About the team
Are you looking for the love team of your life? Don’t search any longer, here we are!
Our team is composed of 20 skillful and brilliant students from many fields. In our team you can find biologist students from AgroParisTech, a famous school in food industry, from ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieur), and from Paris-Sud University like the Magistère of Biology & Health and the Institut Villebon, you can also find computer scientists and physicians; and to finish, for the first time, law students of love.
Our dream team will never have see the light without our talented advisors, composed of PhD Students and researchers from the Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC).
Like every beginning of love story we didn’t really know each other but we did spend the best year and summer of our lives. Our expertise in many fields is our strength and it helped us to build our I’JAIME project with all our heart and make the dream come true. Even while the team was divided in different groups to focus on certain part of the project, we all had the chance to experience and learn something new and rewarding. Being part of this team was like a family. It asked commitment, organization and listening to each other. Every problem had a solution because we were together and we never stop believing in our project. Together for the good and the worst, forever.
Our mascot
Crispy is a E. coli matchmaker. He will not rest until he has matched every lonely DNA molecule to another.
Team members
More seriously...
Name: Alice L’Huillier
Age: 20
University: École Normale Supérieure of Paris (ENS Paris)
Degree: BSc student (3rd year) on Biology
Biography:
"I'm a Bsc student on Biology and Health and I'm quite interested by the research career. The iGEM gives us a great opportunity to discover the possible applications in the biology field and allows us to see concretely what can we actually work with. A good example inside the context is the possibility to improve an organism with the features that we have chosen.
I also look forward for the experience that I will gain with new technics through the iGEM internship during summer."
Name: Carla Faria
Age: 22
University: Paris Sud - Paris Saclay
Degree: MSc student (1st year) on Biology and Health.
Biography:
"I did the first two years of the Biology undergraduation course at Paris Diderot University, and after that I've decided to come to Paris Saclay University. There I joined the third year of the Biology and Health undergraduation course, choosing also the option Magistère. I'd like to start a career into the cancer field.
The iGEM project first interested me because of its interdisciplinary and human aspect. Also the perspective of going to Boston to present the project seems very attractive, specially a competition created by the MIT. Last but not least, been able to participate in a project from A to Z from a scientific and financing point of view is very interesting and that kind of opportunity doesn't come frequently to a lot of students."
Name: Caroline Correia
Age: 22
University: Paris Sud – Paris Saclay
Degree: MSc student (2nd year) on Biology and Health.
Biography:
"I'm at the fifth year of Biology at Paris Saclay University, soon entering my second year of Msc studies. I'm also part of the option Magistère for the Biologie Santé graduation course. These options gives me the possibility of a double degree with a focus on management and marketing, also including english classes and extra internships. For my second year of master, I wish to go into the neuroscience field, followed by a PhD after. The iGEM project will allow me to have a first experience in the world of scientific research and also my future career, in all its steps."
Name: Charlène Valadon
Age: 22
University: Paris Sud – Paris Saclay
Degree: MSc student (2nd year) Biology and Health
Biography:
"I've attended Paris Saclay University since the beginning of my studies. I've decided to enter the Magistère course, which opens a door into the corporate world and gives you the prestige of a selective course. I want to pursue my studies and do a PhD in the private sector. I joined the iGEM team because it's an opportunity to learn more about Synthetic Biology and be challenged with: creating a project, managing the finances and also participating on a international scientific conference."
Name: Claire Schaffhauser
Age: 26
University: Faculté Jean Monnet - Paris-Saclay
Degree: MSc student (2nd year) on Innovation Law and Industrial Property.
Biography:
"I started my superior studies with a degree in Modern Foreign Languages (English-Spanish) in Strasbourg (France), before Law School. I made my third year of law in Ireland thanks to the Erasmus exchange program. I am currently in my fifth year of law studies, specializing on Innovation Law and Industrial Property.. Being part of the iGEM project with the Paris Saclay University is a new challenge and I am proud to be part of this multidisciplinary team! My main job is to answer any legal questions that will arise as well as helping with any other need that will lead to the success of our project. I am interesting in Biotechnology because it is an innovative field which raises several issues concerning Intellectual Property, such as patents."
Name: Coline Sivelle
Age: 24
University: École AgroParisTech – Paris Saclay
Degree: PhD fellow (1st year) on Therapeutic Innovation - CEA/Paris Saclay
Biography:
"Originally from the Alpes, I first arrived in Paris 3 years ago to study Biotechnology and I'm particularly interested in proteins engineering. The iGEM competition is for me an adventure that gives us the freedom to conceive, to organize a project of our own choice and to be able to do so with a real interdisciplinary research team."
Name: Etienne Kukielczynski
Age: 23
University:Paris Sud - Paris Saclay
Degree: BSc student (3rd year) on Applied Physics
Biography:
"I've already been engaged in scientific projects during my studies and also in personal projects. I love the iGEM approach and because I'm interested in Sciences in a general sense, I wanted to participate and gain a wider sense of different biology fields of research."
Name: Gaëtan Cousin
Age: 23
University: Paris Sud - Paris Saclay
Degree: BSc student (3rd year) on Informatics
Biography:
"I'm currently at the third year of a BSc Informatics degree. I'm interested particularly on new technologies and app development. I've decided to participate on the iGEM competition to discover new fields and to do new extra curricular activities. I'm a curious person and sciences have always interested me a lot, therefore I saw this project as a perfect match for my profile."
Name: Laetitia Perrin
Age: 21
University: Institut Villebon - Université Paris Saclay
Degree: BSc student (3rd year) on Sciences and Technologies.
Biography:
"I'm currently in the third year of the Sciences and Technologies undergraduation course. The course is held at the Villebon Institut, which is part of the Paris Saclay University.
I'm driven by Sciences since a long time, specially biology and biotechnology. In the future this is the sector I'd like to work on.
I find that some known biotechnological applications could be improved and this is what motivates me to pursue my studies. I see iGEM as an opportunity to have fun while constructing useful biosynthetics technologies."
