Team Newcastle 2009
Students
Mathew Robinson
Currently in his third and final year at Newcastle University studying for a degree in Biomedical Sciences (BSc).
Main roles in iGem team - Metal sensors and Lab work (will also be helping to construct computational models)
Amateur lab photographer
Favourite quote: "I like bacillus in the morning", "Je n'ai pas d'animal", "James need feeding"
Sub-Project - Metal Sensing and Promoter Library
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Goksel Misirli
He is a first year PhD student and doing his PhD in Synthetic Biology.
Main roles in iGEM team - Modelling, Stochastic Switch
Favourite quote: "I'm not sure, but I can try"
Sub-Project - Stochastic Switch
Hang Zhao
An MSc Bioinformatics in Computing Science school at Newcastle University.
Main roles in iGEM team - Modelling, Lab work and LOGO, t-shirt design
Sub-Project - Metal Sensing and Chassis Team
Arunkumar Krishnakumar
A final year undergraduate student in Human Genetics at Newcastle University, interested in Developmental Genetics, and now in Synthetic Biology.
Sub-Project - Metal Sensing
Favourite quote: "In France, we say you "get two mangos with one stone" NOT kill two birds with one stone!"
Jessica Tarn
A fourth year undergraduate of an integrated Masters course in Biomedical Sciences at Newcastle University.
Favourite quote: "Let's take the LouP and go get a BouK"
Sub-Project - Stochastic Switch
James Murray
A third year undergraduate at Newcastle University, currently studying Computing Science.
My main roles in the iGEM team are modelling and programming.
An active Wikipedian and a Guitarist.
Avid Trekkie.
Favourite quote: "Technically..."
Sub-Project - Sporulation Tuning and Chassis Team
Jane Hong
A recent graduate from Chemical Engineering at Newcastle University, soon to be embarking on a MSc. in Industrial Quality Technology in Newcastle University's CEAM school.
Favourite quote: "Shut up", "I want ham and cheese"
Sub-Project - Sporulation Tuning and Chassis Team
Instructors
Professor Anil Wipat
One of the Computing/Biology hybrids that run the iGEM team.
Dr. Jennifer Hallinan
The other Computing/Biology hybrid that run the iGEM team.
Advisors
Dr. Daniel Swan
Morgan Taschuk
Dr. Matthew Pocock
Senior Research Associate
Dr. Mike Cooling
Our city
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Other acknowledgements
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