Passionate, extrovert, a multi-tasker, an always busy girl, my name is Andrea Díaz Gaxiola. Age: twenty two, and one year far from graduating from nanotechnology's bachelor. I have found in Nanobiotech an amazing tool which I aim to use and develop in order to create novel therapeutics, and more effective drug delivery systems.
I am Virtus-Parva's Team leader, and the responsible for wanting to be a part of iGEM. It is a dream I shared with my friends, and we've all together made it possible.
My vision of the world involves all disciplines working together towards a deeper understanding of ourselves and what surrounds us, creating knowledge but never seeking for absolute truths.

Yo! I’m Tania Hidalgo, a kind-of-crazy vegetarian studying her 7th semester of the Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering bachelor, even though people think I’m an Arts major. I’ve participated in research regarding the inorganic part of chemistry, so biotechnology and synthetic biology is a new field that I’m exploring with my teammates. I’m interested in using these to explore bioremediation and apply my chemist formation to deal with environmental issues. My love for science is shared with photography, stringed instruments, animals and beer. The participation in the iGEM competition has granted me an opportunity to continue my learning experience and to collaborate with my friends to make something awesome (like our beautiful magnetite nanoparticles). I hope with this my family and friends finally know what I’m studying and what I’m passionate about.

As a nanotechnologist, I am fascinated by the way nanostructures can boost energy conversion and storage as well as bioremediation, but as a human I want to increase quality of life and access to information for people, leading me to participate in all kind of projects, giving the best of me. My name is Diego Rosas, I was born in the city of Puebla and I’m in my senior year of nanotechnology’s bachelor at Universidad de las Américas Pueba. I’ve participated in research regarding solar energy and photocatalysis. As a member of Virtus Parva I've synthesized the inorganic part of the project, now I am focused on bionanotechnology diffusion and mathematical modeling. Currently, I am starting a project on electrospun nanofibers for wound dressing, hoping to work in partnership with a local hospital.

Hi! I’m Tamara, a slightly grumpy and always-in-the-mood-for-candy, 7th semester Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering student at Universidad de las Américas Puebla. Among other things I love a good raspberry cheesecake, a gripping fantasy fiction book and a bright, sunny day. Born and raised in Mexico City, my academic interests lie in molecular biology and the dissemination of science. Within my team I have been in charge of keeping a written record of our progress and to process this information in order to give back to our community. From this experience I have learned plenty on organization, teamwork and the importance of communication for even the smallest of tasks.

Graduated 1986 in Pharmaco-biological Chemistry from Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, his Master’s degree at the same school in Science with a specialty in Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Health Center at the University of Connecticut in 1994. During his life as an investigator he has dedicated to the study of the germination of Bacilus subtilis and the differencial expression of the virulent genes of Entramoeba hystolica. He has participated in 32 national congresses and 36 international congresses and has been in three different international research programs. He is currently teacher ar UDLAP and is a member of the American Society of Microbiology and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Graduated in Electronic Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Minatitlán in 1987, he further obtained his Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Sciences with a Specialty in Electronics from the Instituto Nacional de Astofísica, Óptica y Electrónica in 1990 and 1999 respectively. His interest lie in measuring systems, control and design of intelligent systems and is in the middle of projects for creating new instruments for medical diagnosis and the development of prosthesis. He has been the author of over 100 scientific articles and has worked over the years as a consultant for several companies working with the automatization and control of machines. He is currently president of the Capítulo de Inteligencia Computacional in the Puebla section.