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