Nick Goldner

Nicholas is a senior biochemistry and philosophy major. He started the WLC-Milwaukee iGEM team with his fellow members Steve Van Alstine, Logan Friedrich and Rachel Nolte back in 2012 and has continued the team into 2013 in order to gain a better understanding of synthetic biology and the potential it holds. He is currently applying to graduate schools and plans to obtain his doctorate in either biochemistry or molecular biology. In his free time he enjoys hiking, camping slacklineing and working in the lab. His favorite protocol is the DNA ligation and his favorite part is “The One Ring to Secrete Them All” because it means we actually finished the project. Cheesehead Dave’s Are his favorite lab gloves to wear even though they are no longer in production: he has a box of XL’s stashed away. The greatest song ever played was the entire movie “Dune” the 1986 version that started playing during shuffle. Apparently we only had the audio for the entire movie.

Benjamin Tellier

Steven Van Alstine

Steven Van Alstine is a junior at Wisconsin Lutheran College pursuing a biochemistry major. As a founding member of the iGEM team he hopes to continue the iGEM team in future years. Steve is considering going onto graduate school to further his career in the realm of synthetic biology. In his free time he enjoys disc golfing and fishing. Steve’s favorite protocol is the transformation of plasmids into competent cells. His favorite part is BBa_J04450 since you can always tell when the colonies you have are correctly transformed. Steve typically likes listening to either epic music or hardstyle while in the lab. Steve is excited about iGEM this year and eager to see the outcome.

Rachel Nolte

Matthew Mortensen

Matt is a sophomore biochemistry major. He joined iGEM to gain experience with lab techniques. He is undecided about future plans. In his free time, Matt enjoys rock climbing, reading comic books, and gaming. His favorite protocol is Miniprep. His favorite part is "yesZ" because it is easy to remember. CardinalHealth powder-free Nitrile gloves are his favorite. The greatest song ever played in lab is "How Long Will They Mourn Me."

Sierra Tackett

Sierra Tackett is a sophomore Biochemistry major who plans on using her degree to advance to medical school in interest of being a pathologist in the future. She joined iGEM in order to deepen her understanding of biology as well as gain experience in research. In her free time, she enjoys to golf and look for frogs at a pond nearby. Her favorite protocol is mini prep, and she enjoys the smell of burning agar. She can often be seen wearing size medium Esteem gloves, and jamming to “How Long Will They Mourn Me.”

Kendalyn Thoma

Anna Garvey

Arlensiu Novelli

Jack Albert

Christa Winslow

Jessica Zaher

Advisors:

• Advisor 1: Mentor for all
• Advisor 2: Our favorite
• Grad Student 1: Our leader

Undergrads:

• Student 1: Sleepyhead
• Student 2: Math nerd
• Student 3: Is going to save the world
• Student 4: Loves iGEM
• Student 5: A normal student... or(r) am I?
• Student 6: Table football fan
• Student 7: