Team:Munich/Team

Student Members

Alejandro Salinas

Age: 23
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 4^th Master
University: LMU

Main occupation:
Teamleader, Constructs
The hormone I would be:
I would be bisphenol A. Oh... wait! BPA is actually a xenohormone found in plastics and not a regular hormone! #StopPlasticPollution
What iGEM taught me for life:
HEK293T cells are tougher than they look.
Favorite Quote:
"Start establishing the qPCR now, it will take you longer than you think" - Gil, April 2019

Alexander Henrici

Age: 23
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 2^nd Master
University: TUM

Main occupation:
qPCR, RNA isolation
The hormone I would be:
Serotonin corresponds best to my personality because I have a clear mind and I am always keen to experience new things.
What iGEM taught me for life:
Establishing an assay from the ground takes way longer than it seems at the beginning.
Favorite Quote:
Always look on the bright side of life; especially when working with RT-qPCR

Anja Domadenik

Age: 23
Field of Study: Human Biology
Semester: 2^nd Master
University: LMU

Main occupation:
Cytotoxicity, Cell culture
The hormone I would be:
Adrenaline, since I always end up laughing when I shouldn't
What iGEM taught me for life:
It's not just about the science, it's a lot about the people you work with.
Favorite Quote:
We need another HiBit kit' - whoever *whole team looks in terror*

Annika Elimelech

Age: 22
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 2^nd Master
University: TUM

Main occupation:
Social Media, qPCR
The hormone I would be:
If I was a hormone I would be Glucagon because I like to have a high blood sugar concentration.
What iGEM taught me for life:
When working in a team, communication and empathy are far more important than one might think
Favorite Quote:
It's expensive but I'm sure it will last us until the end of iGEM - it never lasted

Johann Körner

Age: 19
Field of Study: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics
Semester: 2^nd Bachelor
University: TUM/LMU

Johanna Wallner

Age: 23
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 1^st Master
University: TUM

Main occupation:
Finance, Purification
The hormone I would be:
Ghrelin, because I am always hungry.
What iGEM taught me for life:
guys, it's just iGEM!
Favorite Quote:
"Scheiiiißeee...." - Susanne, every day

Joshua Hesse

Age: 21
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 4^th Bachelor
University: TUM

Main occupation:
Design, Entrepreneurship
The hormone I would be:
Triiodothyronine, because it causes a high metabolism which leads to me eating alot all the time and luckily not gaining weight (for now )
What iGEM taught me for life:
Before a deadline, there is no calm before the storm; only storm.
Favorite Quote:
“No no it’s fine - trust me they work” - Alejandro, whenever VLPs didn’t work

Moritz Hocher

Age: 24
Field of Study: Electrical Engineering
Semester: 7^th Bachelor
University: TUM

Richard Koll

Age: 21
Field of Study: Bioinformatics
Semester: 6^th Bachelor
University: TUM/LMU

Main occupation:
Wiki, Model
The hormone I would be:
Osteocalcin, because as far as I understand it, promotes activity, fitting my interest in sports.
What iGEM taught me for life:
Overnight sequencing does not necessarily mean you have your data the next day, or week.
Favorite Quote:
"Assay Team!" - basically every team member, when some assay failed

Sarah Brajkovic

Age: 24
Field of Study: Biochemistry
Semester: 3^rd Master
University: TUM

Main occupation:
Purification, Characterization
The hormone I would be:
Since my caffeine level is consistently high, the combination of cortisol and adrenaline would describe me perfectly.
What iGEM taught me for life:
You know your project is challenging, if purification is one of the easier things to do. (Don't ever try working with RNA.)
Favorite Quote:
„It‘s common lab stuff so just use it“ - anonymous helper

Theresa Keil

Age: 22
Field of Study: Biology
Semester: 2^nd Master
University: TUM

Main occupation:
Orga, Cell culture
The hormone I would be:
I would either be melatonine because I am often tired or Noradrenalin (eustress) because I will cause stress in the team members about the deadlines because I’m the orga leader.
What iGEM taught me for life:
If you want something done in time, do it yourself!
Favorite Quote:
"This is key now" Gil at every meeting

Advisors and Supervisors

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Christoph Gruber

Scientific Instuctor

Daniela Ziegler

Scientific Instuctor

Dominic Schwarz

Supervisor

Dong-Jiunn Jeffery Truong

Scientific Instuctor

Felix Sigmund

Scientific Instuctor

Julia Müller

Supervisor

Kilian Voegele

Supervisor

Lukas Oesinghaus

Scientific Instuctor

Quirin Emslander

Supervisor

Susanne Pettinger

Main Supervision

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