Motivation
I had several reasons for joining the DTU iGEM team. I wanted to follow all aspects of a project - from the idea generation to the experimental work as well as the communication and management involved in a big scientific project with several participants. Furthermore I wanted to improve my team working skills and challenge myself.

Major contributions
Meeting coordinator and streak purification master.

How do you prefer spinach?
Fresh spinach leaves as the main component in a salad together with feta cheese, red pepper and a nice oil-based dressing.

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Motivation
I joined our team to experience how to manage a scientific project from the very beginning and to the end, to improve my team working skills as well as to work with some crazy science. Of course being shielded from the burning sun by spending most of my waking hours in front of a lab bench during the summer also kept me working on the project.

Major contributions
Coordination of the fundraising and sponsorships as well as maintaining a sterile environment in the lab.

How do you prefer spinach?
Try frozen spinach on a pizza with onion, bacon, goat cheese and a lot of garlic - that is delicious.

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My great interest in synthetic biology is one of the main reasons why I’m participating in iGEM. The great thing about synthetic biology is that we are not only examining and observing nature, but applying it in new contexts. This together with the the fact that it is a field experiencing rapid development and has a huge future potential. iGEM is a unique opportunity for me to be a part of an ambitious team and to develop a project from absolute scratch to final jamboree. It is amazing how different iGEM projects are and I’m looking forward to seeing this year's contributions.

Major contributions
First of all movie star, but maybe more importantly responsible for preventing the autoclave from exploding.

How do you prefer spinach?
Spinach is a great color supplement to traditional Danish food often kept in different shades of brown.

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Motivation
As a child I had a dream about studying biotechnology and being able to grow living houses from seeds. As I got older I realized that biology is much more complex than I could ever imagine. I have also always had a great interest within electronics and I like to build circuits to solve a problem. When I heard about iGEM, I immediately know that this was a fusion between two of my greatest interests. In a far future I hope that biological components are so well described that we will be able to program a cell to perform complex functions like growing a wooden living treehouse.

Major contributions
Making sure the DFHBI is stored properly and lighting up the bunsen burner.

How do you prefer spinach?
I prefer my Spinach fluorescent in the lab, bound to DFHBI forming a fluorophore.

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Motivation
I am very interested in synthetic biology, so joining the university’s iGEM team seemed like an obvious choice. I am excited about the prospect of completing our own research project and hopefully contributing to the synthetic biology community.

Major contributions
Nanodropping like it's hot.

How do you prefer spinach?
Juiced - with a dash of vodka (or two).

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Motivation
I have a deep fascination with the possibilities of synthetic biology. The fact that we are now capable of tailoring organisms to fit our specific needs is just astonishing! Besides it’s a great opportunity to pick up some new skills relevant to working in a different kind of group.

Major contributions
Wiki.

How do you prefer spinach?
In a salmon-spinach pie.

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Motivation
I joined iGEM in order to take part in a project where the students have more control and responsibility than other projects at DTU. It was also a motivation being part of a team, as large projects at DTU most often are individual.

Major contributions
Diluting things correctly.

How do you prefer spinach?
I prefer spinach in a salad with strawberry, red onion, pine nuts, feta and a dressing with Balsamico vinegar, oil, sugar, soy sauce and tabasco.

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Motivation
As a student at DTU you get to do plenty of project work, however it is mostly carried out individually or in a small group, with very specific goals and a high degree of supervision. iGEM offers the opportunity to work on a much larger project with a high degree of autonomy, where everything from the overall goals and strategy to design of experiments is left for the students to manage. This provides a great opportunity to experience the challenges of actual research projects

Major contributions
Wiki.

How do you prefer spinach?
Luminescent and far away from my taste buds.

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Associate professor, Ph.D.,
Regulatory genomics,
DTU System Biology

Chris is the team's main instructor who has put together the team and has given advice from the beginning with brainstorming project ideas until now that the project nears its completion.

Associate professor, Ph.D.
Metabolic signalling and regulation,
DTU Systems Biology

Mogens does research within metabolic signaling and regulation in bacteria and has therefore been a treasured knowledge base for team. He has helped us with cloning troubleshooting and tips for culturing bacteria.

Associate professor, Ph.D.,
Metabolic signalling and regulation,
DTU Systems Biology

Jan does research within metabolic signaling and regulation and has therefore been a treasured knowledge base for team. He has helped us consider various issues related to fluorescence measurements.

Ph.D. student, Graduate engineer,
Regulatory genomics,
DTU Systems Biology

Ali introduced us to the project's main laboratory, and has also been ready with advice inside and outside the lab

Stud. B.Sc. Eng., Biotechnology, DTU

Kristian was on the 2013 DTU iGEM team and has a lot of laboratory experience and readily shares his knowledge if we have a question regarding a specific protocol, or need help with troubleshooting.

Stud. M.Sc. Eng., Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, DTU

Helen has given advice in our project especially with regard to time management as well as design and programming of the wiki.

Ph.D. student,
Eucaryotic Molecular Cell Biology,
DTU Systems Biology

Hilde has a dual bachelor degree in science communication and biotechnology and has helped us formulate a strategy for our Policy and Practices efforts.

Ph.D. student,
Metabolic signalling and regulation,
DTU Systems Biology

Anne has introduced us to flow cytometry and fluorometry and has thereby enabled us to do the most essential part of our laboratory work.