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Our Team

We are pleased to present our iGEM Team Düsseldorf 2020. Our team consists of 9 members and 4 advisors. It was only possible to do this project thanks to our advisors and our PIs.

The Team

• Houda Alioui

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Glucose

  HobbiesWatching movies, photography, calligraphy

  Talents Rewatching movies without getting bored of them

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Wrong disposal of sth

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Having a good sleep

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Losing sense of time
• Marius Böttenberg

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Tyrosine

  Hobbies Video games, sleeping

  Talents Creating problems where there are none

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Throwing away samples I still need

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Staying at home is considered social

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Reduced motivation
• Vincent Holletzek

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Theobromine

  HobbiesVideo games with friends, playing the oboe in local orchestra, fitness (Bycicle and at home)

  Talents Burping extremely loud (under right conditions)

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Trashing an expensive machine

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Free trials for otherwise paid subscriptions (Codecademy, of course)

  Biggest Downside to 2020 No access to the lab for 90% of the iGEM year
• Emily Idahl

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule ATP

  Hobbies Pottery, yoga, hiking, being on holiday, reading, spending time with friends and family

  Talents Overthinking everything

  Biggest Fear in the Lab To panic about having not enough time and doing everything wrong

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Having enough time for myself

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Not going to concerts/festivals and losing time
• Sebastian Kusnik

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Dihydrogenmonoxide

  Hobbies Car related stuff, Video games, short trips

  Talents Yes

  Biggest Fear in the Lab To get caught with miscalculation

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Healthier sleep

  Biggest Downside to 2020 No presence in lecture
• Leonie Reible

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule 1,3,7- Trimethylxanthin (Coffein) C8H10N4O2

  Hobbies Volleyball, running, swimming

  Talents Infinit hiccup

  Biggest Fear in the Lab To run into/ knock down someone (not on purpose)

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Still searching

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Loss of social contacts, closed indoor pools
• Laia Segura Broncano

  

  Field of Study Master's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Vitamin D

  Hobbies Any outdoor sports, writing, drawing

  Talents Drawing plants

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Miscalculating concentrations

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Disconnecting from screens

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Not being able to go to my homecountry and seeing my family nor friends.
• Carsten Wilke

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Ethanol (C2H5OH)

  Hobbies Badminton, Video games

  Talents Nothing

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Using a wrong compound/ amount of something

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Nothing

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Not being able to meet in person
• Alexander Zubov

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology International

  Favourite Molecule Graphene

  Hobbies Video games, plastic scale modeling, Reading

  Talents Very good semantic memory

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Not enough time

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Being able to play Cyberpunk because exchange year got cancelled

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Exchange year cancelled

Advisor

• Andreas Nakielski

  

  Field of Study Master's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Pyrroloquinoline quinone

  Hobbies Video games, playing guitar

  Talents Binging series

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Dropping gels

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Homeoffice for programming work

  Biggest Downside to 2020Getting distracted while working from home
• Katharina Polzen

  

  Field of Study Parental leave

  Favourite MoleculeDopamine

  Hobbies Watching trash TV

  Talents Doing things until the last minute

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Dropping gels

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Spending a whole year with my family

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Not spending enough time with friends
• Melanie Polzen

  

  Field of Study Parental leave

  Favourite Molecule Melatonin

  Hobbies Drawing, sewing

  Talents See above

  Biggest Fear in the Lab My coat is gone

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Spent the whole time with my little family

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Toilet paper not available
• Vanessa Valencia

  

  Field of Study Bachelor's student Biology

  Favourite Molecule Ibuprofen

  Hobbies Eat, horse riding, sleep, repeat

  Talents Yes

  Biggest Fear in the Lab Using wrong primers and wondering why the pcr dont work

  Biggest Upside to 2020 Staying home for days and not be criticized

  Biggest Downside to 2020 Losing track of time

Instructor

Anna Germann

Kai Hochheimer

Wandana Murugathas

Gabriela Fuentes Reyes

Vanessa Michaelis

Principal Investigators

Prof. Dr. Ilka Axmann

Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber