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
⚈Interest: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology.
⚈Fun fact: I love detective fiction.
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Maria Isabel Ruiz Ruiz
Team Co-Leader
⚈ Interest: Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics & Scientific Illustration
⚈Fun fact: I like puzzles.
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Alfonso Matías Rojas Montero
Team Member
⚈Interest: Bioinformatics, writing
⚈Fun Fact: Writting is my passion
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Diego Alonso Benites Tan
Team Member
⚈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
⚈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
⚈Interest: Conservation Genetics, Molecular ecology, Biotechnology.
⚈Fun fact: Loves Cheems memes and Chinese food
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Valeria Alexandra Villar Dávila
Team Member
⚈Interest: Molecular parasitology, Cell biology
⚈Fun fact: Likes video games and watching Youtube.
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Oswaldo Francisco Lescano Osorio.
Team Member
⚈Interest: Food Chemistry
⚈Fun fact: I eat big amounts of food
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Ruben Dario Velasquez Arbieto
Team Member
⚈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
⚈Interest: Working with elderly population, community psychology, social program design.
⚈Fun fact: Baking is therapy.
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Ingrid Alarcón Ancajima
Advisor
⚈Interest: Environment microbiology & Engineering genetics.
⚈Fun fact: I love science fiction.
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Nicolas Arias Vaccari
Instructor
⚈Interest: Biophysics
⚈Fun fact: I like RPG’s
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Daniel Guerra Giraldez
PI
⚈Interest: Biochemistry & Molecular biology
⚈Fun fact: I am a board games enthusiast.
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