Team:XJTU-CHINA/Team
Meet Our Team!
First PI
Xiaoyun Lu
Dr Xiaoyun Lu, graduated from Tsinghua University in2005, is a full professor of biology and the Vice Director of Biological Science and Bioengineering Department, School of Life Science & Technology in Xi’an Jiaotong University. She mainly focuses on the medical and industrial applications of biomaterials. She has been in charge of more than 10 national research projects and has authored more than 50 publications.
Second PI
Dan Tan
Dr Dan Tan, graduated from Tsinghua University in 2014, is major in Microbiology and Synthetic Biology. Her research interest focuses on biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, Chemicals by synthetic biology approaches, and authored several publications and patents. She has been devoting herself to enhance the productivity of these valuable products, contributing to their commercialization for the society.
Instructor
Shuhong Sun
Shuhong Sun, engineer, graduated from Shannxi Normal University in 2012 majoring in microbiology. He mainly provides day-to-day support for the team, and is responsible for the technical and safety training of team members.
Shuyan Qi
Master Shuyan Qi, graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University in2010, is an engineer of Biological Science and Bioengineering Department, School of Life Science & Technology in Xi’an Jiaotong University. She mainly focuses on all kinds of biological experiments. She has participated in many national research projects and many papers.
Advisor
Jiping Zhao
Hello, I'm Jiping Zhao, a doctoral student majoring in Microbiology and Synthetic biology. I mainly study the functional modification of nanoparticles by using microorganisms. I love music, food, travel, and prefer a free heart, although most of my time is spent in the lab now. I have provided a lot of guidance on this year’s iGEM experimental work.
Xinlei Fang
Hello, I am Xinlei Fang, a senior majoring in chemical biology. I was a team member of XJTU-iGEM last year and mainly responsible for wet experiments.
The iGEM competition ignited my deep enthusiasm for synthetic biology. After last year's training, I have been able to master a lot of experimental skills and scientific research methods. I have also provided some guidance to this year's team. This year's topic on limonene and linalool is very interesting！Fighting！
Yujia Liu
Hi everyone, my name is Yujia you can also call me Randolph. Synthetic Biology is really an interesting branch of biology which we are trying to understand and engineer complex organisms with quantitative methods and our rationality. I am also interested in linguistics, programming and movies beside my major. It has been great to be the advisor this year and see how the thesis develops. Bacteria could be a frightening word to ordinary people, but who would refuse a fragrant one?
Jiabao Li
Hello! My name is Jiabao LI, a student from Xi’an Jiaotong University. I’m one of the advisors in XJTU-CHINA this year. I love synthetic biology and math modelling and am also interested in the complex process simulation and modelling for complex biosystems.
Team leader
Wenhe Ma
Hello world! I am Wenhe Ma AKA Silence. This is my second year participating in iGEM but first time serving as a team leader. I am involved in various parts of our project, including modelling, hardware designing and HP activities, and so forth. But my main focus is the project designing and coordinating groups as a whole in which we can make adjustments in time to optimize our project.
Mengmeng Xu
Hi，guys！I‘m Xu Mengmeng. This is my second year in IGEM competition. Last time, I was active in HP and I found the charm of synthetic biology in this progress. This year, I’m honored to be the team leader of XJTU-CHINA. As a team full of joy, they always call me “old big sister”. I hope I can share our stories with you!
Team Member
Jun Yang
Hello everyone, my name is Yang Jun, the experiment group leader of XJTU-2019. In this project, I mainly participated in the experimental design in the early stage and the implementation in the middle and late stage. This year, I really learned a lot. Now I can complete many experiments independently, although I have made a lot of mistakes. With the help of our teachers and teammates, we got through a lot of difficulties. It's a pleasure to meet such a group of smart and like-minded friends. I really hope that we can finally get a good ranking!
Wenhao Wang
I am a junior student from Xi'an JiaoTong University majoring in biochemistry, an industrious iGEMer working in our biological laboratory, an avid fan of synthetic biology. Sometimes I’d like to be a robot, never feel tired and upset when something turns wrong. Of course, I’m not. After checking my disappointing gel results, I threw it into a medical waste bin with Lab-acquired shooting skills and escaped from the lab and go for a long run on the playground. In my spare time, I am also keen on swimming, watching sci-fi movies, and rock’n’roll.
Chenxing Qian
I am Qian ChenXing, short for Aris Chien, a junior student majoring in chemical biology in Xi’an Jiaotong University, also the leader and monitor in drylab of the entire XJTU-China team.My main work is to establish mathematical models which can anticipate the rough results for wetlab and contribute to the improvement of experimental conditions and the adjustment in protocols and procedures, even optimisation of initiative design for the whole project. Meanwhile I have been participating into some experimental sectors associated with product detection (including designing experiments) and will also be engaged into measuring the bacterial growth curves.
Yang Zhang
Hello, I am Yang Zhang, majoring in biochemistry. This is my first year to participate in the iGEM competition and I am mainly responsible for the HP part. During the preparation of this competition, I got to know many teachers and met many children who are interested in biology like me. I am honored to join this competition and very glad to be a member of XJTU-CHINA team.
Jinwei Xu
Jerry Xu, hardware and software designer of the team.
Always a naughty boy.
His toys are basic electronic components and Arduino.
So the whole designing progress is just a piece of cake for him.
Loves running, programming, cooking and driving cars.
Admire our dear team leader Wenhe Ma a lot.
So yeah, that’s the introduction of myself.
Xiaotong Sui
My name is Xiaotong Sui. In our team, I’m involved in art design of the project. My major is visual communication design, and l am particularly keen on design, hope from the design of a day for every moment of life. Taking part in the iGEM is a challenge for me, because working with people from so many different fields and methodologies is always very complicated. Even though, you always have to find a way to understand each other and get the project to go forward.
Yilun Liu
I'm Yilun Liu, majoring in Computer Science. I took part in project designing, modeling, art and wiki construction. Joining our iGEM team feels interesting, and thanks to all of us we could have built up such a wonderful project!
Jialu Li
I am an undergraduate from Xi’an Jiaotong University who major in biology and chemistry. As a newcomer, I am always ready to learn from seniors. I like playing the piano in my spare time and also enjoy my time with all the teammates in the laboratory.
Jiaxin He
My name is Jiaxin He. I belong to the experimental group in the XJTU-China iGEM team. You stand in the presence of ruthless experimental clan, rightful heir to the PCR machines, rightful king of the limonene and the linalool, protector of the plasmids, the father of E.coli, the Khaleesi of the Great Laboratory, the successful, the User of Gas Chromatograph.
Jin Ning
My name is Jin Ning and I major in Mathematics. Involved in modelling sector in XJTU-China iGEM team, I am mainly responsible for analyzing the stability of parametres and other modelling staffs in co-operation with my team leader. I was often praised for novel ideas in modelling, however, who knows how long it will take before I settle down to realise it? That’s why I regard my model as kind of a lucky one because it makes sense while others just stay in my imaginations.
Yunyi Miao
Hi, I am Yunyi Miao, a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Biochemistry. I actively participated in HP and experimental activities in the team this year. The time I spend with iGEM is precious and memorable, and I enjoy being a team member of XJTU-China.
Shuhui Zhang
Zhang Shuhui, an undergraduate in Xi’an Jiaotong university. The passion for the research of synthetic biological product inspired me to join in this IGEM team. I mainly participate in the human practice part , including interviewing the principals of some companys producing relative products ,giving feedback to our team, skiming relative websit pages, giving useful feedback and doing some word processing work etc. Although the initial aim of joining the game is learning some biological experiment method, more parcitipation in HP part provides the skills of dealing with different people in different status for me. Anyhow, I’m so appreciated with this opportunity in my team.
Siyue Fan
It’s Siyue Fan, a third year biology and chemistry student in Xi’an Jiaotong University. I love music, travel and experiencing novel things ♡. It’s my pleasure to apply what I have learnt to construct this fantastic device. In the lab, we cooperate with each other and try many times. Every time a single part is accomplished, we are quite excited. Moreover, these diverse and meaningful HP projects also enrich my experience. Thanks for the chance of being a member of this team~(￣∀￣)~ I will keep on going!
Yihui Wan
My name is Wan Yihui. I am a bricklayer in the experiment group at the igem team of Xi'an Jiaotong University. I will go to the lab as a hard worker in my spare time. I am participating in igem to broaden my horizons and enrich my experience. After getting along with the plasmid for a while, I discovered the charm of synthetic biology, which deeply attracted me. IGEM opens a door to synthetic biology to me, and I realized that it is completely different from the dull knowledge in textbooks. Science is really interesting!
Wangwei Zhe
Hi, this is Wang Weizhe. I am a sophomore in XJTU and I major in Biochemistry. It is glad to play a role in the XJTU-CHINA iGEM team. This is a really unforgettable experience for me. I am a bricklayer in the team. Why I call myself bricklayer? Because I’ll be where I need to be, just like a hardworking bricklayer. And we will cling to our old big sister determinedly. This program shows me the charm of synthetic biology and broadens my horizons. At last, I want to say 21st century is the century of biology! Hail XJTU-CHINA! iGEM forever!
Yongjing Li
I am Yongjing Li, studying materials science and engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University. I am mainly responsible for HP work in our team. Although iGEM has little to do with my major, I am very happy to know a bunch of lovely people on the team. I am deeply touched by the wonderful experience of interdisciplinary interactions. It is not difficult to see that the feeling of getting along with team members can only be produced by the long-lasting relationship.
Qihan Meng
I am Meng Qihan, a member of HP group of XJTU-iGEM team. It's a great honor for me to take part in iGEM. When we thought about the ideas, I put forward a lot. Although they ultimately not adopted, I thought more about the practicability. In our team, I am mainly responsible for the collation of relevant documents. If someone ask me what I have learned from the project, I will tell him proudly that I not only got useful skills related to writing scientific articles, but also knew how to get along well with teammates.
Bo Diao
I'm Bo Diao, a student major in automation in XJTU. I am mainly responsible for modeling in our group. Although my major in college has nothing to do with biological experiments, I also learned a lot from it. Our team is very harmonious, as we often take some funny photos for our leaders and send them to our QQ group. It is our relationship that makes our team efficient and unitive. From iGEM I have learned how to cooperate with team members and be patient in my work.
Jiankai Chang
I am Chang Jiankai, a junior student majoring in chemical biology in Xi’an Jiaotong University, belonging to the drylab group of the entire XJTU-China team. My main work is to provide accurate parameters in published papers and to establish mathematical model which involve the inhibition of the products to the growth of the bacteria.While I contribute myself to iGEM, I have been aware of mutual benefits between the drylab and wetlab, which gives deep understanding and reasonable anticipation of the results and provides key information of our designed bacteria respectively.
Daoyuan Yang
Hi, I'm Yang Daoyuan from Xi'an Jiaotong Universit, studying Electrical Engineering. The video on our home page is made by me. From this iGEM, I learn not only technical knowledge, but also a lot of interpersonal skills. This special experience will always remind me that teammates are the most valuable treasure.