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           <a href="#tm"> Team Members </a>
 
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          <a href="#hp"> Human Practices </a>
 
 
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           <a href="#gs"> General Support </a>
 
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          <a href="#hp"> Community Human Practices </a>
 
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           <a href="#gw"> General Wet Lab Support </a>
 
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               <h2 id="tm">Team Members</h2>
 
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Alexa Clakhoven </span>
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Alexa Calkhoven </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
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                   Was the wiki development lead and contributed to the branding of Oviita.
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                   Wiki development lead and contributed to the branding of Oviita.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Completed all of our protein modelling and led the creation of Bellatrix. Also, contributed to entrepreneurship by incorporating Oviita as a non-profit organization and created our dry lab educational materials.  
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                   Completed all of our protein modelling and led the creation of Bellatrix.
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                  Also, contributed to entrepreneurship by working to incorporating Oviita as a non-profit organization and created our dry lab educational materials.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Focused on the software aspect of the bioreactor design and was a major contributor to our wiki.  
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                   Focused on the modelling aspect of the bioreactor design and was a major contributor to our wiki.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Dry Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Major contributor to the Bioreactor design, the Randle Cell Testing Device, and Bellatrix. Also worked on entrepreneurship and parts of our wiki.
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                   Major contributor to the Randle Cell Testing Device, Bellatrix, and the Bioreactor design. Also worked on entrepreneurship and parts of our wiki.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and helped design the wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development. Also was a major contributor to human practices, helped organize JulyGEM, improved our wet lab educational materials, and helped create the Oviita brand.  
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                   Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and helped design the wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development.
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                  Also was a major contributor to human practices, helped organize JulyGEM, improved our wet lab educational materials, and helped create the Oviita brand.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Designed and worked on Biocontainment in the lab, and was one of the human practices leads. Also was a major contributor to the Oviita brand, helped organize JulyGEM, and made our graphics.  
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                   Designed and worked on Biocontainment in the lab, and was one of the human practices leads.
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                  Also was a major contributor to the Oviita brand, helped organize JulyGEM, and made our graphics.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Designed the Biocontainment parts and worked on the lab execution, while also helping organize JulyGEM.
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                   Designed the Biocontainment parts and worked on the lab execution, while also helping organize JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   One of the human practices leads and sole designer of the Thymol and Omega-3 Fatty acid Production projects. Also helped create the wet lab educational materials, and brought the Oviita brand to life by developing all of our videos.  
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                   One of the human practices leads and sole designer of the Thymol and Omega-3 Fatty acid Production projects.
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                  Also helped create the wet lab educational materials, and brought the Oviita brand to life by developing all of our videos.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Design and worked on Biocontainment in the lab. Also helped organize JulyGEM, create our wet lab educational materials, and was a major contributor to our wiki.  
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                   Design and worked on Biocontainment in the lab. Also helped organize JulyGEM, create our wet lab educational materials,
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                  and was a major contributor to our wiki.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and spearheaded the branding of Oviita. Also helped organize JulyGEM, improve our wet lab educational materials, and create our graphics.
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                   Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and spearheaded the branding of Oviita.
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                  Also helped organize JulyGEM, improve our wet lab educational materials, and create our graphics.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Wet Lab </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Lead and designed the Cellulase Integration project, designed wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development, and was a major contributor to the Oviita brand. Also made many of our graphics, helped organize JulyGEM, and contributed to the wet lab educational materials.
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                   Led and designed the Cellulase Integration project, designed wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development,
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                  and was a major contributor to the Oviita brand. Also made many of our graphics, helped organize JulyGEM, and
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                  contributed to the wet lab educational materials.
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              <h2 id="hp">Human Practices</h2>
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                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Charles Mather </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Medical, cultural, and Sub-Saharan anthropologist at the University of Calgary </span>
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                  Informed us of local culture and practices and helped us envision how our idea could fit into existing infrastructure in West Africa.
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                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Dia Sanou </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Nutrition and International Health working with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in East Africa </span>
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                <p>
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                  Taught us more about existing systems of micronutient supplementation, what still needs to be improved, and how Oviita fits within this.
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                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Warren Wilson </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Biological Anthropologist at the University of Calgary </span>
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                <p>
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                  Gave us a more nuanced and cautious understanding of the complicated factors relating to nutritional aid, and taught us the importance of centering our design on the user's real needs
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                <span class="hp-name"> Sidney Courtice </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Volunteer for the United Way GAIN (Group for Assisting and Improving Non-profits) Team </span>
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                <p>
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                  Gave us direction on how to establish a charity non-profit and stressed the importance of creating partnerships with existing organizations and community groups.
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                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Chris Naugler </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Pathology and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education at the UofC Cumming School of Medicine </span>
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                <p>
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                  Helped us understand the testing and diagnostics of vitamin A deficiency and the applications of a field test.
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                <span class="hp-name"> Banda Ndiaye </span>
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                <span class="hp-org"> Deputy Regional Director of Health for Africa with Nutrition International </span>
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                <p>
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                  Taught us about existing solutions and focused our attention to the importance of preventative measures, long-term solutions, and commitment to the overall vitamin A deficiency initiative
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Senior Instructor at the Cumming School of Medicine. </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Senior Instructor at the Cumming School of Medicine. </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   The primary supervisor for the iGEM Calgary team who provided endless support and guidance for us.  
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                   The primary supervisor for the iGEM Calgary team who provided endless support and guidance for us.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Electrical Engineering student at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Electrical Engineering student at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Provided key guidance on the Bioreactor design, Randle Cell Testing Device development, and helped our entrepreneurship.
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                   Provided essential guidance and major contributions for the Bioreactor development, Randle Cell Testing Device development, entrepreneurship, human practices and project implementation.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Teaching Assistant and PhD student at the Cumming School of Medicine </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Teaching Assistant and PhD student at the Cumming School of Medicine </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Helped train our new members and provided cruicial support and advice to the wet lab, especially when we started lab work in the fall.  
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                   Helped train our new members and provided cruicial support and advice to the wet lab, especially when we started lab work in the fall.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Laboratory Technician </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Laboratory Technician </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Supported the team, kept our lab space safe and up to COVID-19 regulations, and helped us with ordering materials and supplies in the lab.  
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                   Supported the team, kept our lab space safe and up to COVID-19 regulations, and helped us with ordering materials and supplies in the lab.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Metabolomics Research Assistant </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Metabolomics Research Assistant </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Provided feedback and advice to the wet lab, and was a judge at JulyGEM.  
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                   Provided feedback and advice to the wet lab, and was a judge at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Biochemistry Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Biochemistry Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer, and gave advice to the wet lab in the initial designing phase of the project.  
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                   Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer, and gave advice to the wet lab in the initial designing phase of the project.
 
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Michael Wahba  </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Michael Wahba  </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Game Developer and iGEM Calgary alumni </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Game Developer and iGEM Calgary alumnus </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Helped train our new dry lab members and provided expertise on one of our early ideas for synbio education.  
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                   Helped train our new dry lab members and provided expertise on one of our early ideas for synbio education.
 
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Sarah Walker </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Sarah Walker </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Computer Science Student and iGEM Calgary alumni </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Computer Science Student and iGEM Calgary alumna </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Led us through a workshop on effective meeting and project organization strategies.  
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                   Led us through a workshop on effective meeting and project organization strategies.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of Formulate IP </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of Formulate IP </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Led an informative workshop on patents at JulyGEM.  
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                   Led an informative workshop on patents at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Patrick Wu  </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Patrick Wu  </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Graphic Designer and iGEM alumni </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Graphic Designer and iGEM alumnus </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Led an informative workshop on graphic design in iGEM at JulyGEM and was a judge at JulyGEM.  
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                   Led an informative workshop on graphic design in iGEM at JulyGEM and was a judge at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> CEO of yOIL Technologies </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> CEO of yOIL Technologies </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Led an informative workshop on iGEM start-ups at JulyGEM.  
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                   Led an informative workshop on iGEM start-ups at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of Amino Labs </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of Amino Labs </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Led an informative workshop effective science communication at JulyGEM.  
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                   Led an informative workshop effective science communication at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM.  
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                   Was a judge at JulyGEM.
 
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                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided some guidance on our dry lab projects.  
+
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided some guidance on our dry lab projects.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of FREDSense Technologies </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder of FREDSense Technologies </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided guidance on the wet lab portion of our project, particularly Biocontainment.  
+
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided guidance on the wet lab portion of our project, particularly Biocontainment.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> iGEM HP Committee  </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> iGEM HP Committee  </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided us some guidance on how to prepare HP educational materials.  
+
                   Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided us some guidance on how to prepare HP educational materials.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
             </div>
+
             </div> <!--General Support Section--> <!--General Support Section-->
 +
 
 +
            <hr>
 +
 
 +
            <div class="section">
 +
 
 +
                <h2 id="hp"> Community Human Practices </h2>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Charles Mather </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Medical, cultural, and Sub-Saharan anthropologist at the University of Calgary </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Informed us of local culture and practices and helped us envision how our idea could fit into existing infrastructure in West Africa.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Dia Sanou </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Nutrition and International Health working with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in East Africa </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Taught us more about existing systems of micronutient supplementation, what still needs to be improved, and how Oviita fits within this.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Paul E. Maines </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Gave us insights on the importance of drug resistance in intestinal parasites, and provided us protocols and Caenorhabditis elegans for thymol testing.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. John Gilleard </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Parasitology and Acting Associate Dean of Research Office at U of C Faculty of Veterinary Medicine </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Helped us understand anthelmintics, their use, and parasitic nematodes in the livestock industry.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Tyler Warnock </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Medical School Student at University of Calgary, Queen Elizabeth Scholar </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Deepened our understanding of the social and cultural setting, struggles, and limitations of communities in Tanzania and Uganda.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Lourlin Ugdiman </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Nutrition and Public Health Worker in Arayat, Pampanga, Philippines </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Verified the need for vitamin A supplementation and graciously taught us about supplementation initiatives in small towns in the Philippines.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dharamwati </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Accredited Social Health Activist worker in Delhi Health Department, village of Kotla </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Provided on-site understanding of the rural Indian healthcare system and how our project could be implemented in India, and verified its benefit.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Mrs. Dawar </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Healthcare worker in Delhi, India </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Translated and conducted an interview in Hindi in order for us to access contacts across the language gap.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Dia Sanou </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Nutrition and International Health working with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in East Africa </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Taught us more about existing systems of micronutient supplementation, what still needs to be improved, and how Oviita fits within this.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Warren Wilson </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Biological Anthropologist at the University of Calgary </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Gave us a more nuanced and cautious understanding of the complicated factors relating to nutritional aid, and taught us the importance of centering our design on the user's real needs.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
 
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Samir Gupta </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Clinician-researcher; Co-founder and head of the Canada-India Wellness Initiative at the Global Pathways School </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Gave us insight into the medical needs and current initiatives for the benefit of school children in Chettipalayam, Tamil Nadu,India. Emphasized the importance of ensuring effectiveness and safety of thymol.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
  
 +
                <div class="ind">
 +
                    <span class="hp-name"> Banda Ndiaye </span>
 +
                    <span class="hp-org"> Deputy Regional Director of Health for Africa with Nutrition International </span>
 +
                    <p>
 +
                    Taught us about existing solutions and focused our attention to the importance of preventative measures, long-term solutions, and commitment to the overall vitamin A deficiency initiative.
 +
                    </p>
 +
                </div>
 +
                </div>  <!--HP Section-->
 
             <hr>
 
             <hr>
  
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Helped team with various aspects of the wet lab projects and generously gave us yeast protocols and <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic">Yarrowia lipolytica</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic"> Saccharomyces cerevisiae  </span> strains.
+
                   Helped team with various aspects of the wet lab projects and generously gave us yeast protocols and <span style="font-style:italic">Yarrowia lipolytica</span> and <span style="font-style: italic"> Saccharomyces cerevisiae  </span> strains.
                </p>
+
              </div>
+
 
+
              <div class="ind">
+
                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Vanina Zaremberg </span>
+
                <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary </span>
+
                <p>
+
                  Helped team with various aspects of the wet lab projects and generously gave us <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic">Yarrowia lipolytica</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic"> Saccharomyces cerevisiae  </span> strains.  
+
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate head in the Department of Biological Sciences </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate head in the Department of Biological Sciences </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Helped with understand yeast characteristics and taxonomy.  
+
                   Helped with understand yeast characteristics and taxonomy.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Imperial Collage London </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Imperial Collage London </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Graciously sent us beta-carotene producing <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic">Y. lipolytica</span> strain and <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic">Y. lipolytica</span> protocols.  
+
                   Graciously sent us beta-carotene producing <span style="font-style:italic">Y. lipolytica</span> strain and <span style="font-style: italic">Y. lipolytica</span> protocols, as well as firsthand advice on the use of  ="font-style: italic;class="italic">Y. lipolytica</span> as a synthetic biology chassis.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Research Associate at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Research Associate at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Gave us advice on our to culture environmental samples for Biocontainment experiments.  
+
                   Gave us advice on our to culture environmental samples for Biocontainment experiments.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Murray Lab </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Murray Lab </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Research Associate at the University of Calgary </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> Harvard University</span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Graciously sent us the genetically engineered <span style="font-style: italic;class="italic">S. cerevisiae</span> strains yMM60 and yMM65 that we used in our proof of concept co-culturing experiments.
+
                   Graciously sent us the genetically engineered <span style="font-style:italic">S. cerevisiae</span> strains yMM60 and yMM65 that we used in our proof of concept co-culturing experiments.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Professor at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Professor at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Helped us gain knowledge in creating our own auxotrophic strains and answered our general questions regarding co-culturing. He also provided us with the contact infromation for a number of other academia members that informed our project development.
+
                   Helped us gain knowledge in creating our own auxotrophic strains and answered our general questions regarding co-culturing. He also provided us with the contact information for a number of other academia members that informed our project development.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Allowed us to use a plate reader in his lab, and lent us some DNS reagent.  
+
                   Allowed us to use a plate reader in his lab for our experiments.
 +
                </p>
 +
              </div>
 +
 
 +
              <div class="ind">
 +
                <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Lisa Gieg</span>
 +
                <span class="hp-org"> Associate Professor at the University of Calgary </span>
 +
                <p>
 +
                  Lent us some reagents to conduct the DNS assay.  
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Derek Toms </span>
 
                 <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Derek Toms </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Calgary </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> Senior Postdoc, Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Gave us feedback during our Faculty Talk.
+
                   Gave us feedback on Gibson assembly and biocontainment during our Faculty Talk.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
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               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
                 <span class="hp-name"> Firstname Lastname </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-name"> Jean-David Rousseau </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> General Dynamics </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                  Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
+
                Mr. Rousseau assisted us with creating our distanced development strategy, and provided very kind and forgiving code review.
                  countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
+
                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
+
                  the Semantics, a large language ocean.
+
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
  
 
               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
                 <span class="hp-name"> Firstname Lastname </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-name"> Sebastian Alvarez </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> iGEM Calgary Alumnus and Chemical Engineer </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                  Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
+
                Sebastien was a key resource in the development of our bioreactor. Throughout constant design obstacles, he was a consistent and friendly source of help.
                  countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
+
                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
+
                  the Semantics, a large language ocean.
+
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
  
 
               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
                 <span class="hp-name"> Firstname Lastname </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Chris Naugler </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> Professor of Pathology and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                  Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
+
                Helped us understand the testing and diagnostics of vitamin A deficiency and the applications of a field test.
                  countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
+
                </p>
                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
+
            </div>             
                  the Semantics, a large language ocean.
+
           
 +
            <div class="ind">
 +
                <span class="hp-name"> Thomas Lijnse </span>
 +
                <span class="hp-org"> PhD student at The University Of Calgary </span>
 +
                <p>
 +
                Gave valuable insight into impedance based biosensors for the Randle Cell Testing Device.
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
              </div>
 
 
             </div>
 
             </div>
  
 +
              <div class="ind">
 +
                <span class="hp-name"> Rachelle Varga </span>
 +
                <span class="hp-org"> DNA Sequencing Technician at University of Calgary and iGEM Calgary Alumna </span>
 +
                <p>
 +
                    Provided key feedback for bioreactor design and ideation in addition to proofreading wiki content.
 +
                </p>
 +
              </div>
 +
         
 +
 +
            <div class="ind">
 +
                <span class="hp-name"> Sultan Khetani </span>
 +
                <span class="hp-org"> PhD student at The University Of Calgary </span>
 +
                <p>
 +
                    Shared valuale information regarding biosensor design and troubleshooting.
 +
                </p>
 +
              </div>
 +
           
 +
           
 +
 +
           
 
             <hr>
 
             <hr>
  
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               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
                 <span class="hp-name"> Firstname Lastname </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-name"> Sidney Courtice </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> Volunteer for the United Way GAIN (Group for Assisting and Improving Non-profits) Team </span>
 +
                <p>
 +
                Gave us direction on how to establish a charity non-profit and stressed the importance of creating partnerships
 +
                with existing organizations and community groups.
 +
                </p>
 +
            </div>
 +
 
 +
              <div class="ind">
 +
                <span class="hp-name"> Kelly James </span>
 +
                <span class="hp-org"> Knowledge & Research Advisor at Center For Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
+
                   Kelly provided us with information on training, public perception, networking with other organizations and what
                   countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
+
                   effective organizations and implimentation looks like. In addition for forging a partnership with us.
                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
+
                  the Semantics, a large language ocean.
+
 
                 </p>
 
                 </p>
 
               </div>
 
               </div>
  
 
               <div class="ind">
 
               <div class="ind">
                 <span class="hp-name"> Firstname Lastname </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-name"> Robert Gough </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
+
                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder at Western Heads East </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
+
                   Gave invaluable insight into developing a non profit, developing a social enterprise program, and working
                   countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
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                   with locals effectively and ethically. In addition to forging a partnership with us.
                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Co-founder at Western Heads East </span>
 
                 <p>
 
                 <p>
                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
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                   Provided us with research papers, advice, and direction to take our project.  
                  countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
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                  Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of
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                <span class="hp-org"> Senior Legal Counsel at University of Calgary </span>
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Fatima Ghanem </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Renert High School Calgary. </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
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                   Renert iGEM lead, helped orchestrate Renert HS iGEM workshops
                  countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Dr. Douglas Clark </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
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                 <span class="hp-org"> Education Professor of Design-Based Learning and Learning Sciences </span>
 
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                 <p>
                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
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                   Aided in one of our early synthetic biology education projects.
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                 <span class="hp-name"> Patrick Diep </span>
                 <span class="hp-org"> Company Industries Inc. </span>
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                   Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
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                   Aided in HP Package development
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 10 December 2020



Team Members

Alexa Calkhoven Dry Lab

Wiki development lead and contributed to the branding of Oviita.

Andrew Symes Dry Lab

Completed all of our protein modelling and led the creation of Bellatrix. Also, contributed to entrepreneurship by working to incorporating Oviita as a non-profit organization and created our dry lab educational materials.

John Cedric Acierto Dry Lab

Focused on the modelling aspect of the bioreactor design and was a major contributor to our wiki.

Randy Moore Dry Lab

Major contributor to the Randle Cell Testing Device, Bellatrix, and the Bioreactor design. Also worked on entrepreneurship and parts of our wiki.

Allison Guthrie Wet Lab

Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and helped design the wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development. Also was a major contributor to human practices, helped organize JulyGEM, improved our wet lab educational materials, and helped create the Oviita brand.

Anika Zaman Wet Lab

Designed and worked on Biocontainment in the lab, and was one of the human practices leads. Also was a major contributor to the Oviita brand, helped organize JulyGEM, and made our graphics.

Arshia Mostoufi Wet Lab

Designed the Biocontainment parts and worked on the lab execution, while also helping organize JulyGEM.

Michaella Atienza Wet Lab

One of the human practices leads and sole designer of the Thymol and Omega-3 Fatty acid Production projects. Also helped create the wet lab educational materials, and brought the Oviita brand to life by developing all of our videos.

Nimaya De Silva Wet Lab

Design and worked on Biocontainment in the lab. Also helped organize JulyGEM, create our wet lab educational materials, and was a major contributor to our wiki.

Simran Sandhu Wet Lab

Worked on Cellulase Integration in the lab and spearheaded the branding of Oviita. Also helped organize JulyGEM, improve our wet lab educational materials, and create our graphics.

Sravya Kakumanu Wet Lab

Led and designed the Cellulase Integration project, designed wet lab experiments for the Bioreactor development, and was a major contributor to the Oviita brand. Also made many of our graphics, helped organize JulyGEM, and contributed to the wet lab educational materials.


General Support

Dr. Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio Senior Instructor at the Cumming School of Medicine.

The primary supervisor for the iGEM Calgary team who provided endless support and guidance for us.

Mackenzie Sampson Electrical Engineering student at the University of Calgary

Provided essential guidance and major contributions for the Bioreactor development, Randle Cell Testing Device development, entrepreneurship, human practices and project implementation.

Jadon Duby Mathematics student at the University of Calgary

Provided key guidance on the metabolic flux.

Christian Emond Research Assistant

Was our Research Assistant throughout the iGEM season, and always offered advice and assistance with any of the team's needs.

Dr. Elke Monika Lohmeier Vogel Adjunct Senior Instructor in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary

Always provided us with support and feedback on our ideas, especially in the initial stages of project ideation.

Tian Zhao Teaching Assistant and PhD student at the Cumming School of Medicine

Helped train our new members and provided cruicial support and advice to the wet lab, especially when we started lab work in the fall.

Deirdre Lobb Laboratory Technician

Supported the team, kept our lab space safe and up to COVID-19 regulations, and helped us with ordering materials and supplies in the lab.

Marija Drikic Metabolomics Research Assistant

Provided feedback and advice to the wet lab, and was a judge at JulyGEM.

Dr. Raymond Turner Biochemistry Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary

Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer, and gave advice to the wet lab in the initial designing phase of the project.

Dr. Kamran Yusuf Associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics

Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer .

Dr. Brianne Burkinshaw Instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences

Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer .

Dr. Dae-kyun Ro Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences

Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer .

Dr. Anders Nygren Vice-dean of the Schulich School of Engineering

Sponsored one of our member's research stipend for the summer .

Michael Wahba Game Developer and iGEM Calgary alumnus

Helped train our new dry lab members and provided expertise on one of our early ideas for synbio education.

Sarah Walker Computer Science Student and iGEM Calgary alumna

Led us through a workshop on effective meeting and project organization strategies.

Neeraj Gupta Co-founder of Formulate IP

Led an informative workshop on patents at JulyGEM.

Patrick Wu Graphic Designer and iGEM alumnus

Led an informative workshop on graphic design in iGEM at JulyGEM and was a judge at JulyGEM.

Sara Far CEO of yOIL Technologies

Led an informative workshop on iGEM start-ups at JulyGEM.

Julie Legault Co-founder of Amino Labs

Led an informative workshop effective science communication at JulyGEM.

Elisa Park Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking

Was a judge at JulyGEM.

Dr. Colin Dalton

Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided some guidance on our dry lab projects.

Robert Mayall Co-founder of FREDSense Technologies

Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided guidance on the wet lab portion of our project, particularly Biocontainment.

Chelsea Wu

Was a judge at JulyGEM.

JC Gray iGEM HP Committee

Was a judge at JulyGEM, and provided us some guidance on how to prepare HP educational materials.


Community Human Practices

Dr. Charles Mather Medical, cultural, and Sub-Saharan anthropologist at the University of Calgary

Informed us of local culture and practices and helped us envision how our idea could fit into existing infrastructure in West Africa.

Dr. Dia Sanou Professor of Nutrition and International Health working with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in East Africa

Taught us more about existing systems of micronutient supplementation, what still needs to be improved, and how Oviita fits within this.

Dr. Paul E. Maines Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Gave us insights on the importance of drug resistance in intestinal parasites, and provided us protocols and Caenorhabditis elegans for thymol testing.

Dr. John Gilleard Professor of Parasitology and Acting Associate Dean of Research Office at U of C Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Helped us understand anthelmintics, their use, and parasitic nematodes in the livestock industry.

Tyler Warnock Medical School Student at University of Calgary, Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Deepened our understanding of the social and cultural setting, struggles, and limitations of communities in Tanzania and Uganda.

Lourlin Ugdiman Nutrition and Public Health Worker in Arayat, Pampanga, Philippines

Verified the need for vitamin A supplementation and graciously taught us about supplementation initiatives in small towns in the Philippines.

Dharamwati Accredited Social Health Activist worker in Delhi Health Department, village of Kotla

Provided on-site understanding of the rural Indian healthcare system and how our project could be implemented in India, and verified its benefit.

Mrs. Dawar Healthcare worker in Delhi, India

Translated and conducted an interview in Hindi in order for us to access contacts across the language gap.

Dr. Dia Sanou Professor of Nutrition and International Health working with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in East Africa

Taught us more about existing systems of micronutient supplementation, what still needs to be improved, and how Oviita fits within this.

Dr. Warren Wilson Biological Anthropologist at the University of Calgary

Gave us a more nuanced and cautious understanding of the complicated factors relating to nutritional aid, and taught us the importance of centering our design on the user's real needs.

Dr. Samir Gupta Clinician-researcher; Co-founder and head of the Canada-India Wellness Initiative at the Global Pathways School

Gave us insight into the medical needs and current initiatives for the benefit of school children in Chettipalayam, Tamil Nadu,India. Emphasized the importance of ensuring effectiveness and safety of thymol.

Banda Ndiaye Deputy Regional Director of Health for Africa with Nutrition International

Taught us about existing solutions and focused our attention to the importance of preventative measures, long-term solutions, and commitment to the overall vitamin A deficiency initiative.


General Wet Lab Support

Dr. Vanina Zaremberg Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary

Helped team with various aspects of the wet lab projects and generously gave us yeast protocols and Yarrowia lipolytica and Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains.

Maria Laura Sonsa PhD Student at the University of Calgary

Generously gave us yeast protocols and recommendations.

Trevor Randall PhD Student at the University of Calgary

Gave us advice on Gibson cloning and feedback on our project at our Faculty Talk.

Dr. Heather Addy Associate head in the Department of Biological Sciences

Helped with understand yeast characteristics and taxonomy.

Dr. Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro Imperial Collage London

Graciously sent us beta-carotene producing Y. lipolytica strain and Y. lipolytica protocols, as well as firsthand advice on the use of ="font-style: italic;class="italic">Y. lipolytica as a synthetic biology chassis.

Anirban Chakraborty Research Associate at the University of Calgary

Gave us advice on our to culture environmental samples for Biocontainment experiments.

Murray Lab Harvard University

Graciously sent us the genetically engineered S. cerevisiae strains yMM60 and yMM65 that we used in our proof of concept co-culturing experiments.

Dr. Peter Facchini Professor at the University of Calgary

Provided a number of useful suggestions regarding the co-culturing of our strains, and gave feedback to the experimental design of our project.

Dr. Gordon Chua Professor at the University of Calgary

Helped us gain knowledge in creating our own auxotrophic strains and answered our general questions regarding co-culturing. He also provided us with the contact information for a number of other academia members that informed our project development.

Dr. Joe Harrison Associate Professor at the University of Calgary

Allowed us to use a plate reader in his lab for our experiments.

Dr. Lisa Gieg Associate Professor at the University of Calgary

Lent us some reagents to conduct the DNS assay.

Dr. Derek Toms Senior Postdoc, Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary

Gave us feedback on Gibson assembly and biocontainment during our Faculty Talk.


General Dry Lab Support

Jean-David Rousseau General Dynamics

Mr. Rousseau assisted us with creating our distanced development strategy, and provided very kind and forgiving code review.

Sebastian Alvarez iGEM Calgary Alumnus and Chemical Engineer

Sebastien was a key resource in the development of our bioreactor. Throughout constant design obstacles, he was a consistent and friendly source of help.

Dr. Chris Naugler Professor of Pathology and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education

Helped us understand the testing and diagnostics of vitamin A deficiency and the applications of a field test.

Thomas Lijnse PhD student at The University Of Calgary

Gave valuable insight into impedance based biosensors for the Randle Cell Testing Device.

Rachelle Varga DNA Sequencing Technician at University of Calgary and iGEM Calgary Alumna

Provided key feedback for bioreactor design and ideation in addition to proofreading wiki content.

Sultan Khetani PhD student at The University Of Calgary

Shared valuale information regarding biosensor design and troubleshooting.


Entrepreneurship

Sidney Courtice Volunteer for the United Way GAIN (Group for Assisting and Improving Non-profits) Team

Gave us direction on how to establish a charity non-profit and stressed the importance of creating partnerships with existing organizations and community groups.

Kelly James Knowledge & Research Advisor at Center For Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology

Kelly provided us with information on training, public perception, networking with other organizations and what effective organizations and implimentation looks like. In addition for forging a partnership with us.

Robert Gough Co-founder at Western Heads East

Gave invaluable insight into developing a non profit, developing a social enterprise program, and working with locals effectively and ethically. In addition to forging a partnership with us.

Gregor Reid Co-founder at Western Heads East

Provided us with research papers, advice, and direction to take our project.

Neil Campbell Senior Legal Counsel at University of Calgary

Helped us better understand patents and the legal implications of a University research team.


Education and Outreach

Fatima Ghanem Renert High School Calgary.

Renert iGEM lead, helped orchestrate Renert HS iGEM workshops

Dr. Douglas Clark Education Professor of Design-Based Learning and Learning Sciences

Aided in one of our early synthetic biology education projects.

Patrick Diep CSBERG

Aided in HP Package development