Undergraduates

Aura Ferreiro

I am a 5th year undergraduate majoring in Biological Systems Engineering. I enjoy playing my ukulele and coming up with ways to integrate quinoa and tofu into every meal I cook. I plan to apply for graduate programs in the same field I study now, and look forward to a career in design and modeling of industrial biological systems, or of synthetic biological devices with commercial applications.

Amy Soon

I am a senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering and specializing in Systems and Synthetic Biology. Outside of school and the lab, I enjoy fantasy and mystery stories in tv shows, games or novels. I am still in the process of deciding on my future career path and whether I will go to graduate school directly after graduating or take some time off to get work experience first. I hope to be able to continue working with synthetic biology in a career in industry.

Alex Neckelmann

I am a Senior majoring in Biotechnology with an emphasis in microbiology and awesome. When I’m not at school, I enjoy playing tennis or reading biographies. I plan on graduating and applying to graduate school in the fall. After graduate school, I would really enjoy working on projects involved in bioremediation or optimizing industrial bioprocesses through synthetic biology.

David Hwang

Lucas Murray

Advisors:

Andrew Yao

• Wetlab Advisor
• B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
• Department: Biomedical Engineering

Nick Csicsery

• iGEM Veteran Advisor
• B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering

Navneet Rai

• Postdoctoral Research Associate
• Wetlab Advisor

Instructors:

Dr. Marc Facciotti

• Ph.D. in Biophysics
• Department: Biomedical Engineering and UC Davis Genome Center
• Facciotti Lab Website

Dr. Justin Siegel

Ph.D. in BioMolecular Structure and Design

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine

Siegel Lab Website

Dr. Ilias Tagkopoulos

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Department: Computer Science and UC Davis Genome Center

Tagkopoulos Lab Website