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Team:Imperial/Students
From 2014.igem.org
Meet the Team
Lab name? Harpoon (Why does this always happen to me?)
Age? 20
Where are you from? London
What do you enjoy aside from science? Dressing up all in white and poking people with swords. Otherwise reading pop-sci, sci-fi and fantasy.
Why iGEM? Definitely didn’t promise someone I’d make them a dragon...
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Depends on what you’re measuring.
Hot or cold? “Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.”
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Riding a dragon.
What languages do you speak? English
Lab name?
Age? Lost count after the 18th.
Where are you from? Estonia
What do you enjoy aside from science? Aside from science?
Why iGEM? To save the children.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? I am not satisfied with semantics: if need be, I’ll get more water and have a glass that is totally full.
Hot or cold? Cold, of course. -80 °C.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Good question, ask me in 10 years.
What languages do you speak? Estonian and English. Could also survive in Germany, Russia and Japan.
What song should everyone listen to? 4'33'' - John Cage
Lab name?
Age? Almost 21 yay!
Where are you from? Canary Islands; a warm, Spanish hotspot near the Moroccan coast.
What do you enjoy aside from science? I enjoy keeping fit and cooking yummy meals! I am also into photography, fashion, travelling, hanging out…. I am just interested in anything interesting really!
Why iGEM? You get to learn loads by working with others! iGEM is all about collaborating with experts from different fields, a good team-working environment is crucial to develop an outstanding project. On top of that, it also allows you to be creative! Can’t get any better than pioneering Synthetic Biology and also developing a project that can make a difference.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Being pessimistic is great! I prefer preparing for the worst, so if things don’t go as planned I won’t get disappointed. Is this weird?
Hot or cold? Hot during the summer, cold during the winter, just right :)
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working on SB for NASA and helping terraform a new galaxy!
What languages do you speak? Spanish, English, and I also like to say I can speak a hint of German.
Lab name? Pending...
Age? Almost 20
Where are you from? Beijing
What do you enjoy aside from science? Ice-skating, badminton, perhaps also stupify myself with some cooking inventions...?
Why iGEM? Cause I like jewellery :)
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? It depends.
Hot or cold? About room temperature.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hard question. But I always wanted to be a great traveller and build a jungle tree house of my own. Plus live a self-contained ecolife, i.e. be a farmer.
What languages do you speak? Mandarin, English, a bit Japanese, and very little French.
Lab name? The other Chris.
Age? Younger than my parents.
Where are you from? A town whose main claims to fame are a magic roundabout and an industrial explosion.
What do you enjoy aside from science? Baking, writing, teaching caterpillars to use Twitter.
Why iGEM? For the cold, hard cash.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Doesn’t matter either way.
Hot or cold? There’s no such thing as ‘hot’ or ‘cold’, just ‘too hot’ and ‘too cold’.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Wondering when the postdocs will end.
What languages do you speak? English. A little Spanish.
What song should everyone listen to? Any and all of Susumu Hirasawa’s work.
Lab name? The other Chris.
Age? Just turned 20.
Where are you from? Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. I love my life as a dickhead.
What do you enjoy aside from science? Sleeping, eating, climbing, listening to music and going to festivals.
Why iGEM? I was bored.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? N/A; my glass never drops below three quarters.
Hot or cold? To tackle this age-old question I have been dedicating my knowledge to develop a radical new temperature, using both hot and cold elements, which I have dubbed “hold”.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Bleeding out in the gutter, wondering “was it worth it…?”
What languages do you speak? English, Japanese
What song should everyone listen to? Days to Come - Bonobo
Lab name? I'm not that cool yet.
Age? 22 and counting.
Where are you from? Preveza, Greece. Small, relatively unknown peninsula town resting between a gulf and the open sea. Home to the best giant prawns and mullet fish you’ll ever have and the friendliest dolphins you’ll ever meet.
What do you enjoy aside from science? Quoting Mean Girls. Trying to discover the best burger in Europe. Trying to match my mum’s cooking abilities. Watching movies and learning about cinema in general. Reading books in random cafes around London. Urban exploring.
Why iGEM? Because I really wanted to work on a big scale SynBio project with a potential life outside of the lab. I also wanted to work in a team with likeminded people in order to create something awesome. Free trip to the US doesn’t hurt either.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? It’s broken; I’m too clumsy.
Hot or cold? As long as I’m wearing the right clothes, either works.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Either inheriting my family’s takeaway or becoming a magician’s assistant. My Hogwarts acceptance letter should have arrived by then too. I also hope to have met Kanye.
What languages do you speak? In order of fluency: Greek, English, German. I can also understand a bit of Italian and Slovak.
What song should everyone listen to? Cornerstone - Arctic Monkeys
Lab name?
Age? 21.85
Where are you from? Singa-nesia
What do you enjoy aside from science? I can usually be found near an oven, doing a more practical form of science that results in many noms, consistently contributing to the growing waistlines of myself and anyone in a 5 metre radius. I also like my dog and cat a lot. And shopping. And sushi.
Why iGEM? Because I wanted to meet great people, work in an exceptional team and because I like to be pushed.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? It's always empty. I drink a lot of water.
Hot or cold? Incubate at room temperature, please.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? In my early 30s and wishing I was 21 again. Maybe being a phone operator :P.
What languages do you speak? English, Indonesian, French, bits of Mandarin
What song should everyone listen to? Habits - Tove Lo
Lab name?
Age? 22
Where are you from? Round the corner from a zoo.
What do you enjoy aside from science? Being outside, walking, camping, piano-ing, choir-ing, partying, laughing. Though science can be pretty amusing too.
Why iGEM? It inspired me, now I want to do the same for other people, and contribute something to synthetic biology, and the world!
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Yes.
Hot or cold? Depends on how I'm feeling.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully not too tired. Really want a campervan. And animal friends.
What languages do you speak? English, a little bit of French
What song should everyone listen to? Hocus Pocus - Focus
