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                   My name is Alexandro Rizzo and I am a second year biochemist student at York University. I am one of the founder members of this iGEM team, the first of our university, and I did it because I want to get hands on experience with synthetic biology which I think is gonna be a crucial technology in the near future. I am a mature student, which means I am a little bit old, because I did a lot of other stuff before coming to Uni, like import cars from Germany to Spain, work as a lifeguard, write, travel around the world, volunteer in the third world or set up an organic gardening company back home. But now here I am. I love practicing sports, the beach, movies and literature and spend time with my friends.
                   My name is Alexandro Rizzo and I am a second year biochemist student at York University. I am one of the founder members of this iGEM team, the first of our university, and I did it because I want to get hands on experience with synthetic biology which I think is gonna be a crucial technology in the near future. I am a mature student, which means I am a little bit old, because I did a lot of other stuff before coming to Uni, like import cars from Germany to Spain, work as a lifeguard, write, travel around the world, volunteer in the third world or set up an organic gardening company back home. But now here I am. I love practicing sports, the beach, movies and literature and spend time with my friends.
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                 <h3>Andra Stefania Necula</h3>
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                   Having completed my Molecular Biology course at York this year, I am now about to start a PhD in Immunology at Oxford. I love being involved in educational projects and I am passionate about entrepreneurship, but at the end of the day it's Biology that makes my heart tick.
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                <h3>Evaldas Klumbys</h3>
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                  3rd year biochemist. I am detonated by the power of symphonic metal, activated by the intensity of football, charmed by the grace of ice skating, calmed by the soothing voice of my singing guitar and most importantly fascinated by the beauty of sciences all together. Without them, my life would be meaningless. P.S. I am not insane my mother had me tested (by Dr. Sheldon Cooper).
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                 <h3>Kobchai Duangrattanalert</h3>
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                <h3>Andrew Farthing</h3>
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                  I am a first year Biochemistry student originally from Manchester participating in the iGEM competition this year. The wide range of experience the project offers is staggering, from sponsorship to video production to lab work to outreach. I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to work with such an intelligent and diverse group of people. Within the competition I am specifically involved in sponsorship, modelling, outreach and quorum sensing, as well as general lab work. Outside of the lab I enjoy hiking, cycling, camping. I have been a member of the scouts from a young age and have completed my Gold DofE and Queen's Scout award. I also pride myself on having walked Coast to Coast for charity last year.
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                <h3>Jonas Kondratavičius</h3>
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                  I came from Lithuania to study BSc in Molecular Biology in York last year. I like it in here and I love the birds around the campus although sometimes I feel unexplainable void within myself as there are no pink pelicans in here. My part in the team was cloning, if you have any queries or need some help, contact me at jk798@york.ac.uk.
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                  My name is Ivan and I just finished my Second Year of studying Genetics at York. I represent Bulgaria, Plovdiv and Language School “Plovdiv” along with my good friend Nik whose biography you can find somewhere lying around. My interests in Biology are varied and numerous. Participating in iGEM and acquiring knowledge in Synthetic Biology has given me yet another perspective on the magnificent science that is the study of life. Among other topics, I am also interested in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. In the future, I wish to explore the intersections of those two disciplines and many more. My interests and hobbies outside the lab include sports like cycling, rowing and weightlifting, and the trademark activity of my hometown – just relaxing.
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                  My name is Ricardo and I am currently studying Biochemistry at the University of York. I am originally from Spain and I am keen on fashion, marketing and botanics. I would like to lead my career into lab research (epidemics, virology and mycorrhiza are my favourite topics at the moment). Feel free to contact me at rcdp501@york.ac.uk
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                  My name is Ricardo and I am currently studying Biochemistry at the University of York. I am originally from Spain and I am keen on fashion, marketing and botanics. I would like to lead my career into lab research (epidemics, virology and mycorrhiza are my favourite topics at the moment). Feel free to contact me at rcdp501@york.ac.uk
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                <h3>Gintarė Bučaitė</h3>
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I am originally from Lithuania and I have spent my whole life there until I started my fascinating studies at University of York. I have just finished my first year (glorious Biochemistry degree), which was full of new exciting ideas and one of them led me to iGEM competition. I am more than happy to be a part of this project as I not only get a chance to work in the labs (How cool is that??) but also I have met a lot of interesting and brilliant people who are so wonderfully crazy about science and moving forwards.
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On the other hand, life is not all about working and studying. Whenever I am outside the labs, I enjoy exploring the magnificent York city as well as the whole United Kingdom. By the way, my latest achievement – trip to Alton Towers, loads of fun!
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All the best,
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Gintare Bucaite
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                   Having completed my Molecular Biology course at York this year, I am now about to start a PhD in Immunology at Oxford. I love being involved in educational projects and I am passionate about entrepreneurship, but at the end of the day it's Biology that makes my heart tick.
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iGEM York

Future in Your Eyes, future in York UNI team iGEM York Team
Future in Your Eyes, future in York UNI team

The Team

The iGEM Team formed at the University of York started in January 2013. An introductory lecture to the concept of the competition was given by enthusiastic students and later team members – Andra Necula and Alexandro Rizzo. Over 60 students showed up for the first iGEM presentation, after the competition had been advertised widely. From these, about 40 came to the initial brainstorming meeting. Soon after, a couple of workshops were organised. During those workshops there was a further briefing on the details surrounding iGEM. However, the two main points of those were the brainstorming of project ideas and the subscription of new ‘recruits’ for the emerging York team. After choosing two ideas from a list of over 100, about 20 enthusiastic students decided to carry on with the project. During one of those early sessions the idea of a Microbial Fuel Cell was mentioned by final year students Evaldas Klumbys and Kobchai Duangrattanalert. Being a complex idea, it initially did not receive as much attention as other more “exciting” ideas like ‘Organic Lemon Grenades’ for example. One other idea– Bacterial Mouthwash– was taken up seriously by several future iGEMers and the forming team was split into two subunits for the first time and a competition of sorts was organised between the ideas. Eventually, the broad application of MFCs and the rather invasive character of Bacterial Mouthwash tilted the scales towards the former. University of York lecturers Dr. James Chong, Dr. Gavin Thomas and Prof. Maggie Smith were established as team supervisors. Our team benefited a lot from the help of other academics as well, namely Dr. James Edwards. It was now April - the long and grueling process of dry lab work and project design had begun! Team members had to read dozens of papers to get up to the level needed for such a complicated concept. We had regular briefing workshops where we would let our supervisors know how much progress we had made. Sponsorship requests were also sent during this time and an article in NOUSE, the University newspaper and website, was released with the aim of intriguing the potential iGEMers of next year. Twelve of us carried on to form the first iGEM team ever at the University of York. We are a good mix of biologists and biochemists, spanning from 1st to 4th year of studies, coming from Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The plan was for lab work to begin in July.

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Biographies

Supervisors

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Dr. James Chong the Lead Supervisor

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Supervisor Dr. Magie Smith

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Supervisor Dr. Gavin Thomas

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Supervisor Dr. James Edvard

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Biography picture of Advisor Alexandro Rizzo

Advisor Alexandro Rizzo

My name is Alexandro Rizzo and I am a second year biochemist student at York University. I am one of the founder members of this iGEM team, the first of our university, and I did it because I want to get hands on experience with synthetic biology which I think is gonna be a crucial technology in the near future. I am a mature student, which means I am a little bit old, because I did a lot of other stuff before coming to Uni, like import cars from Germany to Spain, work as a lifeguard, write, travel around the world, volunteer in the third world or set up an organic gardening company back home. But now here I am. I love practicing sports, the beach, movies and literature and spend time with my friends.


Team Members

Biography picture of team member Andra Stefania Necula

Andra Stefania Necula

Having completed my Molecular Biology course at York this year, I am now about to start a PhD in Immunology at Oxford. I love being involved in educational projects and I am passionate about entrepreneurship, but at the end of the day it's Biology that makes my heart tick.

Biography picture of team member Evaldas Klumbys

Evaldas Klumbys

3rd year biochemist. I am detonated by the power of symphonic metal, activated by the intensity of football, charmed by the grace of ice skating, calmed by the soothing voice of my singing guitar and most importantly fascinated by the beauty of sciences all together. Without them, my life would be meaningless. P.S. I am not insane my mother had me tested (by Dr. Sheldon Cooper).

Biography picture of team member Kobchai Duangrattanalert

Kobchai Duangrattanalert

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Biography picture of team member Andrew Farthing

Andrew Farthing

I am a first year Biochemistry student originally from Manchester participating in the iGEM competition this year. The wide range of experience the project offers is staggering, from sponsorship to video production to lab work to outreach. I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to work with such an intelligent and diverse group of people. Within the competition I am specifically involved in sponsorship, modelling, outreach and quorum sensing, as well as general lab work. Outside of the lab I enjoy hiking, cycling, camping. I have been a member of the scouts from a young age and have completed my Gold DofE and Queen's Scout award. I also pride myself on having walked Coast to Coast for charity last year.

Biography picture of team member Jonas Kondratavičius

Jonas Kondratavičius

I came from Lithuania to study BSc in Molecular Biology in York last year. I like it in here and I love the birds around the campus although sometimes I feel unexplainable void within myself as there are no pink pelicans in here. My part in the team was cloning, if you have any queries or need some help, contact me at jk798@york.ac.uk.

Biography picture of team member Ivan Gyulev

Ivan Gyulev

My name is Ivan and I just finished my Second Year of studying Genetics at York. I represent Bulgaria, Plovdiv and Language School “Plovdiv” along with my good friend Nik whose biography you can find somewhere lying around. My interests in Biology are varied and numerous. Participating in iGEM and acquiring knowledge in Synthetic Biology has given me yet another perspective on the magnificent science that is the study of life. Among other topics, I am also interested in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. In the future, I wish to explore the intersections of those two disciplines and many more. My interests and hobbies outside the lab include sports like cycling, rowing and weightlifting, and the trademark activity of my hometown – just relaxing.

Biography picture of team member Ricardo Cañavate del Pino

Jonas Kondratavičius

My name is Ricardo and I am currently studying Biochemistry at the University of York. I am originally from Spain and I am keen on fashion, marketing and botanics. I would like to lead my career into lab research (epidemics, virology and mycorrhiza are my favourite topics at the moment). Feel free to contact me at rcdp501@york.ac.uk

Biography picture of team member Ricardo Cañavate del Pino

Jonas Kondratavičius

My name is Ricardo and I am currently studying Biochemistry at the University of York. I am originally from Spain and I am keen on fashion, marketing and botanics. I would like to lead my career into lab research (epidemics, virology and mycorrhiza are my favourite topics at the moment). Feel free to contact me at rcdp501@york.ac.uk

Biography picture of team member Gintarė Bučaitė

Gintarė Bučaitė

Hello, world! I am originally from Lithuania and I have spent my whole life there until I started my fascinating studies at University of York. I have just finished my first year (glorious Biochemistry degree), which was full of new exciting ideas and one of them led me to iGEM competition. I am more than happy to be a part of this project as I not only get a chance to work in the labs (How cool is that??) but also I have met a lot of interesting and brilliant people who are so wonderfully crazy about science and moving forwards. On the other hand, life is not all about working and studying. Whenever I am outside the labs, I enjoy exploring the magnificent York city as well as the whole United Kingdom. By the way, my latest achievement – trip to Alton Towers, loads of fun! All the best, Gintare Bucaite


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Andra Stefania Necula

Having completed my Molecular Biology course at York this year, I am now about to start a PhD in Immunology at Oxford. I love being involved in educational projects and I am passionate about entrepreneurship, but at the end of the day it's Biology that makes my heart tick.

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University of York

The University of York

York is a city with a rich heritage; having been founded over two millennia ago, it was in turn a Roman, Viking and Norman city. The buildings in the city centre still preserve the beautiful Victorian style, particularly on Shambles, which has been chosen the most beautiful street in the world. York also holds the record for the most haunted place on Earth! The National Railway Museum contains a wide collection of trains, including the locomotive of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Express. The University of York is a leading university in the United Kingdom, having been placed 2nd for Biosciences in the Guardian University Guide 2014 and constantly being ranked in the top 5 universities for Biological Sciences in British league tables. The Biology Department, which hosted our iGEM team, is proud to bring together some of the most prominent microbiologists in the country. The Staff here have a reputation of being very approachable and friendly. The undergraduate courses have a strong teaching component, which allows students to gain hands-on experience early on and become confident in the lab by the end of their degree. This year, the university is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a great moment for participating in iGEM for the first time.

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