Khurram Fahim is a senior biochemistry and neuroscience major at the University of Nevada, Reno. His future plans include attending dental school and continue pursuing research opportunities. Khurram modified and engineered new plasmids for integration into yeast. These included plasmids containing the IAA17 degron and GFP reporter. Some methods they performed are tagging of TIR1 with a Myc tag; primer design to create the insert of pTEF-GFP-IAA17; and later, work with JAZ6 in the COI1 system

Janice Bautista was born in the Philippines and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She is in her fourth year at the University of Nevada, Reno majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology. Janice Bautista focused on the TIR1 system. She helped modified and engineered new plasmids for integration into yeast. These included plasmids containing the IAA17 degron and GFP reporter. Some methods they performed are tagging of TIR1 with a Myc tag; primer design to create the insert of pTEF-GFP-IAA17; and later, work with JAZ6 in the COI1 system.

Matt Hawn is a Biochemistry Major and is in his fourth year at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is currently interested in attending medical school or working toward his PhD in Biochemistry. On the side, Matt has worked for several companies in website development. Matthew Hawn focused on the COI1 system. This included modification and engineering of appropriate plasmids to be joined to those of Khurram and Janice for the goal of a bioorthogonal system using auxin and coronatine in yeast. Matt also created many of the infographics and web design, as well as performed yeast growth assays.

Josh Beard is a biochemistry major from Las Vegas, Nevada. His interests include playing the guitar and cello! After graduating from UNR, he plans to attend graduate school in hopes of landing a career in research. Josh's main focus on this years iGEM project was to design the Auxin Inducible Degron plasmid that would ultimately be transformed into yeast. Josh Beard also worked with the COI1 system. He helped in the tagging of COI1 with HA and worked with the JAZ degron for introduction into E. coli and movement into yeast cells.

Tori Speicher was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She is a second year Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major at the University of Nevada, Reno. As the youngest member of the Nevada iGEM team Tori has learned a lot from her hands-on experience. Through iGEM, she has discovered her love for research and hopes to continue her education towards a PhD in biochemistry. Tori Speicher was responsible for all things parts registry related! She also performed many lab procedures such as gel electrophoresis, PCR, miniprep, etc.

As a first-generation college student, Zoe did not grow up talking about college but she knew she wanted to pursue science and that pursuit led her to the bounties of biochemistry. She hopes to further her studies through MD/PhD to become a coroner.Zoe focused on the synthesis of the construct of pTEF-GFP-JAZ1 and moving it from E coli into yeast. She also completed all safety form requirements. In addition, she focused on the COI1 system which included modification and engineering of appropriate plasmids to be joined to those of Khurram and Janice for the goal of a bioorthogonal system using auxin and coronatine in yeast