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Team:Penn/Team
From 2013.igem.org
team
Team Members
Brad Kaptur
Bioengineering
"Guys that's why the registry can't have nice things."
Josh Tycko
Mathematics and Biology
"Don't worry, I know a guy."
Danielle Fields
Bioengineering
"I have a Starbucks Gold Card. Literally."
Danny Cabrera
Computational Biology
"Have *mumble* you done that *mumble* miniprep yet?"
Mahamad Charawi
Management and Computer Science
"Hi my name Mahamad, from Penn iGEM."
Advisors
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 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.
Michael Magaraci
iGEM guru
Cloning Master. Diagram Master. He was a huge help.
Avin Veerakumar
iGEM guru
The Penn iGEM Godfather. He sent us great GIFs and drew a computer.
Nothing would be possible without these guys
Sevile Mannickarottu
Director of Bioengineering Instructional Laboratories
The 2013 Penn iGEM team would like to thank Sevile for providing his facilities and equipment for use during the project.
Henry Ma
Bioengineering (Masters Student)
Coffee? H.Ma is the man.
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
Advice on epigenetics by Drs Marisa Bartolomei and Rebecca Simmons
Advice on methylation assays by Chris Krapp
Computer Vision algorithm by Eric Kauderer Abrams
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 Sasche
Web development by Stefanie Alfonso
We would also like to thank David Gdula of NEB for being so personally invested in the team's success
