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.


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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

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⚈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

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⚈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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