Attributions

The 2014 Pitt iGEM team would like to take a minute to thank all the people involved on our project this year.

Team

Kate Cambell – Microbiology
Sid Dash – Molecular Biology
Wan (Belle) Huang – Molecular Biology
Daniel Freer – Bioengineering
Michael Jacus – Bioengineering
Stephen Kita – Bioengineering
Snehal Sawlani – Bioengineering
Sam Waters – Bioengineering
Surya Padinjarekutt – Chemistry

Advisors

Jason Lohmueller – Team Instructor
Graham Hatfull – Principal Investigator
Lance Davidson – Club Advisor

Natasa Miskov-Zivanov, of the 2012-2014 Carnegie Mellon iGEM Team, was vital in starting the Pitt iGEM Team. Only through Natasa’s guidance were we able to gather the necessary support to found our team.

Mentors & External Support

Carlos Guerrero – Graduate Student, Hatfull Lab
Ching-Chung Ko – Graduate Student, Hatfull Lab
Melissa Thompson – Graphic Designer
Anand Mahalingam – Videographer
Alicia Welsh – Bioengineering Administrator, University of Pittsburgh
Patricia Dean – Biology Administrator, University of Pittsburgh
Experiment.com team – Crowdfunding Platform
John Patzer – Bioengineering Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Sykes – Pitt Student Organization Liason
Sak Kia Goh – Graduate Student, Bioengineering
Nicki Zevola – CEO & Founder, FutureDerm
Paul Kovach – Director of Marketing and Communications, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew Falk – Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Pittsburgh
Amie DiTomasso – Science Outreach Coordinator, CTSI
Joseph Ayoob – Program Director, TECBio REU

Sponsors

Sanjeev Shroff – Chair of Bioengineering Department, University of Pittsburgh
Paula Grabowski – Chair of Biology Department, University of Pittsburgh
David Vorp – Associate Dean of Research for Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Patrick Mullen – Dean of Undergraduate Research for Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Safety

All members of the Pitt iGEM team involved with wet-lab work have completed the required chemical hygiene and blood-borne pathogen training. In addition, we have completed the iGEM safety forms, and are conforming to NIH guidelines for recombinant DNA technology (http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines).