Team:Freiburg/Team
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Team Freiburg 2015
Wie sieht es eigentlich mit den Leuten aus der AG Roth aus? Werden die auch noch mit Bild aufgeführt? Immerhin sind sie auch im Teamroaster als advisor aufgeführt. Vielleicht kann man hier generell 2 Rubriken machen, eine mit Team und eine Instructor und Advisor. Dann ist es übersichtlicher und wird auch von den Judges richtig verstanden.
Rubriken sind da, jetzt brauchen wir nur noch Bilder und Infos von den Roth-Leuten… (jb 20150908)
Rubriken sind da, jetzt brauchen wir nur noch Bilder und Infos von den Roth-Leuten… (jb 20150908)
This year’s iGEM team consists of 19 students from many distinct scientific fields including chemistry, physics, biology, informatics and medicine. Our team is supervised by Jun. Prof. Maximilian Ulbrich and Dr. Nicole Gensch, both being part of the scientific staff of the BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies. We also get advice and support from some former iGEM participants who are sharing their experiences and knowledge with us.
Students
![Julian Bender iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/ca/Freiburg_Julian_Bender.jpg)
Julian Bender (23)
Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Why do I participate in iGEM
Interdisciplinary work on a challenging project
What would I have studied instead
Chemistry or Informatics
Hobbies (before iGEM)
bassoon, cooking, jogging, swimming, reading
Song I would take with me to a desolate island
Julius Roentgen - Bassoon sonata
![Sabine Bognar iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/6/68/Freiburg_Sabine_Bognar.jpg)
Sabine Bognar (23)
Chemistry
What would I have studied instead
Economics & Spanish
Hobbies (before iGEM)
dancing, cakes and pastry, foreign languages,swimming and more dancing
![Maurizio Camagna iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/f/f0/Freiburg_Maurizio_Camagna.jpg)
Maurizio Camagna (27)
Biology, Computer Science
Why do I participate in iGEM
Apparently I despise free time
What would I have studied instead
Actually i did study something else: Computer Science. But philosophy would be nice
Hobbies (before iGEM)
magnets, plants, foreign languages, drum & bass, games
song I would take with me to a desolate island
Hybrid Minds - Inner beauty
![Julia Donauer iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/5/58/Freiburg_Julia_Donauer.jpg)
Julia Donauer (23)
Biology, Biochemistry & Microbiology
why do I participate in iGEM
working with a young team together for a common aim, with a lot of fun
Hobbies (before iGEM)
soccer, tennis, jogging, hiking
song I would take with me to a desolate island
The Bare Necessities [Jungle Book]
![Julian Eble iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8c/Freiburg_Julian_Eble.jpg)
Julian Eble (25)
M.Sc. Biology
What would I have studied instead
Music (piano) or sports
![Ramona Emig iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/3/36/Freiburg_Ramona_Emig.jpg)
Ramona Emig (23)
M.Sc. Biology
Hobbies (before iGEM)
soccer, reading, my friends
song I would take with me to a desolate island
The Bare Necessities [Jungle Book]
What would I have studied instead than what I do?
Physiotherapy or something in the field of sports
![Sabrina Fischer iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/6/63/Freiburg_Sabrina_Fischer.jpg)
Sabrina Fischer (24)
M.Sc. Biology
why do I participate in iGEM
To become a better scientist
hobbies (before iGEM)
painting and drawing, cooking
signature sentence from others
if you need pathos, ask for Sabi
What would I have studied instead
Archeology, Art History
![Rabea Jesser iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/4/49/Freiburg_Rabea_Jesser.jpg)
Rabea Jesser (24)
M.Sc. Biology
why do I participate in iGEM
Because it´s a great chance to learn a lot both scientifically and personally
Hobbies (before iGEM)
beachvolleyball, bouldering, travelling & languages
signature sentence from others
I..uh...dings...you know?!
What would I have studied instead than what I do?
something like renewable energies or interpreter would have been nice, or just a gardener...
![Luisa Keilholz iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/9/97/Freiburg_Luisa_Keilholz.jpg)
Luisa Keilholz (23)
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Economics
Why do I participate in iGEM
To be part of a team of young scientist who plan on spending a fun summer while creating the best iGEM project ever!
Hobbies (before iGEM)
running, travelling, reading, cooking for friends and family
What would I have studied instead
Just economics - I'm glad I didn't
Funniest lab disaster
accidentally following the shredded jeans trend after an incident with sulfuric acid and that time the first aid protocol had to be executed because I'd gotten a paper cut
![Daniel Kokotek iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/11/Freiburg_Daniel_Kokotek.jpg)
Daniel Kokotek (25)
B.sc Biology
why do I participate in iGEM
"an entire summer in the lab? awesome, no allergies!"
Hobbies (before iGEM)
bouldering, internet
signature sentence from others
I..uh...dings...you know?!
What would I have studied instead than what I do?
nothing academic: probably something like carpenting or mechanics. or nurse
Funniest lab disaster
the usual stuff, like adding water to concentrated acids and blowing it up, smearing cancerogenous dye all over me etc. generally lots of things exploded during our organic chemistry course.
![Katharina Moos iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/5/54/Freiburg_Katharina_Moos.jpg)
Katharina Moos (24)
M.Sc. Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
Why do I participate in iGEM
I participate in iGEM because I like to work together with others, to have our own project, and to get a deeper insight into scientific fields other than what I study
Hobbies (before iGEM)
volleyball, beachvolleyball, drawing, painting, gaming
What would I have studied instead
Maths, Physics or Computer Science
signature sentence from others
Katha in 2 words? Tinker Bell!
![Julika Neumann iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/7/7c/Freiburg_Julika_Neumann.jpg)
Julika Neumann (20)
B.Sc Molecular Medicine
Why do I participate in iGEM
To work on an own project together with many other motivated students from different fields
Hobbies (before iGEM)
reading, all kinds of sports, music
What would I have studied instead
probably occupational therapy or teaching post
Signature sentence from others
Heidenei OR "I got 50 gb on Dropbox"
![Simon Nicklaus iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/6/6f/Freiburg_Simon_Nicklaus.jpg)
Simon Nicklaus (23)
Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Why do I participate in iGEM
To learn how to work as a part of a team on an awesome project
Hobbies (before iGEM)
reading,gaming, running
What would I have studied instead
engineering or philosophy
![Anne Seifert iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/f/ff/Freiburg_Anne_Seifert.jpg)
Anne Seifert (23)
MSc Biology
Why do I participate in iGEM
I wanted to take the opportunity to increase my scientific experience by working together with students from various fields, and learning how to plan and carry out larger projects.
Hobbies (before iGEM)
Reading, hiking, nitting, travelling, bike riding, painting, swimming, music, movies.
What would I have studied instead
Clinical Monitor (Clinical Research Assistant), Stem Cell Research
Funniest lab diasaster
We once had fertilized eggs in the lab for a practical course. After the course, one was left and I asked if we could further breed it.
So it was kept in an incubator until it hatched. We called the chick Urmel-Emma. We had her for about 2 weeks, but she got louder from day to day because she was the only chick in our lab and I couldn't attend her all day long. So in the end I had to give her away, but she now lives with a nice farmer family close to cologne.
Song I would take with me to a desolate island
Lovesong - Sara Bareilles, but I would rather take more than 1 song
![Lara Stühn iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/3/3a/Freiburg_Lara_St%C3%BChn.jpg)
Lara Stühn (24)
MSc Biology
Why do I participate in iGEM
To think outside the box, learn how to work together in an interdisciplinary team and have lots of fun with awesome people
Hobbies (before iGEM)
reading, cooking, jogging
Funniest lab diasaster
Cleaning up after a looong day of lab work, I accidently set a lot of ethanol on fire... no one was hurt :)
![Ricardo Oude Weernink iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/3/30/Freiburg_Ricardo_Oude_Weernink.jpg)
Ricardo Oude Weernink (24)
Physics
Why do I participate in iGEM
To acquire knowledge in an interesting scientific field
Hobbies (before iGEM)
badminton, standard dancing, playing keyboard & violin, retro gaming, tasting a good whisky
What would I have studied instead
Still physics, there's no alternative for me
Funniest lab diasaster
We had two samples for scanning tunneling microscopy: Graphite and gold. For better pictures you can take sellotape, put it on the graphite and rip it off to order the surface. When we unconsciously did the same with the gold probe, the probe was still there but the gold was on the sellotape -> probe completely destroyed
Song I would take with me to a desolate island
Any song from Jeff Buckley
![Nathalie Wössner iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/f/f4/Freiburg_Nathalie_W%C3%B6ssner.jpg)
Nathalie Wössner (23)
MSc Chemistry
Why do I participate in iGEM
To work together with an interdisciplinary team on a great and challenging scientific project.
Hobbies (before iGEM)
music, trumpet, reading, cooking, watch series
What would I have studied instead
Probably Math or Physics
![Julia Zbiegly iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/5/55/Freiburg_Julia_Zbiegly.jpg)
Julia Zbiegly (20)
BSc molecular medicine
why do I participate in iGEM
In order to get an insight in different fields of science and working in a team, organising an entire project
Hobbies (before iGEM)
Hiking, Biking, travelling, photography
What would I have studied instead than what I do?
Psychology or French
Advisors
![Illona Blank iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/7/70/Freiburg_Illona_Blank.jpg)
Ilona Blank (25)
Biochemistry & Microbiology
Why do I participate in iGEM
To help with my experience as best I can and again be part of a great synthetic biology project
What would I have studied instead
Chemistry or Psychology
Hobbies (before iGEM)
photography, cooking, music
![Nicole Gensch iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/0/01/Freiburg_Nicole_Gensch.jpg)
Nicole Gensch
![Stefan Krämer iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/6/63/Freiburg_Stefan_Kr%C3%A4mer.jpg)
Stefan Krämer (24)
Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Why do I participate in iGEM
I participate as a supervisor to pass on my experience and impressions to other students. Having participated in the iGEM team Freiburg 2013 it is exciting to see the iGEM community from from this very different perspective.
Hobbies (before iGEM)
Playing my guitar, programming, drinking exquisite green and black tee, learning about entrepreneurship
What would I have studied instead
Chemistry, Physics, Informatics... There are too much interessting fields
Funniest lab disaster
I spilled a 50 ml tube of DNA loading dye with a lot of bromphenolblue dye in it al over me and the lab...
Song I would take with me to a desolate island
Hakuna Matata - Lion King
![Günter Roth iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/cf/Freiburg_G%C3%BCnther_Roth.jpg)
Günter Roth (39)
Dipl.-Phys. & Dipl.-Biochem., Dr. rer.nat
Why do I participate in iGEM
To mentor the students which decided to use our copy technlogy
Hobbies (before iGEM)
sword fighting, Kendo, chess, painting, dancing, playing with my son (15 month)
What would I have studied instead
Archeology
Funniest lab diasaster
Dropping and crushing a container with 500 g of Rhodamine, simply staining the whole lab in red. Days of washing, cleaning and UV-light controlling.
![Philipp Schwenk iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8a/Freiburg_Philipp_Schwenk.jpg)
Philipp Schwenk (24)
Biology PhD plant physiology
why do I participate in iGEM
Give other students the opportunity to profit iGEM as I did.
What would I have studied instead than what I do?
Sound engineer
Song I would take with me to a desolate island
Mozart KV622 Clarinet Concerto in A Major - 2nd Movement "Adagio"
![Maike Smits iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/a/ad/Freiburg_Maike_Smits.jpg)
Maike Smits
![Max Ulbrich iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/3/37/Freiburg_Max_Ulbrich.jpg)
Max Ulbrich
![Normann Kilb iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8b/Freiburg_Normann_Kilb.jpg)
Biology PhD, Molecular Biology
What would I have studied instead
Medicine
Why do I participate in iGEM
I participated in iGEM 2008 as a student and had a great and instructive time then. I know the competition constitutes a challenge for the students and offers the chance to broaden one's horizon.
Normann Kilb
![Philipp Meyer iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8e/Freiburg_Philipp_Meyer.jpg)
Philipp A. Meyer
![Tobias Herz iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/ca/Freiburg_Tobias_Herz.jpg)
Tobias Herz
![Christin Rath iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/2/21/Freiburg_Christin_Rath.jpg)
Christin Rath
![Jürgen Burger iGEM 2015 Team](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/a/a2/Freiburg_Juergen_Burger.jpg)
Jürgen Burger
Former Members
Benjamin Werle
René Sacher
Leon Piontek
Melanie Orth