
Hobbies: Reading, watch scifi movies and play brain/interactive games
Favorite Book: The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
Favorite Quote: "The important thing is not to stop questioning", Albert Einstein

Name: Valery Díaz
Career: Civil Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Calculus
What do you think about iGEM?: is the best way of learning and spreading this new science called Synthetic Biology
Hobbies: Dancing, playing tennis and reading
Favorite Book: I can't choose one, it has to be between one of Dan Brown, Agatha Christie or Harry Potter.
Favorite Quote: "It's kind of fun to do the impossible", W. Disney

Name: Dukakis Tejada
Career: Food engineering
Favorite areas of study: Food engineering, Synthetic biology, Supply chain engineering, Bussiness administration.
What do you think about iGEM?: iGEM ​​is an excellent platform to test our wits and skills, we can achieve a
cultural exchange and knowledge, and contribute to the world through the development of GEMs useful to science and and technology.
Hobbies: I enjoy dancing Salsa, playing soccer, spending time with friends, doing bodybuilding and reading about history and economy.
Favorite Book: Calidad Total y Productividad from Humberto Gutierrez Pulido
Favorite Quote: "Make your passion your profession, then the work becomes play"

Name: Arturo Alexis Nieves Portillo
Career:Software Developmet
Favorite areas of study: software,chemistry,biology, sci-fi, cutting edge technologies.
What do you think about iGEM?: iGem competition is a great opportunity to know how to help the world by developing a new fascinating science like synthetic biology is.
Hobbies: tennis, football soccer, videogames, reading, hanging out with friends or family.
Favorite Book: there are many of them: The holly Bible(knowledge), and sci-fi books like Isaac Asimov Foundation and Empire.
Favorite Quote: Be whatever you want to be; but be yourself. Charlie Chaplin.

Name: Emmanuel Garuz
Career: Electromechanical engineering.
Favorite areas of study: Robotics, control systems, mecatronics, languages.
What do you think about iGEM?: It's a good opportunity for me to learn about biology, and as a competition, it gives me responsibilities and experience.
Hobbies: Soccer, billiard, chess, gym and ping pong.