Team:KU Leuven/Team/Members

Team

This year, our team consists of 13 students who are dedicating their summer to work on the iGEM project. The numerous late night meetings organised from the beginning of the year 2015 were the perfect opportunity to create an optimal atmosphere to discuss the possible iGEM projects and to boost the team spirit. The team consist of students from 5 different faculties with different backgrounds, perspectives, nationalities and languages. The diversity of the team gives us strength and widens our horizons. We are all bounded by our enthusiasm for science and research and each of us possesses the courage to face big challenges. Additionally, we will be supported by previous iGEM’mers and employees from all levels of the KU Leuven University. The previous KU Leuven teams have set high standards to benchmark ourselves against. We will do our best to carry on this trend in the 2015 iGEM competition!

Astrid

Eline

Frederik

Ines

Jasper

Laetitia

Astrid
Education and Outreach

Master in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Our busy bee

Eline
Ethics and Human Practices

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Keep calm and build a pattern

Frederik
Economics and Business

Master in Business Engineering

The business tycoon

Ines
Communication and Media

Master in Molecular Biology

Spam, spam, spam!

Jasper
Wet Lab and Modeling

Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering

Matlab is always on my side

Laetitia
Wet Lab

Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering

Let the bacteria grow!

Laura
Sponsors

Master in Biomedical Sciences

Our beautiful sales lady

Laurens
Graphics and Art

Master in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Let's photoshop everything

Leen
Wiki

Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering

The answer to everything is: try Google

Moritz
Modeling

Master in Mathematical Engineering

Wants lots and lots of data

Ovia
Team Manager

Master in Biophysics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

The center of everything

Thomas
Logistics

Master in Nanoscience Engineering

Before one can transform bacteria, one must first transform himself

Vincent
Literature

Master in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

First on the screen, now in real life

Laura

Laurens

Leen

Moritz

Ovia

Thomas

Vincent

Mentors and Advisors

Johan Robben
Promoter

Professor, Faculty of Science at the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section

From the very beginning of our project, Johan has always been ready and willing to help us when problems arise. He provided us with work space in the lab and is always ready to share his scientific expertise.

Katarzyna Malczewska
Supervisor

Drs at the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section

We couldn’t imagine a better supervisor! Be it a scientific question or a silly doubt, an advice or some administration, a hot cup of coffee or just handy tips, she will always know what to do.

Oscar Torres
Advisor

Drs at the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section

Oscar is our knock-out specialist. He helped us with the P1 phage transduction and showed how to confirm our double knock-out. We can always ask him questions during our experiments.

Yves Peeters
Advisor

Drs at the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section

Yves is always willing to provide us with his crystal violet and electrocompetent cells. Above all he is interested in our project and likes to share advice.

Iris Govaerts
Advisor

Technician at the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section

Iris is always there to help us ordering products, searching for sponsors and giving safety advice. She will give us handy hints wrapped up in funny stories.

Veerle De Wever
Advisor

Postdoctoral researcher at Laboratorium voor Biosignalering & Therapeutica

Veerle helped us to choose the right topic. She also guided the previous KU Leuven iGEM team and is happy to pass on her experience by giving practical advice on how to prepare for the Giant Jamboree.

Others
Advisors

We would like to extend our gratitude to our advisors who have been very helpful during various stages of our project. We thank the ex-iGEMmers, the PhD students, professors and laboratory assistants, who participated in our pizza meetings and opening event, for giving their opinion. A special thank to our friends and significant others for their support and help during the opening event.

Contact

Address: Celestijnenlaan 200G room 00.08 - 3001 Heverlee
Telephone n°: +32(0)16 32 73 19
Mail: igem@chem.kuleuven.be