Team:Groningen:Team

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Oscar loves the idea of having his own lab and pursuing his own goals, and iGEM can provide him with just that. His life is about creating nice things and having fun doing it. He also has fun playing underwater hockey in his hometown 'Twente'.

Function:

Vice-Chair - Lab manager - Lab rat

Otto Schepers

Otto wants to find out how synthetic biology can affect everyday life. He always wants to keep learning and trying new things. All this learning can distract him from keeping an eye on his house key so he keeps it around his neck.

Function:

Policy & Practice - Modeling

Lisa Hielkema

Lisa heard great stories about iGEM and joined to see if the truth matched the tall stories. After getting her masters degree, Lisa wants to becomes a professor. She is a scientist in heart and soul.

Function:

Treasurer - Policy & Practice - Lab rat

Rick Elbert

Rick wants to rule the world with a bio-engineered giant amoeba. Until then, he can be found in the hallway, walking his computer mouse. His... special view on the world is much appreciated by the rest of the team.

Function:

Lab Manager - Lab Rat

Sandra Mous

Sandra is a fan of synthetic biology and she likes to spend her summer in the lab. Apart from providing vital shade, the lab allows her to spend time with bacteria, which she thinks are cute.

Function:

Lab Manager - Lab Rat

Freek de Wijs

IGEM gives Freek the opportunity to work in a team towards an ambitious goal. His main goal in iGEM and in life is to have fun. Freek never lacks creativity, but sometimes shows too much.

Function:

Design - Editor

Thomas Meijer

Thomas joined iGEM for the challenge and the experience that challenge comes with. Thomas takes life as it comes, grabbing opportunities as he sees them. This attitude makes him the life of the team.

Function:

Chair - Lab rat

Lianne Wieske

Lianne joined iGEM to challenge herself and couldn't wait to do real lab work beyond practical classes. She loves the French language and would like to speak it fluently. She has dreams of Thomas and Otto and loves legumes.

Function:

Secretary - Policy & Practice - Lab help

Anna Lauxen

Anna joined iGEM so she could express her own scientific ideas. She also really wants to go to Boston. Like many aspiring young scientists, she would really like to win a Nobel prize one day. If that fails, she can fall back on selling fake mustaches.

Function:

Acquisition - Lab rat

Chandhuru Jagadeesan

Chandhuru wants his work to contribute to society. He is so engrossed in the project that he sometimes forgets the lab keys in his pockets and takes them home.

Function:

Modeling - Lab rat

Aakanksha Saraf

Aakanksha wants to learn new applications of synthetic biology through iGEM. She hopes to improve humanity's well-being with life sciences. Her vegetarianism does not prevent her from operating the barbeque.

Function:

Trip Manager - Lab rat

Andries de Vries

Andries has joined the team to become a better professional and to make the world a bit better. Our to reduce antibiotics helps him to make the world a cleaner, healthier place. Andries always takes off his shoes in the office.

Function:

Design - Wiki