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Team:British Columbia/Wetlabteam
From 2011.igem.org
Team Members
 Gurpal Bisra: My contribution to our wet lab component was to alter a yeast cell to contain the mutant erg20-2 gene instead of the wild type erg20 gene. Erg20 produces ~25% GPP and ~75% FPP molecules in the mevalonate biochemical pathway. GPP is essential to our project because it is the molecule that combines with a synthase in order to yield a monoterpene; where as, FPP does not develop monoterpenes. Since our goal is to mass produce monoterpenes, this mutation is key for our project to be successful. Additionally, I am assisting Samuel Wu to develop plasmids that contain the K6R-HMG2 and IDI1 genes. Their function is to alter the mevalonate pathway to ultimately produce more GPP as well. |
 Daisy Ji |
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Marianne |
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Vicki |
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Joe: I am a 4th year science student at UBC, studying microbiology and genetics. |
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Sam |
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Jacob |
Graduate Advisors
 Alina Chan: My main wet lab role is to train team members in the art of working with yeast. I also help with general troubleshooting and experimental design. |
 Rafael, the fat monkey: oooooooooaaaaahhhhh |
