This is Veronica's third year working with the UCSF iGEM team! She was a graduate student in the Cate Lab at UC Berkeley and has been involved in science education and outreach for many years.
Kara Helmke
Kara is a finishing graduate student in the Heald lab at UC Berkeley, and this is her first year, of many to come, working with the iGEM team. As a cell biologist and microscopist, the field of synthetic biology has been both challenging and exciting for her to learn about alongside the students.
Wendell Lim
Wendell has had a lab at UCSF for over 15 years and has been an adviser to the UCSF team since it started in 2007. He enjoys working with bright, open-minded young scientists and seeing their ideas develop into scientific projects.
>Connie Lee
Connie is the Associate Director for the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology. She is a cell biologist by training and has spent the last 11 years working as a scientific editor, most recently as Deputy Editor at Cell. She enjoys being back in an academic environment and interacting with the iGEM team throughout the summer.
Kara Helmke
Kara is a finishing graduate student in the Heald lab at UC Berkeley, and this is her first year, of many to come, working with the iGEM team. As a cell biologist and microscopist, the field of synthetic biology has been both challenging and exciting for her to learn about alongside the students.