The Penn iGEM 2013 team is made up of 5 undergraduate students and various advisors and mentors at the University of Pennsylvania. The team comes from various academic disciplines such as math, bioengineering, and computer science. The team works out of the undergraduate bioengineering laboratory and is rumored to live there.
Brian Chow, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Chow's laboratory aims to create technological innovations to enhance therapeutic interventions in CNS disorders, and to this end, focuses on engineering tools to elucidate, diagnose and treat the diseased brain. He was instrumental in the direction of the team, teaching us science, organization, and leadership.
Spencer Glantz
Bioengineering (PhD Student)
Spencer helped found the first iGEM team at the University of Pennsylvania and has been lending us his deep knowledge and experience with synthetic biology ever since. He helped us every day and truly made this project possible.
Orkan Telhan, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary artist, designer, and researcher whose investigations focus on the design of interrogative objects, interfaces, and media, engaging with critical issues in social, cultural, and environmental responsibility. He greatly assisted the team with our efforts to properly communicate synthetic biology to the public.
Jordan Miller
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice
Jordan has been an advisor to Penn iGEM teams for the last three years. His advice is invaluable and his hilarious emails are a joy for all. We truly appreciate everything he has done for us.
We could not have succeeded without the help of all these incredibly talented people. We are extremely grateful for their help.
Insightful scientific advice, words of wisdom, and thousands of internet points by Dr. Jordan Miller
Generously donated interesting organisms and scientific expertise by Dr. Mark Goulian
Advice on epigenetics by Drs Marisa Bartolomei and Rebecca Simmons
Advice on methylation assays by Chris Krapp
Computer Vision algorithm by Eric Kauderer Abrams
Graphic Design by Micah Kaats
Assistance developing MaGellin user interface by Morgan Snyder
Video editing and Animation by Dylan Petro
Cinematography and Photography by Jake Whritner
Music by Ben Brodie
Photography by Erica Sacshe
Web development by Dylan Petro and Stefanie Alfonso
We would also like to thank David Gdula of NEB for being so personally invested in the team's success
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