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                  Prabhu joined the iGEM team after hearing about it from another member. As a natural extrovert who  
 
                   loves talking to people, he was drawn in by the networking opportunities afforded by the team’s  
 
                   loves talking to people, he was drawn in by the networking opportunities afforded by the team’s  
 
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                <p>Jake is a new member on this year’s iGEM team. Despite his inexperience in the field of synthetic
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                  biology, Jake is unanimously regarded as the most industrious person on this year’s team. When
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                  given a list of project requirements, he has the uncanny ability to understand the fastest and
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                  most effective path to completion and he possesses a superhuman perseverance that allows him to
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                  follow through on projects that others have long since given up on. It’s evident that without
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                  Jake, the team’s dry lab would not have been able to accomplish nearly as much as it was able
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                  to over the past few months.
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                  Jake’s first exposure to iGEM was through one of his second year software engineering classes.
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                  and multidisciplinary nature. The prospect of creating his own projects eventually lead Jake to
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                <p>JD is a new member on this year’s iGEM team. Armed with dreams to own an orange orchard,
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                  JD spends his time coding, contemplating conspiracy theories, cultivating friendships,
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                  and taking out stress with martial arts. JD’s inability to comprehend the Window’s
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                  shortcomings with respect to Linux cost him hundreds of hours throughout numerous projects.
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                  JD joined the iGEM team because he had done some schooling in biology, and was interested
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                  in intertwining his love for biology and coding. In JD’s opinion, participating in iGEM
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                  was the most useful thing he has done towards his career development. He feels that learning
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                  at his own pace and immediately applying his knowledge has allowed him to learn vastly more
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                <p>Sebastian is a returning member on this year’s iGEM team. Sebastian’s visionary and
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                  ambitious outlook serves to motivate and inspire fellow team members and he is deeply
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                  committed to the success of both the team and the people within it. Though his hard work is
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                  widely appreciated, team members must periodically step in to stop Sebastian’s workaholic
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                  tendencies from getting the better of him. In regards to his future, Sebastian plans to
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                  pursue graduate studies and eventually secure a PhD. He dreams of one day running his
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                  2018 due primarily to its interdisciplinary character and the ability to work in a
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                  team with people that possess various strengths. Sebastian decided to return to this
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                  year’s iGEM team to continue gaining experience in the field of biotechnology.
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                  In Sebastian’s view, biotechnology is the industry of the future. He believes that synthetic
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                  biology will be play a big role in space exploration as new manufacturing methods
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                  become necessary to support the expansion of humanity to other planets.</p>
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                <p>Jacob is a former member of iGEM Calgary and is now serving his second term as a
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                  teaching assistant for the team. He is an avid learner and is fascinated by the synthetic
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                  biology industry. These days, most of his time is taken up working for a biotech that works
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                  on the biosynthetic production of cannabinoids and other high value plant metabolites.
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                  When he’s not working or reading, he enjoys playing sports and going out with his friends.
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                  Having fallen head over heels for the field of synthetic biology, Jacob wanted to share his
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                  knowledge with the team. He enjoys seeing team members grow and develop and is happy to be a
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                  part of the process that induces that development. The revolutionary potential of synthetic
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                  biology is what drove him towards iGEM and the people he gets to work with are the reason he
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                <p>Marija is a new instructor on this year’s iGEM team. Born and raised in Serbia and educated in both
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                  Italy and Canada, Marija is one of the most cosmopolitan additions to this year’s iGEM team.
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                  She was brought on in June to help the team with laboratory procedures but her support for the team
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                  has extended far beyond that. She’s always the first to offer a helping hand and has a substantial
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                  inventory of both scientific and personal advice. As a gifted and charismatic socialite, Marija has
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                  network has proven greatly beneficial for the team’s wet lab.
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                  Marija’s long-term career goal is to manage research projects for a biotechnology company.
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                  She became fascinated with synthetic biology and was drawn to its interdisciplinary nature.
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                  After having successfully defended her PhD thesis, she came across the job posting for our team’s
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                  research assistant role and was quick to apply to re-experience the iGEM competition, this year as in instructor.</p>
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                <p>Dr. Lohmeier-Vogel (or Dr. LV as she is called by members of the team) is a returning
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                  at proof-reading content written by the team. Originally from Germany, Dr. LV was raised in
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                  Alberta and has spent much of her life here. In her free time, Dr. LV likes to learn new things
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                  to keep her mind strong and agile. Dr. LV’s core values are centered around doing the right
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                  thing. She believes that working for the common good is an important prerequisite to any
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                  scientific endeavour. Outside of iGEM, Dr. LV spends much of her time with her family.
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                  Dr. LV was invited to become part of the iGEM team by Dr. Mayi Arcellana-Panlillio, who she
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                  for iGEM students and attended their weekly research seminars before she was invited to be a
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                  supervisor for the team. Now that she is retired from teaching, she views iGEM as the
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                  perfect opportunity to use her knowledge of biochemistry and microbial physiology to assist
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                  students in research that they themselves choose. She especially likes helping the more
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                  technological members of the team comprehend concepts in genetic engineering to facilitate
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                <p>Dr. Mayi has been an iGEM faculty mentor since 2011. Throughout her academic career, she
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                  cancer biology, and functional genomics. In recent years, her attention has turned to teaching
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                  and inspiring the next generation of biological scientists. Dr. Mayi actively strives to make
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                  a difference in the lives of her students and she is committed to providing opportunities for
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                  them to grow as scholars. Outside of school, she spends much of her time reading and listening
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                  to music. Her greatest source of pride and happiness are her children (a term that encompasses
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                  both her biological offspring and the students that she teaches). iGEM Calgary is incredibly
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                  fortunate to have such a supportive, kind, and warm-hearted instructor.
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                  Dr. Mayi was invited to be an instructor for the team by Dr. Tony Schryvers, who supervised
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                  the team immediately prior to her. Her first introduction to iGEM was through one of her
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                  students, Emily Hicks, who had given a talk at one of the undergraduate research symposia.
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                  It was during this time that Dr. Schryvers asked Dr. Mayi to consider mentoring the team.
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