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Team Members

This page shows all of our team members and mentors!



Minaal Zahid
At 20 years old, Minaal is a powerhouse. She is full of dermatological insight while also containing a vast knowledge for the KPOP group Cross Gene. Informally known as "Titanium Gene" (@Cross Gene she’s waiting to become the next member), she is witty and sharp. Class of 2019, she is currently studying biology at Baruch College and is one of our student leaders.


Joy Barrett
Joy Barrett (a.k.a. the Kombucha Disciple) is a crucial member of our team. Her vast laboratory expertise and down to earth personality helps support the team. Informally known as "The Backbone," Joy has shown herself to be responsible, productive and intelligent. Graduating in 2020, she is currently studying cellular and molecular biology at Barnard College.


Ivan Peña
Ivan Peña is currently a sophomore at the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman College. His hobbies include playing the piano, listening to music and pipetting in the lab. He is currently studying Biology.


Ademola Adegbemigun
Ade is an earnest and hardworking member of B3. He has vast aspirations and is quite the daydreamer. His creativity is nurtured through his love for anime, further proliferated by pursuing a biology degree at The City College of New York. Clocking in at 5’10, he is blessed with the ability to reach all reagents needed. His favorite lab activities include making gels and "destroying the evidence." His trademarked expression is “It's about that time.”


Alyanna Aldea
Alyanna is a hard working student leader, and is currently attending Rutgers University. She is very considerate of others and enjoys doing lab work. Her favorite phrase to say is “must be nice.”


Marcela Alcaide
Marcela Alcaide, a dedicated member of the group has just started attending Hunter College this fall. Her friendly personality and vast knowledge of Mexican music and culture bring joy to the group. Her favorite catchphrase to say is “yikes.”


Lizaveta Slinko
Liz is currently a biology major at Macaulay Honors at Hunter College. Her favorite pastimes include painting, embroidery, and browsing memes.


Ibrahim
Ibrahim Aldulijan is a PhD student of biomedical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, working in the area of bone tissue engineering. While for brain exercise he practices yoga. Ibrahim is known for his engaging character, insightful mind that never stops to explore and analyze. He has driving curiosity to learn about human culture, history and art.

Blacki Migliozzi
Blacki has competed twice on two teams that won top prizes at iGEM. Over the years he has actively been involved in both NYC community labs Genspace and Biotech Without Borders. In the past he built a DIY mycology lab focused on myco-remediation.


Joe Mele
Joe Mele has BA in Linguistics from Stony Brook university. He is also a software developer and entrepreneur. He was named an Long Island Innovator in Newsday (newspaper in NY) November 2000. Known for reading help files.

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Team Mentors

Dr. Ellen Jorgenson
Dr. Ellen Jorgensen is the president of Biotech Without Borders, an nonprofit lab dedicated to science education, outreach and innovation. She has mentored five gold medal-winning iGEM teams since 2011. Each year she swears she will never do it again, but like childbirth the memory of the pain fades and she signs up for another year.


Steve Oszust
After seemingly countless years of education, and 21 years of teaching science, Steve can honestly say that he still hasn't learned enough. Steve's students are constantly trying to educate him. When asked by students, where he is from, Steve always tells them that he's from the deep south- South Bronx, that is.


Dr. Julie Wolf
Julie has mentored iGEM teams since 2012. Her doctorate and post-doctorate work is in medical mycology, but she is a fan of microbiology and molecular biology of all sorts. She works at the American Society for Microbiology, and is a partner at Brooklyn Bio. She enjoys coffee, podcasts, data, citizen science, and infographics.


Will Shindel
Will has been participating in iGEM since 2015, both as a student and a mentor. He is a partner at Brooklyn Bio. When not practicing synthetic biology, Will has a tendency to build hydroponic systems and brew beer.