Latest revision as of 03:45, 28 September 2013

Students

Santiago Sosa - Biology Student

My name is Santiago Sosa and I’m currently studying Biology. Although I like all areas of science I have a particular interest in life sciences. I decided to participate in IGEM because it’s a great and funny way of learning new stuff. However, it requires a hard work… I’m glad that our project is focus on contaminant detection and consequently it could be helpful for a lot of people.

But science is not my only one love, I also like singing. I’ve been singing in choirs for several years and I hope to do it for the rest of my life.

Inés Patop- Biology Student

I am a biology student with many interests in different areas. I have been studying arts since I can remember, I love design and I am interested in anthropology and scientific communication. So the possibility to participate in a project that combine all my passions and with a direct application to the everyday life was a great opportunity. The whole sinBio concept and the engineering approach are amazing to me. I am really grateful for learning, designing and being able to help with environmental problems in the process.

Francisco Dorr- Computer Science Student

I am 23 years old and I'm a Computer Science student. I've always been interested in biology though, so I started my studies in Bioinformatics. Im glad I can participate in the Buenos Aires Team and use my knowledge in theorical computer science to give a non-biology oriented vision to the project (if I manage to get listened by the biologists!). What I really love the most, is working with a so heterogenic human group. I'm learning a lot! Besides that, Synthetic Biology's span is so huge that one can do whatever he wants. There is no frontier!

	Luciano Marasco- Biology Student
	Biology student, assistant in Molecular Biology research, passionate botanic, part-time nerd, heavy drinker of orange juice and at night he fight against tooth decay.

Lucas Vattino- Biology Student

I am currently going through my last year as an undergraduate student at Facultad de Ciencas Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (FCEyN-UBA), where I am also a teaching assistant in the Department of Physiology and Molecular Biology. My principal field of interest is Neurobiology, and my work is focused on understanding how cochlear hair cells work to process mechanical stimuli and transduce them into an electrical signal. I was interested in being part of an iGEM team because I think Synthetic Biology is a stimulating scientific challenge, where we can test our creativity and perseverance, and also the ability to develop an interdisciplinary work, which in turn may have an impact in society.

Sebastián Mildiner- Biology Student

Hello, my name is Sebastian, I am 22 and I am a fifth year biology student. Since childhood I’ve always been interested in science, but in particular I’m very excited about interdisciplinary work. I find it not only useful, but also a lot of fun! Sometimes it’s not easy build up bridges between the different specialities (biology, physics, chemistry, informatics, etc) because each one has it's own language, but once those walls are broken is that the best ideas come. So, when I realized that some people from our University were going to create a team for the iGEM competition I thought I couldn’t stay outside.

On the other side, I enjoy a lot to play football with friends (and I am well known in the pitch for my lack of any skill), also, watching movies and most of anything to travel.

Federico Agustín Vignale- Biology Student

I am a second year Biology Student at the University of Buenos Aires. I have never been involved in iGEM before, but I am very excited to be participating in the wet lab portion of it this year. I know that I will gain a ton of new knowledge and have a chance to hopefully step out of my comfort zone and learn a bit more about modeling and website design. Some of my interests include travelling, reading and reptile keeping.

	Federico Barone- Physics Student
	In my career there is a clear division between theoretical and applied science. I always lean more towards the latter. For me IGEM was the perfect opportunity to work on an applied project with great perspectives.

Sebastián Degese- Chemistry Student

I'm 25 years old and I study Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires. The main feature that attracted me the most about iGEM was the possibility of forming a project with people from different areas and see how my academic formation fits in an environment of cooperation and interdependece.

Outside the university I enjoy playing football, playing guitar, watching series (who doesn't), reading and ocassionally going to the sauna with friends (yes, I know).

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-|Si bien la biología es el área de la ciencia que mas me gusta, en general disfruto de aprender cosas nuevas cualquiera sea la temática. Decidí participar de IGEM porque creo que es un proyecto del que se puede aprender mucho. Ademas es una gran oportunidad para aprender a trabajar en grupo. Cuando me enteré de la temática que íbamos a tratar en nuestro proyecto, me entusiasmó mucho la idea de que ademas de poder participar en una competencia podríamos hacer algo útil a nuestra sociedad. En mi tiempo libre disfruto de cantar y practicar trapecio. Son dos actividades que me ayudan a relajarme y a expresarme en el ámbito artístico.
+|My name is Santiago Sosa and I’m currently studying Biology. Although I like all areas of science I have a particular interest in life sciences. I decided to participate in IGEM because it’s a great and funny way of learning new stuff. However, it requires a hard work… I’m glad that our project is focus on contaminant detection and consequently it could be helpful for a lot of people.
+But science is not my only one love, I also like singing. I’ve been singing in choirs for several years and I hope to do it for the rest of my life.
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-|En mi vida cotidiana me dedico a muchas cosas. Estudio bología en la Universidad de Buenos Aires, pero también estudio, desde que tengo memoria, música, pintura y fotografía. También me interesa la divulgación cinetífica, la pedagogía y la antropología. Cuando escuché de iGem y de la biología sintética me fascinó la idea de combinar biología y diseño, la idea más "ingenieril" del asunto y a su vez la posibilidad de accionar más directamente sobre nuestra realidad cotidiana.
+|I am a biology student with many interests in different areas. I have been studying arts since I can remember, I love design and I am interested in anthropology and scientific communication. So the possibility to participate in a project that combine all my passions and with a direct application to the everyday life was a great opportunity. The whole sinBio concept and the engineering approach are amazing to me. I am really grateful for learning, designing and being able to help with environmental problems in the process.
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-|Soy un estudiante de Ciencias de la Computación de 23 años, pero siempre tuve interés por la biología. De hecho, comencé a cursar la carrera de Bioinformática, pero decidí volver a mis orígenes y continuar con la computación. Participar en iGEM es lo que le estaba faltando a mi estudio, ya que puedo aplicar mis conocimientos aprendidos y aportar una visión desde fuera de las ciencias biologícas. Además, la posibilidad de trabajar con un grupo proveniente de diferentes ámbitos creo que es una experiencia totalmente enriquecedora. El hecho de que la biología sintética abarque un espectro tan amplio es una de las cosas que más me gustan, ya que la única frontera es la imaginación que cada uno pueda tener! Y poder ayudar (en este caso de una forma ecológica) haciendo lo que a uno le gusta es una gran satisfacción. Ahora un poco de mi fuera de la vida universitaria: toco el piano y la guitarra, me gusta salir a correr todas las semanas, y sobre todo, compartir alguna comilona con amigos.
+| I am 23 years old and I'm a Computer Science student. I've always been interested in biology though, so I started my studies in Bioinformatics. Im glad I can participate in the Buenos Aires Team and use my knowledge in theorical computer science to give a non-biology oriented vision to the project (if I manage to get listened by the biologists!). What I really love the most, is working with a so heterogenic human group. I'm learning a lot! Besides that, Synthetic Biology's span is so huge that one can do whatever he wants. There is no frontier!
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-|Estudiante de Biología, colaborador en investigación en Biología Molecular, Botánico apasionado, orador en TED, nerd part-time, todólogo, bebedor empedernido de jugo de naranja, por las noches sale a combatir las caries.
+|Biology student, assistant in Molecular Biology research, passionate botanic, part-time nerd, heavy drinker of orange juice and at night he fight against tooth decay.
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-|I am currently going through my last year as an undergraduate student at Facultad de Ciencas Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, where I am also a teaching assistant. My principal field of interest is Neurobiology, as my work is focused on understanding how cochlear hair cells work to process mechanical stimuli and transducer them into an electrical signal, regarding the overall auditory system.
+|I am currently going through my last year as an undergraduate student at Facultad de Ciencas Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (FCEyN-UBA), where I am also a teaching assistant in the Department of Physiology and Molecular Biology. My principal field of interest is Neurobiology, and my work is focused on understanding how cochlear hair cells work to process mechanical stimuli and transduce them into an electrical signal. I was interested in being part of an iGEM team because I think Synthetic Biology is a stimulating scientific challenge, where we can test our creativity and perseverance, and also the ability to develop an interdisciplinary work, which in turn may have an impact in society.
-I was interested in being part of an iGEM team because I think Synthetic Biology is a stimulating scientific challenge, where we can test ourselves in several important facets of a scientist’s life, e.g.: creativity, perseverance and the ability to develop an interdisciplinary work.
-Besides being attracted to the intellectual challenge provided by this competition, I think Synthetic Biology has a huge potential, giving us the possibility to achieve results surpassing the academic field, to become an important contribution to society.
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-|Tengo 22 y estudio biología en la UBA. De chico mis pasiones eran armar cosas con lego y hacer experimentos mezclando todo lo que hubiera en la casa (además de los power rangers, claro). Hice la secundaria en un colegio comercial y me olvidé un poco de todo eso, pero por alguna razón me anoté en esta carrera y me fui reencontrando con ese yo de mi infancia y todos esos recuerdos y sensaciones que tenía recluidas en algún lugar de la memoria. Hace algunos años me hubiera resultado imposible imaginar que hoy en día iba a estar pensando proyectos de lego otra vez, pero con partes biológicas reales y con gente tan copada con tanto para aportar. Por fuera de lo académico, me gusta leer literatura, ver películas, andar en bicicleta, muy de vez en cuando remar y jugar al futbol con amigos, actividad en la que me destaco por mi falta de habilidad.
+|Hello, my name is Sebastian, I am 22 and I am a fifth year biology student. Since childhood I’ve always been interested in science, but in particular I’m very excited about interdisciplinary work. I find it not only useful, but also a lot of fun! Sometimes it’s not easy  build up bridges between the different specialities (biology, physics, chemistry, informatics, etc) because each one has it's own language, but once those walls are broken is that the best ideas come. So, when I realized that some people from our University were going to create a team for the iGEM competition I thought I couldn’t stay outside.
+On the other side, I enjoy a lot to play football with friends (and I am well known in the pitch for my lack of any skill), also, watching movies and most of anything to travel.
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-| style="width: 60%;" | '''Federico Vignale- Biology Student'''
+| style="width: 60%;" | '''Federico Agustín Vignale- Biology Student'''
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-|Soy estudiante de segundo año de la licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Desde que escuché sobre la existencia de la biología sintética, me quedé fascinado sobre esta nueva disciplina que tiene mucho futuro y que puede mejorar la calidad de vida humana. Es por eso que decidí formar parte del equipo IGem Buenos Aires 2013, el cual me va a permitir acercarme más a la biología sintética y obtener experiencia en la misma.  bicicleta, muy de vez en cuando remar y jugar al futbol con amigos, actividad en la que me destaco por mi falta de habilidad.
+|I am a second year Biology Student at the University of Buenos Aires. I have never been involved in iGEM before, but I am very excited to be participating in the wet lab portion of it this year. I know that I will gain a ton of new knowledge and have a chance to hopefully step out of my comfort zone and learn a bit more about modeling and website design. Some of my interests include travelling, reading and reptile keeping.
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-|Soy estudiante de física y en mi carrera existe una clara división entre ciencia teórica y aplicada. Yo siempre me incline más hacia esta última y vi en la propuesta de IGEM Buenos Aires 2013 la posibilidad de aprender y desarrollarme en un proyecto interdisciplinario y desafiante, con el fin concreto de brindarle a la población una herramienta que pueda mejorar su calidad de vida. Como yapa no me acordaba que la biología era así de interesante y de la mano de mis compañeros me estoy metiendo de a poco en un mundo nuevo que cada vez me resulta más interesante.
+|In my career there is a clear division between theoretical and applied science. I always lean more towards the latter. For me IGEM was the perfect opportunity to work on an applied project with great perspectives.
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