Team:Calgary/Attributions

Team Members
Human Practices
General Support
General Wet Lab Support
Dry Lab Support
Entrepreneurship
Education

Team Members

Alexa Clakhoven Dry Lab

Was the 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 incorporating Oviita as a non-profit organization and created our dry lab educational materials.

John Cedric Acierto Dry Lab

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

Randy Moore Dry Lab

Major contributor to the Bioreactor design, the Randle Cell Testing Device, and Bellatrix. 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

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.

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. 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

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.

Dr. Chris Naugler Professor of Pathology and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education at the UofC Cumming School of Medicine

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

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 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.

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 alumni

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 alumni

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 alumni

Led an informative workshop on patents at JulyGEM.