The ASU Team

Brady Dennison

Brady Dennison is a third year biomedical engineering and microbiology student. He has been working as an undergraduate researcher at the Haynes lab for the last year and a half. His future goal is to incorporate more engineering principles into the microbiology field, and has had an awesome time doing so throughout the iGEM project. Outside of the lab (on the rare occasion) he loves to play piano, improve his woodworking skills, and bike.

Brittany Flores

Brittany is seeking a double Bachelors in Science concentrating in Molecular Bioscience & Biotechnology and Medicinal Biochemistry, as both a current Senior and a Junior. She has been an undergraduate researcher since her first year attending A.S.U. starting under the former executive of Biodesign Institute working with cancer immunology gene therapy and diagnostics. Due to lab relocation she transfered to a cutting edge protein and DNA nanotechnology and crystallography lab targeting a development of possible cancer antibodies; while working with Dr. Haynes since February 2016. In addition to starting a possible thesis project with Dr. Anderson who specializes in immunology for Virginia G. Piper Center for personalized Diagnostics. Brittany also enjoys teaching and is a mentor for incoming freshman in the STEM field, as well as being the lab and lecture T.A. for a variety of biology courses for two years. Her main goal is to attain her pHD and MD initially specializing in neurosurgery and then clinical research with additional molecular biotechnology incorporating mechanical and electrical engineering to develop methods to advance immunology and cancer research. Along with working with ASU teams for building race cars, arduino and mars rover competition, she enjoys playing the guitar and singing in a band. As well as archery and shooting recreationally in competitions!

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