Team:Missouri Miners/Team
From 2014.igem.org
Missouri Miners Team
Offical iGEM Team Profile
Executive Board
Emily Puelo
President
BioChemistry
Hannah Frye
Vice President
BioChemistry
"I joined iGEM my freshman year because it seemed like a good way to learn more about biological research and to get involved with a group of students with similar interests. My involvement in iGEM has helped me to grow as a leader and as a team member. Working with the iGEM team at Missouri S&T has provided invaluable lessons that will help me to further advance my career as a scientist."
Katherine Nelson
Nocona Sanders
Kelsey Crossen
Secretary
Biological Sciences
"I switched my major to Biological Sciences after my freshman year and I joined iGEM because I thought genetic engineering work sounded really cool. My future goals include going to grad school and having a career doing research, so having lab experience through iGEM was something that I really wanted to get involved in."
Matthew Lindner
Web Master
Computer Science
"I first heard of iGem through my roommate. He told me about some of the research the team was doing, and I was blown away. I started going to weekly meetings to learn more about their projects. I stuck around because I wanted to learn how a Computer Science student could help a synthetic biology group."
Kira Buckowing
Edna Armstrong
Safety Liaison
Biological Sciences
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Levi Palmer
Communications & Publications Committee
Caitlin Brocker
Chemical Engineering
Ricky Fowler
Chemical Engineering
Aaron Jankelow
Chemical Engineering
"I joined iGEM because I thought it sounded interesting and useful."
Harriet Lumula
Biological Sciences
John Seaton
Chemical Engineering
"Junior in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, born and raised in St. Louis. I joined iGEM because I want to get laboratory experience and to learn more about biology than I currently do in my curriculum. I would like to one day get a graduate degree in biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, biomaterials, etc, something where I can work on the human body in some fashion, such as designing prosthetic limbs. Outside of school I like to play soccer, ski, cook, and lots more. I am a member of the Communications & Publications team."
Stephanie Soendker
Ceramic Engineering
"I joined iGEM because I was interested in the medical applications of synthetic biology. It is a dream of mine to work in health care and develop technologies that increases patient recovery. Synthetic Biology is a very creative way of solving some of medicine's greatest challenges. That is why I joined the team."
Shelby Wagner
Chemical Engineering
Jiehua Wei
Engineering
"I joined iGEM because I would like to discover the positive aspects of synthetic biology and be proficient in the lab works."
Christopher Wideman
Petroleum Engineering
"My major is PE. I joined because iGEM has the potential to solve some of the world’s greatest problems."
Fundraising Committee
Zachary Addison
Engineering
Ari Ginsparg
Biological Sciences
Lisa Gutgesell
Biological Sciences
Avery Hohenstein
Chemical Engineering
"I joined because there is no other design team like it, and it is a very unique and good group of people. Also, i enjoy working with chemistry and biology. My major is Chemical Engineering."
Kyle Laberta
Ceramic Engineering
Natalie Holste
Biological Sciences
"I joined iGEM because synthetically manipulating cells to do something specific is something I have always been interested in and want to pursue in research after college."
Public Relations Committee
Delaney DeJanes
Biological Sciences
Samantha Friederich
Biological Sciences
"I joined iGEM for the real world experience. So many things involve team work, this gives me an opportunity to work on a team for a specific project."
Kelsey Haile
Biological Sciences
Austin Hall
Environmental Engineering
Jessica Hamlett
Engineering
"I joined iGEM because I think synthetic biology is awesome and I wanted to get more involved on campus."
Hannah Kim
Biological Sciences
"I joined iGEM a year ago inspired by microbiology class, where I learned that bacteria are freaking amazing! How they can be genetically modified as we design it to help and make a better world in an environmental friendly way. "
Molly Kramer
Chemical Engineering
Margaret Pitzer
Chemical Engineering
Jordan Sanders
Chemical Engineering
"The reason I joined iGEM is that I was interested in genetic engineering in highschool and a friend told me we had a design team for genetic engineering here. I joined the team and have been a member ever since. "
Emma Schneider
Environmental Engineering
Daniel Sloan
Biological Sciences
"I joined iGem because we can change lives with our research. It may be a small step, but every journey begins with the first step."
Elizabeth Wilkins
Biological Sciences
"I joined iGEM because I thought Synthetic Biology was cool and wanted to be apart of a group of people with similar interests to mine. Making a gene library sounded like a cool idea and very useful in many fields."
Claire Wilmore
Chemical Engineering
"I joined IGEM because I saw it as an opportunity to get more lab experience and contribute to a team that is working on projects I am passionate about. "
Megan Windsor
Biological Sciences
Web Committee
Kent Gorday
Physics
Matthew Howerton
Chemical Engineering
Keith Loveless
Biochemical Engineering
"I choose to join iGEM because I have always been interested in genetics and DNA. My sophomore year I found out about iGEM and wanted to join. After all, I am an engineer and iGEM’s purpose is to make synthetic biology easier from an engineering perspective. So I was fascinated by this and have stayed with iGEM since then."
Niklas Melton
Aerospace Engineering
Donald Metz
Biological Sciences
"I joined because I love the pursuit of knowledge and the design team seemed like the best opportunity to explore a field which fascinates me. There was an added bonus of the projects actually being useful and perhaps contributing to making the world a better place. "
Nicholas Statesel
Mechanical Engineering
"I joined iGEM because I plan on going into Biomedical Engineering in grad school, and iGEM is the only design team somewhat related to that. Plus, iGEM did an event in TJ my freshman year, and they made everything seem fun and interesting."
Caleb Trecazzi
Chemistry/Biological Sciences
Advisors
Dr. Katie Shannon
Associate Teaching Professor
Biological Sciences, Cytokinesis
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.A., 1994
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology, 2000
Dr. David J Westenberg
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, B.S. Microbiology and Public Health, 1982
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 1991
Sponsors
Missouri S&T iGEM is proudly supported by the Student Design and Experimental Learning Center