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QGEM 2013 PRESENTS:
Here's a little bit about us
Queen's University is located in Kingston, Ontario, a small city located on the eastern side of Canada. Their iGEM team is composed of dedicated students who have devoted their summer to working with synthetic biology, toiling away in labs and of course, having a blast. This year our project initially began as an idea to remove foot odour. It eventually evolved to a much wider idea involving mosquitoes, malaria, and of course smelly feet! To find out more about what we've been up to, keep reading!
Meet the team
HENRY BARRON
Henry is a third year student studying Life Sciences. He dreams of a future that is inspiring and exciting. He also loves art but can't draw or paint. These two things have led him to synthetic biology.
JAMES KIM
James is a second year student studying life science. As a scholar, gentleman as well as a boxer, you can likely find him holding doors open for damsels, pondering the mysteries of the universe and performing spartan pushups (yes they are as difficult as they sound).
MACKENZIE JAMIESON
Mack is a fourth year life science student. His spirit animal is the dragon because his smoulder could probably burn anyone to a crisp. His commitment to toned biceps is matched only by his love for synthetic biology, the canvas upon which he paints with powerful strokes of genius. 
SYLVESTER CHIANG
Sylvester is a third year student studying biomedical computing. He is aptly described as a combination of his predecessors, Sylvester the cat and Sylvester Stallone; an individual of persistence and impressive muscular structure.
CINDY ZHU
Cindy is a 4th year Life Sciences and Psychology student. She is excited to join iGEM due to the infinite possibilities of synthetic biology, and to contribute to both labwork and creative projects. In her spare time, she enjoys reading Oliver Sacks, Youtubing Broadway musicals, and sangria.
DYLAN PIETTE
Dylan entering his fourth year in the biochemistry program. He really enjoys building orphanages in third world countries, raising money for the donation of livestock and when it all gets too much, Dylan will kick back in his lawn chair and work on his children's novel.
SIMON HUANG
Simon is a fourth year life science student. Much like Charlie Sheen, it is very difficult to find him not winning. When he isn’t exploring the wonders of synthetic biology, he secretly trains to be a tetris pro.
MITANGI PAREKH
Once there lived a tiny octopus in a sand castle. He was pretty sad but one day he found a starfish and they become best friends.
TONY ZHU
Tony is going into third of life science at Queen's. He's allergic to mangoes but he eats them anyways.
STEPHANIE CHAN
Stephanie blends in with the high schoolers, but in reality she is a third year Life Sciences student. When not doing plasmid preps or running PCR gels, Steph can be found in her natural habitat, Stauffer, doing battle with her MCAT books. She is also a keen curator of cute cat captions.
ANDY SONG
Andy is entering his 4th year as a Life Science major, hailing from Nova Scotia, a land famous for keiths and copious amounts of salt water. He enjoys staying playing sports, as well as hanging out with friends and playing settlers. His academic interests include GI cell physiology, saccade movements, and of course synthetic biology.
KYLE SUNDERLAND
Once there lived a tiny octopus in a sand castle. He was pretty sad but one day he found a starfish and they become best friends.
LAURA CHU
Laura is entering her 3rd year of Life Sciences. She loves cooking, reading, and watching a good old Leafs game. She loves heavy metal music and has recently developed an addiction to Benedict Cumberbatch's cheek bones. She can often be found daydreaming about her next meal.
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