Team:Austin UTexas/Team
Our team has been working tirelessly this year to bring the compilations of each of our projects together. The team members would not have been able to present to your our research without the guidance that has been provided by our advisors and investigators.
The 'Bucha Bunch
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Matthew Hooper
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Studying languages, reading, playing games, watching Netflix
Favorite Song: Someone Like You by Adele
Perfect Pizza: Pineapple and jalapeno
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Grace Long
Major: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science
Year: Third Year
Hobbies: Being outside, playing with my dog, and religiously going to Disney World whenever I can.
Favorite Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Perfect Pizza: Feta, artichoke hearts, spinach, mushrooms, and black olives
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Zachary Martinez
Major: Biology
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Playing and watching sports, playing video games, reading, watching movies and watching my experiments fail.
Favorite Song: Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn
Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni, cheese, olives and garlic
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Prachi Shah
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Dance, cooking, napping, and Netflix!
Favorite Song: My Heart Will Go On
Perfect Pizza: Pineapple, jalapenos, and red peppers
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Saamiha Kenkare
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Reading, piano.
Favorite Song: Twinkle Twinkle
Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni
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Erum Dhanji
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Fourth Year
Hobbies: Reading, swimming, and drinking coffee
Favorite Song: Zion by Lauryn Hill
Perfect Pizza: Veggie pizza
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Jenna McGuffey
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Rugby, photorealistic art, volleyball.
Favorite Song: Perdón by Camila
Perfect Pizza: Everything on it.
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Daniel Garza
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Third Year
Hobbies:
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Alexandra Alario
Major: Neuroscience
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: I’m on the UT fencing team and I play clarinet in the UT Symphony Band.
Favorite Song: I Constantly Thank God For Esteban by Panic at the Disco
Perfect Pizza: Cheese. As much as possible.
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Laura Shub
Major: Biochemistry and Computer Science
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Playing cello and video games
Favorite Song: Cold Cold Man by Saint Motel
Perfect Pizza: Margherita
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Sofia Chinea
Major: Human Biology
Year: Fourth Year
Hobbies: Play saxophone in the UT Pep Band.
Favorite Song: Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
Perfect Pizza: Hawaiian pizza.
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Ian Overman
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: running and training for long distance races, or napping in my hammock.
Favorite Song: Starman by David Bowie
Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni, mushroom, and feta cheese.
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Baltazar Zuniga
Major: Plan II and Biochemistry
Year: Third Year
Hobbies: Gardening, Biking, Cooking
Favorite Song: Seal of Love - The National
Perfect Pizza: Tomato, Mozarella, Pesto, Basil
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Stratton Georgoulis
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Second Year
Hobbies: Reading, listening to and playing music, camping and hiking.
Favorite Song: Summer Teeth by Wilco
Perfect Pizza: Mushroom, sausage, and onion with extra garlic.
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Riya Sreenivasan
Major:
Year: Second Year
Hobbies:
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Perfect Pizza:
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Katelyn Corley
Major: Biology and Spanish
Year: Fourth Year
Hobbies: Running, exercise, cooking, and reading
Favorite Song: Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones
Perfect Pizza: Give me cheese, give me sauce, give me a nice hand-tossed crust, and then put all the meat in your possession on top
Advisors
Aziz Al'Khafaji
Sean Leonard
Degree: PhD candidate, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hobbies: Being snarky, eating tacos, taking pictures of my pets
Favorite Song: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Dacia Leon
Principle Investigators
Primary PI: Professor Jeffrey Barrick, PhD
Secondary PI: Professor Dennis Mishler, PhD
This is Dr. Mishler’s third year advising the UT Austin iGEM team. He leads the synthetic biology FRI stream, “Microbe Hackers”, at UT Austin. This research lab course introduces freshmen to research during their spring semester.
