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Kelly Robinson
Kelly Robinson is currently involved in the 2009 University of Alberta iGEM team. She is in her final year of an Honors Biochemistry program, and wishes the actively pursue molecular virology in graduate studies. In her spare time, she enjoys playing video games, Magic the Gathering, watching anime and reading (anything from the Future of Spacetime to Metamorphoses). Her favorite bands include, but are not limited to, Opeth, Tristania, Blind Guardian and Lake of Tears.
Jason "The Vet" Gardiner
Jason is a veteran of IGEM 2007 where his team the Butanerds won first place in the Energy track. Jason is currently in his fourth year of his Bachelor degree specializing in Botany. His hobbies include Softball, Beach volley ball, soccer, as well as playing the guitar and fiddling with the IGEM 2009 Wiki. Jason has applied to continue his education in grad studies at the University of Alberta in 2010. His degree in botany focuses mostly on the molecular side of plants and he hopes to use this knowledge applying synthetic biology to plants.
Amber "Tattoo" Paul
Hi, my name is Amber. I`m a Pisces, and my hobbies include beer, big men, and fast bikes or fast men and big bikes. Whatever comes first.
Andy
Benny is entering his fifth year of study in UofA's Electrical Engineering (Biomedical Specialization) program, having transferred from the Engineering Physics program. This is his first year participating in the iGEM competition. He joined the team in hopes of gaining field experience, and meeting potential colleagues from around the world. In his spare time, he enjoys writing/playing music on his electric guitar, studying new languages (Mandarin, Japanese, and eventually Spanish), video games, reading, and just chilling in general.
Brewster "Brewster" Laxston
Saima Zamir is in her third year of Biological Sciences Program at U of A and a proud member of 2008 iGEM Team. She plans to be a hot shot neurosurgeon one day. In her spare time, she works diligently on building her Zamir Memorial Hospital, one fantasy brick at a time - in addition to glass etching and pencil sketching. With her dancing shoes and Mighty wings, she is going places!!
Chongya Niu
Chris Kelly is a recent graduate of the University of Alberta's molecular genetics program and a first time participant in iGEM. His interests include (but are not limited to) science, science and more science (genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, astronomy, quantum mechanics in particular); but he also enjoys math and philosophy. In his spare time, Chris enjoys the most nerdiest of pursuits - Dungeons and Dragons, Lord of the Rings, video games, arguing on the internet about trivial things (Yes, the Millennium Falcon could kick the Enterprise's butt), reading (mostly non-fiction science books, but occasionaly hard sci-fi) and making countless references to internet memes. His musical tastes are, shall we say, refined? He listens mainly to heavy metal but also likes post-rock, IDM/EDM/EBM and a little bit of shoegaze and neofolk. To top it off, he's a huge fan of Leonard Cohen. Go figure.
Dan "the Mexican" Cotfas
Tom is in 4th year biomedical electrical engineering. He likes to stay active and eat healthy. Staying active includes playing sports, working out and running. Tennis is his particular favorite sport of the summer and snowboarding is his winter sport. He enjoy speaking in the third person and does so often. Tom is also offended by all of the chuck norris jokes going around out there as he can also do all those things only better. One time Tom did a round house kick and started the universe.
David "Str8 Up Hawtie" Lloyd
Yo, I'm a str8 up G, the lab life is the life for me. Running gels by day, plating colonies by night, being a synbiologist is hella tight. Yo I'm the mighty D to the avid but we never stay low that's why I'm Lloyd. I take out those gene the way I out them playa hatas. Straight up, no one pippettes like the mighty D. Don't be calling me to plate that garbage, you be wasting my minutes. I burst them cells like I pop my lab colla. Don't mess with with this straight G, I'll you won't have an eye left for iGem. PEACE
Denis "Jolie" Joly
Denis hails from St. Paul, Alberta. A town where men are men and women are too.
>Enoch "Half Pint" NG
Enoch enjoys long walks on the beach, catching butterflies, and riding unicorns. He is currently looking for a single female. Two legs only requirement.
Emera "Schulze" Nguyen
Emera enjoys yelling at small children, punting miniature dogs, and acting as Wayne's left hand woman. She also enjoys pastries, cream puffs, and a nice bottle of Sherry each night before curling up in front of the fire with the latest translation of Mien Kempf.
[[Image:]] Eric Leung
Eric is currently in his third year of a pharmacology degree. He enjoys playing basketball and badminton, drawing, and trying to catch up to TV series such as House and Heroes. Oh, and the Oilers rock.
[[Image:]] James
Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
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Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
[[Image:]] Jen
Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
Jonathan "Mail-Order" Tam
John has unfortunately been purchased as a sex slave by a nice German girl and will soon be lost forever.
[[Image:]] Justin
Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
Kalon Amstrong
Kalon Armstrong is a 4th year UofA student finishing off a BSc specializing in Molecular Genetics. Most of his growing-up and schooling took place in the small town of Cochrane, AB. This will be his first year on UofA's IGEM team and he is excited help take the competition to a new level. His ultimate goals consist of working in the Biotech or healthcare industry. When lab work,textbooks & energy drinks are aside, Kalon volunteers at the Student Distress Center on campus. While his interest in music, movies, snowboarding & hanging with friends etc. may seem stereotypical on the surface, they feel unique in their own right and keep him more than busy most of the time.
[[Image:]] Kiwi Fruit
Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
I enjoys to spend time with my cuzin' Bobbie-Sue. She has a purtty mouf. and she ed-u-a-cated to the third level in school, ele-ment-ary, that is. I also love my dog.
[[Image:]] Lisa
Saul Godkewitsch, hailing from beautiful Canmore, Alberta, is in his fourth year of
Electrical Engineering studies, biomedical option. While pipettes and Eppendorf tubes
aren't his specialty, the iGEM project proved to be one of the most exciting pursuits of
his summer. When he wasn't making gels or preparing overnights, Saul was spending time
working on his diffusion tensor tractography project of neurodevelopment in the corpus
callosum (read: "brain stuff"), or playing squash. Aside from schoolwork, Saul
volunteers at the Campus Food Bank, plays guitar and enjoys sports of all variety.
[[Image:]] Julia "Try Hard" Pon
Julia enjoys doing essays for fun and auditing molecular genetics classes...Okay, I feel like I should update this somehow, but that pretty much sums it up. Sad but true. I also have an addiction for dark chocolate, hate golf with a passion and like the word wapiti. Julia also thinks Winnipeg sounds like a cheap contest for pirates.
Stephen
Steve's in 2nd year genetics. He likes sandwiches.
Uche "Why Am I Here?" Davidson
Uche enjoys the soulful music of 98 degrees, N Sync, and Backstreet Boys. His interest include collecting Jonas brother posters and just can't understand how people don't know every word to HSM1,2, and 3! And OMG, if they know the dance moves... (you don't even want to know)
Maximus "The Gladiator" Buchko
Max is the manchild of team Alberta. He is currently seeking a "playmate" with similar interests, particularly whoopy cushions, teasing girls with coodies (who he secretly has crushes on), and making fart noises with his armpit. He also likes Spanish girls. That's why one day he's going to marry Dora the Explorer...
...She just doesn't know it yet.
Advisors
Dr. Michael Deyholos
Dr. Douglas "Pinky" Ridgway
Dr. Michael "The Brain" Ellison
James Mclagan
Dr. Wayne Materi
Background & Interests: BSc Computing Science Simon Frasier University, PhD Molecular Biology and Genetics University of Alberta, interests include neural development of nematode C. elegans and Synthetic Biology(design and construction of novel genetically modified bacteria to perform useful manufacturing and medical functions)
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