Team:UPCH Peru/Team

Team

We are the first Peruvian team competing in iGEM in the undergrad category. We are a group of 10 undergraduate students of Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Psychology. Our team is committed to our goal given that our project will positively impact on Peruvian farmers’ lives.

Jesús Durand Calle

Team Leader

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student.
⚈Interest: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology.
⚈Fun fact: I love detective fiction.

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Maria Isabel Ruiz Ruiz

Team Co-Leader

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student.
⚈ Interest: Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics & Scientific Illustration
⚈Fun fact: I like puzzles.

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Alfonso Matías Rojas Montero

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student.
⚈Interest: Bioinformatics, writing
⚈Fun Fact: Writting is my passion

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Diego Alonso Benites Tan

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student.
⚈Interest: Molecular biology, Community Management & Music/Video Production
⚈Fun fact: I can move my ears and nostrils

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María Teresa Castromonte Albinagorta

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student
⚈Interest: Bioinformatics, Molecular biology, Cancer
⚈Fun fact: I love puzzles, i can't stop until i finish!

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María Carolina Ortiz Cáceres

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student
⚈Interest: Conservation Genetics, Molecular ecology, Biotechnology.
⚈Fun fact: Loves Cheems memes and Chinese food

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Valeria Alexandra Villar Dávila

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Biology student.
⚈Interest: Molecular parasitology, Cell biology
⚈Fun fact: Likes video games and watching Youtube.

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Oswaldo Francisco Lescano Osorio.

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Chemistry student.
⚈Interest: Food Chemistry
⚈Fun fact: I eat big amounts of food

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Ruben Dario Velasquez Arbieto

Team Member

⚈Studies: Undergrad Chemistry student.
⚈Interest: Analytic Chemistry
⚈Fun fact: When I was a teenager, I never told my parents that I gave away my brother's guitar

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Elizabeth Sanchez Achulla

Team Member

⚈Studies: Bachellor in Psychology.
⚈Interest: Working with elderly population, community psychology, social program design.
⚈Fun fact: Baking is therapy.

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Ingrid Alarcón Ancajima

Advisor

⚈Studies: Undergrad Microbiology student.
⚈Interest: Environment microbiology & Engineering genetics.
⚈Fun fact: I love science fiction.

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Nicolas Arias Vaccari

Instructor

⚈Studies: Bachelor in Biology
⚈Interest: Biophysics
⚈Fun fact: I like RPG’s

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Daniel Guerra Giraldez

PI

⚈Degree: Doctor in Biomedical Sciences.
⚈Interest: Biochemistry & Molecular biology
⚈Fun fact: I am a board games enthusiast.

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