Team:British Columbia/Team

Undergraduate Team Members

Fisal Elstone

Liz Geum

Joe Ho

Dan Korvin

Joel Kumlin

Anna Müller

Michael Peters

4th year Chemical and Biological Engineering, Bioprocess option

I got interested in iGEM during a class presentation, but what really caught my attention is the opportunity for student driven innovative research. I was heavily involved in science fair during middle school and high school, and look forward to pursing team-lead innovative research again. A bit about myself: I love almost any water-sport, and would happily spend the rest of my life lounging about beaches and cottages, sailing and waterskiing in the sun until I develop arthritis or skin cancer, or both. A few random facts about myself: I hate bananas, I love the smell of incubators, I've been known to make super-heroes out of lab gloves, and I biked across North America two summers ago. My favourite piece of lab equipment is the vortex mixer; my goodness I could spend days playing with those things...

Frances Russell

3rd year Combined Honours in Computer Science and Biology

I started a combined honours degree after discovering computer science in my first year at UBC. Ever since, I have been exploring where the two subjects intersect in bioinformatics. I joined the iGEM team after hearing about it through my Co-op job at the Hallam Lab, and I hope to contribute to the modelling and wiki while also learning microbiology concepts and lab technique. In my spare time, I enjoy baking, cooking, camping, and knitting.

Negin Tousi

Grace Yi

Javi Zhang

Tony Zhao

Graduate Student Advisors

Niels Hanson

Christopher Lawson

Ray Socha

Cameron Strachan

Dave VanInsberghe

Michael VanInsberghe

3rd year PhD Student in Genome Science and Technology

I'm a PhD student in the Genome Science and Technology graduate program at the University of British Columbia. I'm working in the Hansen group to develop methods in single-cell genomics by exploiting recent advances in microfluidics. When not stuck in a cleanroom, I can usually be found out in the mountains surrounding the Lower Mainland.

Faculty Advisors

Joanne Fox

Steven Hallam