Team:UANL Mty-Mexico/team

Name: Arely M. Rodríguez (Rodrogas)

Age: 24

Interests: Drugs, cats & Ricky Martin.

One word to describe myself: Drunk

Name: Enrique Amaya

Age: 18

Interests: Watermelon, guns, liquor & nail collecter.

One word to describe myself: Optimistic

Name: Joyce Rigal

Age: 23

Interests: Agriculture, ecology, gardening.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Dionicio Aguirre

Age: 21

Interests: Abstract breakdance, Conceptual films, anti-establishment, norwegian funk, useless facts, history of illegal alcohol, sunsets, walking on a nude beach, kicking dogs and little babies , cats.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Bob Valderrama

Age: 21

Interests: Farruko lover, reggaeton dancer, Love Jair.

One word to describe myself: Hard-working

Name: Gilberto Rodríguez

Age: 22

Interests: Biology, science fiction movies, swimming, camping.

One word to describe myself: PIMP

Name: Heber Torres

Age: 23

Interests: Agriculture, ecology, gardening.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Jordy Lerma

Age: 17

Interests: Watching porn movies, cook magic brwonies, Chewbacca lenguage student.

One word to describe myself: fewgfwdfqrg

Name: Janssel Reyes

Age: 21

Interests: Crack adict.

One word to describe myself: Hard-working

Name: Eduardo Martínez

Age: 21

Interests: #Selfie, RAAAAWWRR, condoms lover.

One word to describe myself: RAWR!!!!

Name: Ricardo Aguilar

Age: 23

Interests: Agriculture, ecology, gardening.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Juan Quijano

Age: 23

Interests: Watching movies, cook, science, psychology.

One word to describe myself: Paranoid

Name: Albert I. Lerma

Age: 23

Interests: crying & Green peace ladys.

One word to describe myself: Baby,baby oh oh

Name: Giovanna Flores

Age: 19

Interests: Biology, science fiction movies, swimming, camping.

One word to describe myself: Giovanna APLASTA!!!!!!

Name: Alber Sánchez Osorio Durán

Age: 17

Interests: Agriculture, ecology, gardening.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Adrian Palacios

Age: 22

Interests: Watching movies, cook, science, psychology.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Mario Alberto Peña

Age: 18

Interests: Boys Lover, black Roosters, Loves Uriel <3

One word to describe myself: Hard-working

Name: Claudia Guerra

Age: 18

Interests: Biology, science fiction movies, swimming, camping.

One word to describe myself: Optimistic

Name: Rebeca Torres

Age: 18

Interests: Agriculture, ecology, gardening.

One word to describe myself: Creative

Name: Diego Valadez

Age: 19

Interests: Watching movies, cook, science, psychology.

One word to describe myself: Creative

J. Claudio Moreno-Rocha

J. Claudio Moreno-Rocha. Biologist from the College of Biology Sciences, Master and Doctor degree in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering from the Medicine College, both from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey, México. He was Assistant Research in the Molecular Biology lab in Medicine College from 1990 to 2000 and actually he is Associate Professor and Full Researcher in College of Biological Science since 2000 until today. He is Metabolic Engineering and System Biology professor in the College of Biology Sciences. His research projects involve microRNA promoters and characterisation in silico and in vivo and design and testing of synthetic circuits in bacteria. He was visitant research fellow at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas (1992), Molecular Biology Centre "Severo Ochoa" in the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid (1994), Institut de Genetiqué et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) in Strasbourg France (1997) and the Neurobiology Centre UNAM in Querétaro, México (2003). He is UANL iGEM team instructor of the college division in since 2011 to this year.

Dr. Antonio Guzmán-Velasco

Dr. Antonio Guzmán-Velasco. BS in Biology in Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in the College of Biological Sciences. Master in Science in Wildlife Management and PhD in Wildlife Management and Sustainable Development. Full Professor and Researcher in the College of Biological Science. He hold the chairs in Microeconomics in the career of Biologist, Environmental Ecology and Socio-Economics for Genomics Biotechnology. His research work is about environmental and habitat management, migratory birds, ecology, and Environmental Risk Studies among many other research projects. Assistant Director of Special Projects in the College of Biological Science, Specialising in wildlife management and sustainable development. Has published more than 11 scientific articles in international journals, 6 divulgation publications in different media and 3 book chapters. He was director of 12 B.Sc. and 2 M.Sc. thesis. He is Head of the Laboratory of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development in the School of Biological Sciences, UANL and currently, Principal of the College of Biological Sciences School of UANL.

Dra. Diana Reséndez-Pérez

Ph.D., Master in Science and Bachelor at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Postdoctoral fellow at Biozentrum in the University of Basel in Switzerland and invited professor at Department of Cell Biology at Biozentrum and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Holland. Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics at the Cell Biology and Genetics Department and graduate courses of Molecular Biology. Head of the Cell Biology and Genetics Department and Graduate School. Her lab's work focuses on the genetic regulation of Antennapedia function during development in D. melanogaster; homeotic regulation by microRNAs in Drosophila development and Cancer; differential expression of HOX genes in breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer; and molecular genotyping. She authored/co-authored 45 publications, 161 presentations at meetings and Symposia, and 2 patents. Advisor of 23 Bachelor's thesis and 25 Master's and Doctoral thesis, and has been honoured with 41 professional awards. Member of the SNI (National Researchers System) level I, from CONACyT in México.

Dra. Elva Teresa Aréchiga-Carvajal

Dra. Aréchiga Carvajal was born in Monterrey, N. L., México, and holds a Bs in Microbiology from the College of Biological Sciences of the UANL. She got her Doctoral degree in Plant Biotechnology from the Centre of Advanced Research of the Polytechnic National Institute (CINVESTAV, México). She has been a Professor of the Genomic Biotechnology Undergraduates program in the College of Biological Sciences of the UANL since five years ago, and leads the Structural and Comparative Genomics and Functional Genomics Classes. Her main research project is related to the Functional Genomics of the pH variation response in the Basidiomycete fungi Ustilago maydis, and also participates in projects dealing with Microbial Communities Metagenomic Characterisation. Has been member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) in México since 2006.

Dra. Dvořák Montiel Condado

Dvořák Montiel Condado has a M. Sc and Ph. D. degrees in Molecular Biomedicine from Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav) at Polytechnic National Institute, México. She was supported by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Biotechnology Institute. Her main interest is the the regulation of gene expression in human diseases and, the genetics and proteomics in the same diseases. Dvořák Montiel received an honorary mention in the Lola e Igo Flisser award for her scientific work. She has been a Full Professor since 2008. She is professor in Molecular Medicine, Proteomics and Animal Genetics.

Dr. Fermín Mar-Aguilar

Chemist from the Chemical Science School, Master Degree in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering from the Medicine School and Doctor Degree in Microbiology from College of Biological Sciences, all from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey, México. He was visitant research fellow at Department of Neurobiology and Behavior of University of California, Irvine. Professor of Genetics at Biological Science School, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. His research focuses in differential expression of microRNAs in breast cáncer and sequencing and expression of miRNAs in amoebas. Member of the SNI (National Researchers System) level I, award from the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) of México.

Dra. Isela Quintero-Zapata

Dra. Isela Quintero Zapata has a Bachelor's degree in Bacteriological Parasitological Chemistry and a Master's in Biotechnology and Doctor degree in Microbiology from College of Biological Sciences of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. She is professor in the Biotechnology Institute and Head of the Bioprocess Unit in the same institution. She authored/co-authored 8 publications, more than 50 presentations at meetings and Symposia. Advisor of 8 Bachelor's thesis and 3 Doctoral thesis. A full-time researcher and National Research System (SNI) Level I and Profile PROMEP.

Dra. Susana De la Torre-Zavala

Dra. Susana De la Torre Zavala has a Bachelor's degree in Bacteriological Parasitological Chemistry from the College of Biological Sciences of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon. Doctor degree in Plant Sciences from CINVESTAV of the National Polytechnic Institute working in phytopatogen. She have the PhD from the program in Science in Plant Biotechnology , CINVESTAV of IPN. Her doctoral research was a study of the genetic regulation of pathogenicity and virulence of a pathogen using a microarray comparing DNA profiles from 3 transcriptional regulatory mutants constructed in the same job. Currently working as a Research Professor in the Institute of Biotechnology of the College of Biology Sciences. Currently she has 2 current projects. Studies on Biodiversity and Bioprospecting of Actinobacteria endemic area of Cuatro Ciénegas Coahuila, México.