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Meet the Team

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Seeya

Seeya

Team & Brainstorming Leader

Team Leader

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Molecular Genetics


Hometown: Long Island, New York


Bucket List Activity: "I want to see all seven continents"

Grace

Grace

Science Manager

Science Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Biochemistry & Music


Hometown: Fargo, North Dakota


Bucket List Activity: "Guest conduct a symphony with the NY Philharmonic

Jack

Jack

Lab & Safety Manager

Lab & Safety Manager

Pronouns: He/Him


Class Year: 2025


Major: Biochemistry


Hometown: Augusta, New Jersey


Bucket List Activity: "Camp in every national park in the United States

Weronika

Weronika

Hardware Manager

Hardware Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Biomedical Engineering


Hometown: Framingham, Massachusetts


Bucket List Activity: "Road trip the entire West Coast"

Claire

Claire

Modeling Manager

Modeling Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Computational Biology & Statistics


Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio


Bucket List Activity: "I want to be a part of a coordinated flashmob"

Caleb

Caleb

Wiki & Software Manager

Wiki & Software Manager

Pronouns: He/Him


Class Year: 2027


Major: Microbiology


Hometown: Montgomery, New Jersey


Bucket List Activity: "See the Northern Lights"

Jeff

Jeff

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

Pronouns: He/Him


Class Year: 2026


Major: Microbiology & Brain and Cognitive Sciences


Hometown: Hong Kong, China


Bucket List Activity: "Cook the perfect medium rare A5 wagyu rib eye in space"

Michelia

Michelia (Ngoc Lan Huong)

Policy & Practice Manager

Policy and Practice Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Biochemistry


Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


Bucket List Activity: "Eat street food in every country without getting food poisoning"

Alexis

Alexis

Education & Outreach Manager

Public Relations & Outreach and Education Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Molecular Genetics and Psychology


Hometown: Buffalo, New York


Bucket List Activity: "I want to be a contestant on the show Big Brother

Elina

Elina

Fundraising Manager

Fundraising and Finance Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Biochemistry


Hometown: Aurora, Illinois


Bucket List Activity: "Go Skydiving"

Tracy

Tracy (Shuhan)

Video Manager

Video Manager

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2026


Major: Cell and Developmental Biology & Japanese


Hometown: Tianjin, China


Bucket List Activity: "Plan to go to london for one weekend in the middle of the semester to watch a stage play"

Team Advisors!


Alexis Stein

Dr Stein

Wetlab Advisor

Dr. Stein provided knowledge on wet lab protocols!

Anne Meyer

Dr Meyer

Principal Investigator

Dr. Meyer provided lots of advice in navigating the iGEM process!

Elio Abbondanzieri

Dr Abbondanzieri

Hardware Advisor

Dr. Abbondanzieri provided lots of input for Modeling.

Allison Lopatkin

Dr Lopatkin

Modeling Advisor

Dr. Lopatkin provided lots of guidance for Modeling.

Teaching Assistants!


Elizabeth Martin

Elizabeth Martin

Hardware Assistant

Hardware Teaching Assistant

Pronouns: She/Her


Class Year: 2025


Major: Microbiology


Hometown: Windham, New Hampshire


Bucket List Activity: "I want to go heli skiing in Europe!"

Eric Heinze

Eric Heinze

Wet-lab Assistant

Wet Lab Teaching Assistant

Pronouns: He/Him


Area of Study: PhD in Evolution, Ecology, Genetics, & Genomics


Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia


Bucket List Activity: "Go on a road trip across the US and visit every national park"

Kate Kelchner

Kate Kelchner

Wet-lab Assistant

Wet Lab Teaching Assistant

Pronouns: She/Her


Area of Study: PhD in Biology


Hometown: Berwick, Pennsylvania


Bucket List Activity: "Visit every US state and Canadian Province"