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Meet the Students

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Leah Johnston, President

Leah Johnston is a 4th year Microbiology & Immunology student at Dalhousie. She loves the applications of science involved in her program, which is why she' currently kickin’ it with the iGEM team! When Leah isn't in the lab cloning various genes, you can find her crocheting, playing frisbee, or painting. Leah is hard working and dedicated, and in the future hopes to work her way into medical school!









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Alexander Porter, Vice President

Alex Porter is a 4th year Microbiology and Immunology student at Dalhousie. He likes playing video games, listening to rap music, and playing soccer. Alex enjoy many aspects of science, especially microbiology, immunology, and chemistry, but he also enjoys taking history classes. In Alex's spare time he'll most likely be dropping a beat, or napping.










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Lucas Jarche, Scribe, Webmaster

Lucas Jarche is from a small town called Sackville, New Brunswick. Here he developed a passion for science, medicine, and technology. Lucas is in charge of three of the genes from the anthocyanin pathway, as well as handling the website and note-taking. In his spare time, Lucas likes to climb rocks, go hiking, read, and waste too much time on the computer.










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Khaled Aly, Chair of Fundraising

Khaled Aly is a 4th year Microbiology and Immunology student at Dalhousie University who enjoys research and learning new things. Khaled is 19 years old and from Halifax Nova Scotia. Some of his hobbies include biking, weight lifting, and playing table tennis. He also enjoys playing soccer.











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Emma Price, Treasurer

Emma Price is a fourth year Microbiology and Immunology student at Dalhousie University. She is very interested in the field of genetics, from humans to microbes and hopes to continue working in genetics after she graduates. Outside of the lab, Emma plays Field Hockey for the Dalhousie Women's Team, is a teaching assistant for first year biology and volunteers as an English tutor at the Halifax Public Library.









Meet the Supervisors

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John Rohde, Head Supervisor, PI

John Rohde began his training as a bacteriologist as an undergraduate at University of Idaho where he studied gene regulation in Yersinia enteocolitica. Later he earned a PhD at University of British Columbia and then studied at Duke Medical Center, Institut Pasteur, and University of Toronto. Now at Dalhousie University he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. John became interested in synthetic biology while discussing the topic with his students in his Advanced Microbial Genetics course. In addition to genetics, John enjoys cooking and eating well, camping, and playing with his family-sometimes he tries to do these all at the same time.






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Julie Ryu, Supervisor

Bio coming soon