Team:Michigan Software/Attributions

Michigan Software Team
Protocat 3.0 - Team/Attributions


I'm Josh Abramson, one of the team's co-founders and the current social chair. Hailing from West Bloomfield, I've made a living studying Biology, Mathematics, and Chemical Physics at the University of Michigan. Before leading the software team, I was on the Michigan lab team for 4 years as a member and 1 year as an advisor. Outside of iGEM, I enjoy tree climbing, playing pranks on my professors, and computer games.

Attributions:

  • Social Chair

Hello, I'm Ali Turfah. I'm a junior studying Data and Computer Science, and am the current president of the Michigan Biological Software team. In my free time I like to program, read, and during longer breaks I design and build costumes. I have a cat, so I thoroughly enjoy the branding of our project as well as the ProtoCat mascot.

Attributions:

  • Team president
  • Front end development of Protocat
  • Took responsibilities of presentation chair

I'm Tommy Oliver and am from Brighton, Michigan. I am a sophomore studying computer engineering and computer science. Outside of all school and all this fun stuff, I spend time with my friends, playing Pokemon Go, and watching superhero shows on Netflix.

Attributions:

  • Project Manager
  • Back end development

Hi! My name is Kyle Cochrane. I am from southwest Michigan and am currently a Junior at the University of Michigan. I study computer science and spanish, and in my free time I enjoy playing Quidditch (go UMQ!), browsing reddit, and hiking. Photo credit goes to Christina Oh Photography!

Attributions:

  • Team Secretary

Hello! My name is Drew Manson, the Public Relations Officer for the team! Currently I'm a German and Biomolecular Science dual-major, with plans for pharmacy school in the future. This is my first year on the team, and my iGEM experience has been really cool so far!

Attributions:

  • Public Relations Chair

Hi! My name is Daniel Dineen. I am the current webmaster of the team. I am from Connecticut and am a sophomore at the University of Michigan. I am studying computer science and enjoy playing piano and guitar when not doing math and coding.

Attributions:

  • Team Webmaster
  • Lead wiki designer

Advisers


Dr. Santiago Schnell is a Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is also a University of Michigan Willliam K. Brehm Investigator at the Brehm Center for Diabetes Research. Currently, he is serving as the Director of the Educational Program Interfacing Computation and Engineering with Digestive and Metabolic Physiology, and Associate Director of the Systems and Integrative Biology Training Grant. He received his License in Biology from Universidad Simón Bolívar (Venezuela) and then his doctorate in Mathematical Biology from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom).

Attributions:

  • Department Representative

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Members: Josh Abramson, Ali Turfah, Thomas Oliver, Kyle Cochrane, Dan Dineen, Drew Manson, Yiting Shen

Advisers: Marcus Ammerlaan, Santiago Schnell

Departments: ARC, Bioinformatics

Each team must clearly attribute work done by the student team members on this page. The team must distinguish work done by the students from work done by others, including the host labs, advisors, instructors, and individuals not on the team roster.

Why is this page needed?

The Attribution requirement helps the judges know what you did yourselves and what you had help with. We don't mind if you get help with difficult or complex techniques, but you must report what work your team did and what work was done by others.

For example, you might choose to work with an animal model during your project. Working with animals requires getting a license and applying far in advance to conduct certain experiments in many countries. This is difficult to achieve during the course of a summer, but much easier if you can work with a postdoc or PI who has the right licenses.

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