Team:Queens Canada/Attributions
Attributions
Project Advisors
Dr. John Allingham – Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University
As one of our principal investigators for QGEM 2019, Dr. Allingham was a crucial figure in the organization of the team. He acted as a consultant for experiments, allocation of resources, and guided our project with his expertise. He has been a long-term mentor of QGEM and has supported our team every step of the way.
Dr. Jia – Principal Investigator
Professor, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University
Dr. Jia has provided us general advices on laboratory procedures and was extremely generous with the resources and reagents we needed for the execution of the project.
Dr. Escobedo – Project Advisor
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University
Dr. Escobedo introduced the team to the microfluidics and offered a lot of help in the design of the fluid collection system in our device.
Wet Lab
Design and transformation of DNA parts, protein expression and protein purification were led by Wet Lab Lead Caitlin Doubleday and QGEM 2019 Director Ruben Warkentin.
Mr. Byron Hunter – Graduate Advisor
MSc. Candidate, Allingham Laboratory
Guided the team in determination of the QGEM 2019 project, taught our team the required laboratory procedures, assisted with design of biobrick, and provided support during the troubleshooting stages.
Mr. Nolan Neville – Graduate Advisor
MSc. Candidate, Allingham Laboratory
Assisted in teaching the team about laboratory procedures, provided resources for our project and helped with troubleshooting.
Prototyping
Yujin Cho – Dry Lab Lead
Computer Engineering Student
Led the overall design of the device, including its 3D blueprint, electrical components, internal fluid collection system, and the computer programming for the Bluetooth module.
Mr. Juan Manuel Gomez – Graduate Advisor
Ph.D. Candidate, Escobedo Laboratory
Advised on the design of internal fluid collection and light detectors, provided insights for troubleshooting.
Jalaluddin Mian
Mechanical Engineering Student
Assisted in modelling and printing the 3D components of the device, contributed to the design of the fluid collection system.
Adam Wolpert
Engineering Chemistry Student
Assisted in modelling and printing the 3D components of the device, contributed to the design of the fluid collection system.
Wiki
Samir Toubache
Computer Engineering Student
Led the coding for QGEM 2019 wiki website.
Adam Wolpert
Engineering Chemistry Student
Assisted with the coding for QGEM 2019 wiki website.
Janis Cheng
Biotechnology Student
Designed layouts and assisted with the coding for QGEM 2019 wiki website.
Alvin Wong
Computer Engineering Student
Assisted with the coding for QGEM 2019 wiki website.
Graphic Design
Nathaniel Trask
Film and Philosophy Student
Led the creation of QGEM 2019’s project logo.
Janis Cheng – Outreach Lead
Biotechnology Student
Responsible for the creation of promotional materials, social media posts and design of wiki 2019 layout, assisted with the creation of QGEM’s 2019 project logo.
Ruben Warkentin – Director 2019
Biochemistry Student
Assisted with the creation of QGEM’s 2019 project logo.
Human Practices
Janis Cheng – Outreach Lead
Biotechnology Student
Organized and carried out human practices activities like expert interviews, public education and production of the collaborative video.
Alice Park – Volunteer Liaison
Biochemistry Student
Provided general assistance in human practices events.
Claudia Venevongsa
Biotechnology Student
Assisted in expert interviews, public education and the collaborative video.
Heba Khan
Biology Student
Assisted in expert research and the collaborative video.
Ethan Cohen
Biotechnology Student
Assisted in expert research and the collaborative video.
Rafael Faria-Lopes
Life Sciences Major
Assisted in expert research and the collaborative video.
Adam Wolpert
Engineering Chemistry Student
Assisted in public education.
Adrienne Lee
Computer Engineering Student
Assisted in social media content creation.
Team Logistics
Ruben Warkentin – Director 2019
Biochemistry Student
Organized and coordinated the team through the project, managed the sponsorship and project finance.
Alice Park – Volunteer Liaison
Biochemistry Student
Bridging the gaps between leads and volunteers, provides consistent updates of the project to all team members.
Interviewees
We would like to thank all interviewees for taking the time to learn about our project and sharing their knowledge and experiences in research. We received valuable advice for the potential directions of the project’s technology.
Constable Filip Wisniak & Constable Greg Smith
Kingston Police Drug Recognition Officers
Provided details of the current driving impairment tests, existing and amended laws regarding cannabis- impaired driving, and shared their insights on product designs that would best suit them.
