Acknowledgements

Advising:
We thank the following for their guidance and support for the UCLA iGEM team throughout the 2015 season:
Dr. Sriram Kosuri, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA
Dr. David Breslauer, CSO and Co-Founder, Bolt Threads
Dr. Mark Arbing, Director, UCLA DOE Core Protein Expression Technology Center
Dr. Todd Yeates, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA
David Yao, Laboratory Manager, Kosuri Lab
Members of the Kosuri Lab (Dr. Hwang Beom Kim, Dr. Rocky Cheung, Eric Jones, Nathan Lubock, Michael Corrado, Kim Insigne, Jess Davis, Guillaume Urtecho,Taylor Ward, and Chris Robles)

Lab Space:
We thank the following for providing essential laboratory space to conduct our experiments. Dr. Stephanie Seidlits, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Dr. Dino Di Carlo, Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Jesse Liang, Graduate Student, Seidlits Lab


Supplies and Troubleshooting Assistance:
We thank the follow for providing essential reagents and supplies during our project.
Dr. Kayvan Niazi, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Dr. Mark Arbing

Financial Support:
We thank the following sources for funding this year's project:
UCLA Department of Bioengineering, HSSEAS
UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UCLA DOE Institute
Kosuri Lab
UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Bolt Threads
Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
Tama Hasson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research, UCLA College of Letters and Science
UCLA Undergraduate Research Center - Sciences
UCLA Spark

Art | Sci Collaboration:
Dr. Victoria Vesna, Professor, Department of Design and Media Arts, UCLA
Mick Lorusso, Installations Director, Art|Sci Center at UCLA CNSI

Administrative Support:
Stacey Tran Fong, Management Services Officer, Department of Bioengineering
Apryll Chin, Fund Manager, Department of Bioengineering