Andre Baxter

• Biomolecular Engineering
  Bioinformatics minor
  Merrill College (UCSC)
  5th Year
  Grant, Social Media, &
  Website Team
  From: Napa, CA 

Ray Bryan

• Neuroscience
  Bioinformatics minor
  College Eight (UCSC)
  5th Year
  Programming Team
  From: Victorville, CA

Tina DeLeon

• Biomolecular Engineering
  Crown College (UCSC)
  5th Year
  From: Fairfield, CA 

Adriana Landeros

• Molecular, Cell, &
  Developmental Biology
• College Ten (UCSC)
4th Year
• Grant Team
• From: Salinas, CA

Sofia Menendez

• Biology
  Sociology minor
  Stevenson College (UCSC)
  4th Year
  Grant & Social Media Team
  From: San Ramon, CA

"Participating in UCSC iGEM has been one of the most rewarding and life-changing experiences I have had to date. Prior to iGEM I had little hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, which was very structured and did not allow me to have the independence or freedom I craved in a lab. Since then, I have helped design protocols, learned different wet and dry lab techniques, and have gotten familiar with using different kinds of laboratory equipment. iGEM has given me such a different and unconventional lab experience; it has given me the confidence and leadership skills to attend meet-ups, give oral presentations, take my laboratory skills to a whole other level, and motivate me to follow my passions in science. All in all, iGEM has given me more than I would have ever expected and I am so glad I took advantage of all the opportunities and valuable well-rounded skills iGEM offered me"

Henry Vilas

• Biomolecular Engineering
  College 8 (UCSC)
  4th Year
  From: Aliso Viejo, CA 

Jocelyn Simlick

• Microbiology
  Hartnell College
  4th Year
  Grant & Video Team
  From: Yuba, CA