Meet Our Team - Periodic Table

WETLAB

DRYLAB

HUMAN PRACTICE

SOFTWARE

INSTRUCTORS
& ADVISORS

1 Jo Jocelyn Jocelyn Weng Top Note: Software Lead Middle Note: Jocelyn is a senior at Taipei American School. She likes science, scrolling on TikTok, eating, baking, and sometimes programming. Base Note: She does not like losing							2 La Laurent Laurent Hsia Top Note: Secondary PI Middle Note: STAY TRUE Base Note: STAY TRUE
3 Ci Cindy Cindy Kim Top Note: Design & Art lead, Software Member Middle Note: Cindy is a senior at Taipei American School. She's interested in and passionate about sciences and technology. She also enjoys baking and listening to music. Base Note: She's always sleeping	4 Ju Julie Julie Chien Top Note: Software Member Middle Note: Julie is a senior at KCIS, she spends lots of time listening to r&b and rap music. She is an extroverted person (when needed), if you find her crying she is probably trying to figure out her school list YAY agriculture :) Base Note: Will throw up at the smell of Cilantro but her nickname is Cilantro Chien				5 Ni Nina Nina Wang Top Note: Human Practice Member Middle Note: Nina is a junior in Taipei European School. She likes to play sports and watch Netflix and Tiktok. She also loves to eat all kinds of food. Base Note: No caffeine after noon or else she can't sleep at night	6 Al Alvin Alvin Chung Top Note: Human Practice Member Middle Note: Alvin is an sophomore in Taipei Fuhsing Private School. Although he do serious stuff like hiking and reading throughout his freetime, he also enjoy playing Valorant! Anyways, he wishes he can have a good experience with everyone and learn about synthetic bio! Base Note: He is El Primo	7 So Sophie Sophie Yang Top Note: Human Practice Lead Middle Note: Sophie is a senior at TAS. She loves collecting all types of hobbies from freediving to crocheting to puzzle solving. She helps connect our project to the people of Taiwan and their reality. Her love for understanding the living world around us fuels her love for biology. Base Note: Swears by peanut butter in hamburgers
8 Er Eric Eric Lin Top Note: Software Member Middle Note: Eric is a senior at Dominican International School who loves football and books. If you find him awake in the middle of the night he is probably eating or watching football or reading something. Base Note: He needs someone to fix his broke left knee	9 Je Jenson Jenson Huang Top Note: Drylab Lead, Software Member Middle Note: Jenson is a senior who enjoys the peace and quiet of late nights; you’ll usually find him working through ideas at odd hours. Base Note: Takes photos of most bowls of noodles he eats, no matter where or when.		10 Ph Phoebe Phoebe Hsu Top Note: Drylab Member Middle Note: Phoebe is a junior studying at Taipei American School. She loves to do anything stem-related and dislikes most things humanities-related. She is selectively introverted or extroverted based on her mood and the people surrounding her. Base Note: She can't live without sweets	11 Em Emily Emily Wu Top Note: Drylab Member Middle Note:Emily is a professional Netflix binger. Since she is trapped in the dorm during the weekends, her best friends are the geckos that crawl across the ceiling every now and then. Base Note: Doesn't usually consume fruits voluntarily.	12 Em Emma Emma Lin Top Note: Human Practice Member Middle Note: Emma, a sophomore with a passion for STEM, may come across as quiet and introverted at first. However, once you get to know her, you’ll find out you are wrong. Base Note: Want a dog	13 At Athena Athena Pong Top Note: Human Practice Member Middle Note: Athena is a senior at Taipei Fuhsing Private School. She’s eager to learn from my peers and instructors at iGEM, and determined to win the grand prize! Base Note: She loves reading and playing the piano, as well as running and playing table tennis.	14 Da Daniel Daniel Kua Top Note: Project Lead, Human Practice Member Middle Note: Project lead by day, Mr. Potato Head by night, Daniel is our project lead and HP superstar. Whether it's staying up late for iGEM or football games, this senior at KCIS is on the iGEM REDEMPTION ARC!! Base Note: He did not have hair or teeth last year. If you see a Potato Head roaming Champs-Elysees in a football jersey, it will probably be Daniel Kua.
15 Al Alston Alston Chang Top Note: Software Member Middle Note: It only has to make sense to you. Base Note: Nights 3:30.	16 Ti Timothy Timothy Hsu Top Note: Drylab Member, Software Member Middle Note: Timothy is very small. Base Note: Eric probably does not like this picture.		17 En Enyu Enyu Hsu Top Note: Drylab Member Middle Note: Enyu is a senior who is just a tad introverted and socially awkward, but to his team, he's probably best known for his memorable attendance record. Base Note: He plays badminton with both hands	18 Yo Youshin Youshin Loh Top Note: Drylab Lead, Wetlab Member Middle Note: Youshin is passionate about the scientific aspects of our iGEM project, aiding in the connection of the Wetlab and Drylab subteams. This sophomore also enjoys playing chess with a rating of 1600. If you play chess send him an invite, he is more than willing to play with you! Base Note: He likes animals.	19 Co Cosmo Cosmo He Top Note: Wetlab Lead, Part-Time Design Member Middle Note: Being the most invested in wetlab, he has experienced the toughest of times as well as the most rewarding moments in wetlab. Having the mentality of work hard play hard, on top of his work in wetlab, he also thoroughly enjoys traveling and dining, which he uses to his advantage to lead the team in Paris by suggesting great eats and spectacular views. Want to bond over food, sights, transportation, or tourism? He’s the guy to talk to! Base Note: Has a 800+ day streak for French on Duolingo but yet can form a single coherent sentence	20 El Ella Ella Gui Top Note: Project Lead, Wetlab Member, Software Member, Part-time Design Member Middle Note: Ella’s a forever tired senior who somehow still finds a way to always be the loudest in the room. Base Note: No carrots. Carrot bad.	21 Ju Justin Justin Ang Top Note: Human Practice Lead, Wetlab Member Middle Note: Justin is a senior who spends most of his time catching up on the situation, or more often than not catching up on his sleep. You can normally find this sleepyhead yapping away with his friends. Base Note: He has a negative spice tolerance

22 Br Bryan Bryan Tsai Top Note: Wetlab Instructor Middle Note: Yolo, Bryan is an instructor in wetlab, specializing in Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering. He is committed to executing all drylab-overview and processes for the iGEM project with dedication. He hopes that their first-time participation will lead to excellent results :)) Base Note: Gets along well with all dogs, but not cats	23 Ke Kevin Kevin Liau Top Note: Instructor Middle Note: Kevin Liau is all about making AI fun and accessible. He turns complex tech-like chip verification into hands-on, creative experiences that get students excited to learn. With a mix of energy and curiosity, he inspires them to dive into AI and push the limits of innovation. Base Note: Very good at grabbing concert tickets but failed to grabNo Party for Cao Dongtickets in Tainan and feels horrible…		24 Ti Tim Tim Chao Top Note: Advisor Middle Note: Heya I'm Tim, through previous experiences, I found HP to hit me on some sort of personal level; something about being engaged in all sorts of different ways makes it addictive. Base Note: I also pride myself in being fluent in all major romcom tv shows!	25 Ed Edward Edward Lu Top Note: Student Advisor Middle Note: Edward is a junior at Taipei American School, and this is his second year doing wetlab in iGEM. He’s passionate about being in the lab and wishes to make himself a valuable asset to the team. Base Note: He spends a lot of his time playing the violin and likes listening to ALL genres of music.	26 Je Jerry Jerry Hu Top Note: Student Advisor Middle Note: Jerry has skibidi rizz Base Note:Jerry asked Timothy to write his profile because he’s lazy, and now he’s gotta face the consequences.	27 Ke Kenny Kenny Hsiau Top Note: Student Advisor, Part-Time Design Member Middle Note: Kenny, a junior at Taipei Fuhsing Private School, is passionate about drylab-overview and lab research. Outside of academics, he enjoys exploring various music genres, plays multiple instruments, and loves outdoor activities. This year. He hopes to contribute at least something to Formosa while gaining experience. Base Note: He somehow survived last year despite the discord in chaos	28 Wa Wayne Wayne Chen Top Note: Student Advisor Middle Note: Wayne has a dream to be a part of the creation of a long-term teamwork dynamic but is forced by the scarcity of time to put that dream on pause for a bit. Now, Wayne’s here to just help out as much as he can! He’s definitely still passionate about all this though! Base Note: Appears to be the slowest eater in any group by two-fold, but is always eating the most by at least five-fold.