Team:Paris Bettencourt/Team
Team Members
Amandine Maire
Phages Fanatic
Amandine is a 2nd year Masters student in the Life Sciences program at the CRI, Université de Paris. She has a background in Biology and more broadly in interdisciplinary sciences applied to biology. She wants to pursue a PhD in Synthetic Biology driven by her iGEM experience.
Anu Susan Kurian
Quorum Sensing Queen
Anu is a 2nd year Life Sciences Master student at the CRI, Université de Paris. She has a background in Microbiology and immensely enjoys performing bench work and wishes to pursue a PhD on completing her Masters degree.
Chetan Kumar Velumurugan
Viruses Villain
Chetan is a Masters student in Digital Sciences at the CRI, Université de Paris. He has a background in Computer Science and Electronics. His work focuses on low-cost, portable medical devices and wearables.
If Chetan is not making something at a lab, he is exploring trek trails, flying planes or scuba diving.
Nicolas Levrier
Serotonine Hunter
Nicolas Levrier is a Masters student following a formation in general engineering and chemistry at the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL (ENSCP). He attended Classes Préparatoires in Thiers (Marseille, France) in physics, mathematics and chemistry for three years, a training that prepares for national competitions for the Grandes Ecoles. His current interests focus on chemistry applied to biology and more specifically synthetic biology.
Nikola Zarevski
ATP Synthases Advocate
Nikola has a broad interest in Biology, developed during his Life Science studies at the CRI in Paris. His current interest is the protein solving problem, and find out specific patterns of protein function to allow for better protein design. To him research is a playground where curiosity and interests can give rise to usable knowledge and he participated in iGEM to investigate a question together with science enthusiasts.
Valerie March
Nucleases Nerd
Valerie has recently completed her Masters in the Life Sciences program at the CRI & Université de Paris. She has a background in Molecular and Cell Biology and believes that Synthetic Biology has the potential to radically transform human innovation. She appreciates in particular, how Synthetic Biology allows us to ask "what if?" She is starting her PhD in the near future, and aspires to a career innovating biomedicine using Synthetic Biology tools.
Xavier Olessa-Daragon
Prion Passionate
Xavier completed his Master's degree in fundamental Biology of Health at ENS Paris Saclay and ENS Ulm PSL and served for a year at the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). He loves all branches of biology with a molecular angle, from Rubisco and C4 photosynthesis to CAR T Cells and immunotherapy. His hobbies range from contemporary dance to rugby.
Mentors
Ariel Lindner
SEED Lab
Jake Wintermute
House of TransGenes
Radoslaw Ejsmont
SynFly Lab
Alexis Casas
Research Assistant
London Biofoundry
Darshak Bhatt
PhD Student
UMCG/FMUSP