Attributions
This project would not have been possible without these people
The WashU-PSU iGEM undergraduates were responsible for almost all aspects of the iGEM project, from project development to scheduling experiments to preparing the presentation. Specific roles included:
- Kellie Boyle: Modelng specialist and lone member of the dry lab team
- Drew Ells: Finance specialist and wet lab
- Zach Glick: Wiki specialist and wet lab
- Harley Greene: HP specialist and wet lab
- Gillian Myers: Team/deadline manager and wet lab
We would be remiss if we did not mention the incredible help we received from our advisors and instructors
Advisors:
- Ammon Posey: Taught proper use of luminescence plate reader in the Pappu Lab and allowed us to use it for measurements
- Ray Henson: Assisted with cloning issues and helped with basic lab techniques
- Andrea Balassy: Assisted with project inspiration and planning
- Drew DeLorenzo: Helped troubleshoot PCR errors
- Matthew Leong: Taught basic lab techniques, like miniprep, assisted in troubleshooting
Instructors:
- Sarah Rommelfanger: Was the key mentor in the Zhang lab and helped with general lab techniques, like cell component extractions, and PCR troubleshooting
- Cheryl Immethun: Was the key mentor in the Moon lab, provided us with invaluable project inspiration and guidance, and was our savior in our time of need
- Tom Mueller: Was the key mentor at Penn State, assisted with project inspiration and advice, and taught Kellie FBA/modeling techniques
- Dr. Brennan: Was the primary faculty instructor, gave critical project guidance and advice along the ride, and helped keep us up to date with iGEM deadlines
- Dr. Moon: Provided us with a lab space, resources, and equipment
- Dr. Zhang: Provided us with lab space, resources, and equipment
We would also like to extend a special thanks to the following groups:
- UNL iGEM and Missouri S&T iGEM, for making our summer fun
- Monsanto and Intrexon, for supporting us financially and intellectually
- The following groups, for helping to make our project possible: