Iowis Zhu

President, Fearless Leader

Iowis Zhu

4th year: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Public Leadership, Statistics, Technology Entrepreneurship

"No worries, it'll be fine."

After leading last year's inaugural iGEM team to a gold award last year, Iowis returned this year to further grow the team. Outside of iGEM, he studies the characteristics of DNA looping protein in Dr. Kahn's lab. He has had the entire periodic table memorized since 8th grade. Outside of lab, he loves reading manga, watching sports (as a Boston sports fan), and following the global politics. He recently visited India last winter and Germany last summer. After graduation he plans to enter MD/PhD program.

Stephanie Sansbury

Vice President, Team Mom

Stephanie Sansbury

4th year: Microbiology, Arabic Studies

"I'm gonna science as hard as I can!"

Stephanie is a senior at the University of Maryland researching mechanosensitive channels in V. cholerae. When she's not in the lab, you can find her wandering organic farms trying to find my spirit animal or exploring the rocky paths of the local Billy Goat Trail along the Potomac River. In addition to basic scientific research, she is interested in science education and policy and plans to work in that arena after earning her PhD.

Kevin Fan

Finance Director, Tallest Asian

Kevin Fan

4th year: Neurobiology, Technology Entrepreneurship

"No worries, it'll be fine."

Standing at 190 cm, Kevin is the tallest Asian on the team. He joined iGEM because of its fast-paced, multidisciplinary, problem solving nature, as well as its connections to entrepreneurship. He is the founder of SuperScore Inc, and serves on the national board of Kids Are Scientists Too. He hopes to attain a MD/MBA someday. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys boxing, parkour, and reading.

Robert Hand

Community/Outreach Director, Handyman

Robert Hand

3rd year: Bioengineering

Rob is currently a junior bioengineering major. He joined iGEM because of its innovative, creative nature and how it addresses so many different aspects of synthetic biology. Outside of the iGEM lab and our human practices efforts, he enjoys reading about virtually anything, learning about vegetarian cooking recipes, being out in nature, exploring my new found hobby of SCUBA diving with the Maryland Terrafins, exploring, learning about issues in Bioethics, and spending time with his wonderful friends.

Chun Mun Loke

Website Director, Best Kohai

Chun Mun Loke

2nd year: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Physics, Music

"Has Iowis-senpai noticed me yet?"

Hailing from Singapore and Australia, Chun Mun's strong interest in genetic engineering prompted him to join iGEM. He hopes to conduct research in this field after attaining an MD/PhD. Outside of school, he is a self proclaimed piano prodigy, having won consecutive local competitions and placed in international ones. He can solve a Rubik's cube in a very slow average of 17 seconds and is an avid video gamer.

Aditya Biswas

PCR Design Director,

Aditya Biswas

4th year: Bioengineering

"My PCR machine doubles as a hairdryer."

Aditya is a senior at the University of Maryland who is studying BioEngineering. Aditya brings 5 years of wet lab research experience including one prior year with Maryland's IGEM team. This year Aditya's main project is in the design of a cheap and effective PCR machine, and modeling metabolic pathways of engineered E.coli. In his free time Aditya enjoys the movies, making food for the team, and visiting cows.

Adam Wahab

Lab Member

Adam Wahab

4th year: Physiology & Neurobiology

Adam is a senior neurobiology and physiology major at the University of Maryland. This is my first research experience and exposure to synthetic biology. In the future I hope to attend medical school and pursue more research opportunities. Outside of the lab, I'm a huge news junkie and I love following politics. I also enjoy traveling, weight lifting, and browsing reddit.

Kimia Abtahi

Photographer

Kimia Abtahi

2nd year: Physiology & Neurobiology

Kimia is a sophomore majoring in Physiology & Neurobiology and on the pre-med track. She is considering pursuing obstetrics in the future. She would like to travel and apply my knowledge to developing countries or disaster relief. Beyond that, she has interests in nutrition and business. Kimia is a student photographer for the Honors College and play on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team. Her favorite way to spend her free time is staying active in nature, such as jogging or doing adventure courses.

Juhye Kang

Graphic Designer

Juhye Kang

2nd year: Neurobiology

Juhye is a sophomore Neurobiology and Physiology major in the Integrated Life Sciences honors program. Currently, she is a member of an epidemiology lab at UMD focusing on creating a support program for Korean breast cancer patients in addition to iGEM. She hopes to attend medical school after graduation to become either a dermatologist or an oncologist. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, dancing, and binge watching countless crime and cooking shows. Her favorite movie of all time is Finding Nemo, and her favorite food is macaroni and cheese (or just cheese in general!).

Kara Huie

PCR Team Member

Kara Huie

2nd year: Bioengineering

"Get your lemonade and pink lemonade here!" (Refering to liquid cell culture w/ w/o RFP)

Kara is a sophomore bioengineering major at the University of Maryland. While she isn't sure, at this point in time, what exactly she plans to do in the future, she hopes that experiences like iGEM will help her to find her interests and give me more exposure to the many careers related to biology. Outside of school, she enjoys running and keeping up with track & field. She also enjoys doing kungfu (martial arts) and just recently started indoor rock climbing this summer. Basically, she love doing sports.

Dylan Taylor

PCR Team Member

Dylan Taylor

2nd year: Neurobiology, Mathematics

"Natalie Dormer is the most attractive woman on the face of the Earth."

A member of the Integrated Life Sciences Honors College, Dylan is heavily involved in the design of various components of the team’s PCR machine. This is his second research experience and first wet-lab experience. Outside iGEM, he is a member of the University of Maryland Gymkana Troupe and he is obsessed with Rubik's cubes and all other Twisty Puzzles.

Dania Benalla

Programmer

Dania Benalla

2nd year: Computer Science, Microbiology

After leading last year's inaugural iGEM team to a gold award last year, Iowis returned this year to further grow the team. Outside of iGEM, he studies the characteristics of DNA looping protein in Dr. Kahn's lab. He has had the entire periodic table memorised since 8th grade. Outside of lab, he loves reading manga, watching sports (a NE Patriots fan), and following the global stock market. He recently visited India last winter and Germany last summer. After graduation he plans to enter MD/PhD program.

Samiha Ahmed

Team Artist

Samiha Ahmed

2nd year: Physiology & Neurobiology, Public Health

Hi, my name is Samiha Ahmed and I'm a sophomore Neurobiology and Physiology and Public Health Sciences double major. I hope to go to medical school one day, and I love all things arts and crafts related.

Sarah Wain

Programmer

Sarah Wain

2nd year: Chemical Engineering, Computer Science

I am a sophomore and member of the Gemstone Honors College. I was predominantly involved in the Wiki design. In addition to iGem, I work in a Polymer Chemistry lab and enjoy finding as much free food as possible.

Pavel Vlasov

Returning Member

Pavel Vlasov

4th year: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics

"Wanna hear a joke?"

Pavel is a senior and member of the Integrated Life Sciences Honors College at UMD, and is originally from the distant land of Russia. Outside of iGEM, he also has another internship at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, where he works with thyroid cells. Outside of academics and scientific work, his hobbies include video games, model kits, fencing, anime, and writing science-fiction stories.

George Zhang

Coder

George Zhang

4th year: Bioengineering, Statistic

George is a senior bioengineering major and statistics minor at the University of Maryland. He hopes to attend medical school after my undergraduate education. In his time outside of the classroom, he enjoys running, playing basketball, and taking long naps in the library when he really should be studying. Recently, he has also been occupied with self-learning new computer programming languages. Expect big things from UMD iGEM this year – go Terps!

Dr. Jason Kahn

Biochemistry

Dr. Jason Kahn

University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. 1990

Research Interests: DNA structure and topology in multi-protein DNA complexes and DNA loops. Construction of nanoscale objects using DNA and protein-DNA complexes. DNA packaging by peptides used for transfection of DNA and siRNA. Role of DNA structure in transcription and gene regulation.ps!

Dr. Ed Eisenstein

Bioengineering

Dr. Ed Eisenstein

Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1985

Research Interests: Professor Eisentein's laboratory is investigating a number of questions involving plants, including their remarkable capacity to produce a complex array of interesting compounds, the way they respond to pathogens and disease, and also the feasibility of engineering their biosynthetic apparatus for applications ranging from human health to biofuel production.

Dr. "Boots" Quimby

Biology

Dr. "Boots" Quimby

Ph.D., Emory University, 1997

Dr. Quimby's research interests are related to the interface between nucleocytoplasmic transport and cell cycle regulation and on the effects of reading primary research literature on student learning. Her awards and recognition for teaching include a Center for Teaching Excellence Lilly Fellowship and she was named an American Society of Microbiologists Biology Scholar for 2010-2011. ps!

Nathan Barber

Bioengineering

Nathan Barber

B.S. Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015

Nathan is a former vice president of the UMaryland iGEM team and had served many roles this past year as the team formed. He graduated with a degree in Bioengineering and currently works in the Life Sciences consulting field while also working as a mentor and advisor to this year's team. His background primarily consists of metabolic and genetic engineering research, and in my spare time he is an avid rock climber and plays ice hockey!

Naren Bhokisham

Bioengineering

Naren Bhokisham

Dr. Tanya Gordonov

Bioengineering

Tanya

Navadeep

Chemical Engineering

Navadeep

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Meet the team

Iowis Zhu

4th year: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Public Leadership, Statistics, Technology Entrepreneurship

"No worries, it'll be fine."

Stephanie Sansbury

4th year: Microbiology, Arabic Studies

"I'm gonna science as hard as I can!"

Kevin Fan

4th year: Neurobiology, Technology Entrepreneurship

"No worries, it'll be fine."

Robert Hand

3rd year: Bioengineering

Chun Mun Loke

2nd year: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Physics, Music

"Has Iowis-senpai noticed me yet?"

Aditya Biswas

4th year: Bioengineering

"My PCR machine doubles as a hairdryer."

Adam Wahab

4th year: Physiology & Neurobiology

Kimia Abtahi

2nd year: Physiology & Neurobiology

Juhye Kang

2nd year: Neurobiology

Kara Huie

2nd year: Bioengineering

"Get your lemonade and pink lemonade here!" (Refering to liquid cell culture w/ w/o RFP)

Dylan Taylor

2nd year: Neurobiology, Mathematics

"Natalie Dormer is the most attractive woman on the face of the Earth."

Dania Benalla

2nd year: Computer Science, Microbiology

Samiha Ahmed

2nd year: Physiology & Neurobiology, Public Health

Sarah Wain

2nd year: Chemical Engineering, Computer Science

Pavel Vlasov

4th year: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics

"Wanna hear a joke?"

George Zhang

4th year: Bioengineering, Statistic

Advisors

Dr. Jason Kahn

University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. 1990

Dr. Ed Eisenstein

Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1985

Dr. "Boots" Quimby

Ph.D., Emory University, 1997

Nathan Barber

B.S. Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015

Naren Bhokisham

Tanya

Navadeep

Testudo