Team:UNC-Chapel Hill/Team

Advisers

Erin Borchardt

Erin is a fourth year PhD student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Curriculum at UNC-CH and is completing her thesis research in the lab of Dr. Aravind Asokan. Her research focuses on developing gene regulation and genome engineering tools for applications in gene therapy. She’s excited to be involved with iGEM at UNC after enjoying her experience as an undergrad on the 2010 University of Illinois iGEM team.

Shawn Gomez

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Bryan Johnson

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Scott Magness

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Undergraduate Students

Brandon Boone

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Taylor Comte

Taylor is a senior from Southern Pines, NC majoring in Biomedical Engineering. She is a Lucas Scholar and NC Space Grant recipient. She works in Dr. Bateman’s Osteoporosis Biomechanics laboratory where she studies bone loss. She will complete her Honors Thesis in this lab studying the effects of Hind Limb Unloading and spaceflight on bone loss in mice as well as the effect of Sclerostin Antibody countermeasure using Finite Element Analysis. In addition, she completed an Additive Manufacturing Research Experience for Undergraduates on the effect of architecture on bioactive glass scaffolds for bone repair. She also completed a study computing structural and material properties of human ribs. She is the Biomedical Engineering Student Chapter Co-President. She loves dogs and enjoys exercising.

Sidney Lisanza

Sidney is a first year student born in Nairobi, Kenya, and currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the moment he is undecided about his major, but believes it will be in the sciences. In addition to being on the UNC iGEM team, he is excited to be working in the Hahn Lab this academic year under Dr. Azoitei to study and develop biological tools for the understanding of biological processes. His academic and non-academic interests include synthetic biology, molecular biology, neuroscience, particle physics, running, and spending time with his family and friends.

Sneha Rao

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Alanna Smith

Alanna is a senior from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a Biomedical Engineering major with minors in Applied Math and Applied Physics. In addition to being a member of the UNC iGEM team, she will be completing her Honors Thesis in the Dayton Lab in the upcoming academic year, where she is studying the effects of dual frequency ultrasound waveforms on microbubble cavitation for cancer treatment. Her research interests include synthetic biology and cancer technologies. Aside from research, she works as a volunteer EMT and heads the philanthropic efforts of her sorority. In her free time she enjoys socializing and playing sports with her friends.

Jason Wang

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