Team:Arizona State/Team
The ASU Team
Timothy Chen
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Brady Dennison
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Brittney Flores
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Ernesto Luna
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Rob Schultz
Rob is a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at ASU. He is a member of the rugby team on campus and a leader in the Respect Movement. Rob grew up on the lake in Prior Lake, Minnesota where he used to dream of being a scientist one day. Now, he's excited that iGEM has given him his first opportunity to contribute to a project!
Jiaqi Wu
Jiaqi is a junior studying computer science and biological sciences at Arizona State University. She’s been an undergraduate researcher in The Haynes Lab for two years, and works as a part-time web developer at a Tempe startup. Jiaqi is particularly interested in the applications of computer science and software in biology, and hopes to work towards uniting the fields in the future. Outside the lab, she enjoys traveling, creating art and music, and attending hackathons.
Jimmy Xu
Jimmy is a junior at Arizona State University studying chemical engineering and molecular biology. Jimmy has worked at the Haynes Lab since Summer 2014 and also works in the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology as a research assistant. Jimmy is passionate about novel drug development and delivery,and dreams of one day researching for the National Institutes for Health. Outside of his work, he loves playing basketball, pencil sketching, and boba milk tea
Graduate Students
Cassandra Barrett
Cassandra is a second year PhD student at ASU in the Biological Design Program. Besides working with iGEM students, she spends her time in the Haynes' lab working on controlling chromatin dynamics in cancer cells. She is interested in mammalian synthetic biology, the relationship between epigenetics and neurodegeneration, and the use of synthetic biology in food. Outside of the lab, she enjoys writing poetry, roller derby, and participating in terrain races with her labmates.
Rene Daer
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Faculty Advisor
Dr. Karmella Haynes
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