2013 UC Davis iGEM Team

Aura Ferreiro

I am a 5th year undergraduate majoring in Biological Systems Engineering. I enjoy playing my ukulele and coming up with ways to integrate quinoa and tofu into every meal I cook. I plan to apply for graduate programs in the same field I study now, and look forward to a career in design and modeling of industrial biological systems, or of synthetic biological devices with commercial applications.

Amy Soon

I am a senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering and specializing in Systems and Synthetic Biology. Outside of school and the lab, I enjoy fantasy and mystery stories in tv shows, games or novels. I am still in the process of deciding on my future career path and whether I will go to graduate school directly after graduating or take some time off to get work experience first. I hope to be able to continue working with synthetic biology in a career in industry.

Alex Neckelmann

I am a Senior majoring in Biotechnology with an emphasis in microbiology and awesome. When I’m not at school, I enjoy playing tennis or reading biographies. I plan on graduating and applying to graduate school in the fall. After graduate school, I would really enjoy working on projects involved in bioremediation or optimizing industrial bioprocesses through synthetic biology.