Sophia Chen is a junior student at East China University of Science and Technology. She majors in bioengineering and has joined the successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study. She distinguishes herself not only in the grades she earned, but also in her ability to work independently. She ranks the third in major. As one of the most creative team members, she often contributes good ideas. She minors in English and is fluent both in English and Chinese. She has a good sense of teamwork and strong responsibility. Besides iGEM, sophia also plays a leadership role in National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Aqua Duan is a life science major. She loves biology and small animals very much. She has many hobbies, such as wearing hanfu, listening to crosstalk and buying crystal.She likes the sea and whales very much and hopes to work in a laboratory with sea views in the future. She also likes to do experiments, so she can give up a chance to watch whales in the sea in order to complete the experiment.

Xiaobing Gu is a junior student in East China University of Science and Technology, majoring in bioengineering. She is a girl of passion for new knowledge. In her spare time, she devote herself to dozens of books in order to broaden her horizon. As a member of ECUST iGEMer, she is a part of model group. Though model is a tough work, she have the confidence that she can figure it out and present the best model for the subject.

Liu Xu is a sophomore, majoring in biotechnology of Applied Biology department. She believes in Hegel’s “what exists is reasonable.” In her free time, she volunteers to promote popular science and participates many volunteer labors. By the way, she likes K-pop and reading poems.

Erene Wu is a junior majoring in biotechnology. This is her first igem competition. In addition to her biotechnology major, she minored in math on weekends and was a strong member of the modeling team. She hopes to continue her studies in biomedical engineering. In her spare time, she likes photography, playing the piano, reading and so on.

Lydia Yu is a sophomore majoring in bioengineering. She is fond of the mystery of biology and enjoys immersing herself in the laboratory to explore the unknown. This summer, she was very happy to fight for the iGEM competition with many of her schoolmates. For her, this is not only a rare experience of scientific research and exploration, but also a valuable opportunity to cooperate and get acquaintance with more excellent students. She is an enthusiastic and active girl who also has many interests in life, such as playing badminton, Hip-Hop dancing, learning about geomorphology and so on. This wonderful world is so kind to she --a curious girl to keep on exploring.

Joy Xu is a final year bioengineering student at the ECUST. Passionate about all kinds of challenging tasks she could face, such as synthetic biology experiments, web programming and art design. She enjoys the sense of accomplishment and joy that comes with a successful challenge. However, she may go bald soon.