Etienne is one of our designers. He studies at the ENSCI-les Ateliers in Paris. He is always wearing black and fluorescent colors, which is very convenient because you can’t miss him. He is also a big music fan, and has special skills in rock’n’roll dance (very impressive!). As you can imagine, he is one of our funniest team members, you are never bored with him. But he is as funny as he is a hard worker, and we can always count on his help. By Emma
Behind his calm and hard-working look, Andreas Fyrillas will not hesitate to throw a punchline at you. His studies at the engineering school ESPCI Paris give him the skills to be an expert on microfluidic chips. Not only does he work the oscilloscope like no other, but he also has a secret talent in the kitchen that he uses to delight us from time to time. Apart from coding the wiki, he enjoys sharing his self-made dubstep music with us. By Alice
Aymen Ghaneme
Aymen, currently a second-year student at CentraleSupelec, is a smiling Morrocan who is always in for a break and above all a great fruit sugar-free ice cream (in fact, after a while, we realized the break is only a pretext for the icecream). However, when he gets sufficient sleep, this hyper-active guy can use all his mathematical abilities on making models and will work for hours to solve any software bug. By Thomas
Léa Guerassimoff
Léa is our little chemist from Chimie ParisTech who specializes in making everything she does, cute. Her kindness and good mood always delight everyone. She is a real ray of sunshine even when she blows a fuse on the Wiki. She is very organized and serious in what she undertakes, but don’t bother her if she is watching a video of a toy goat: toy goats make her crazy, like really crazy. Regardless, she is one of the best people I have met, thanks to iGEM. We are now bosom buddies, that’s why people nickname us Tic & Tac. By Ellyn
Samuel Jaoui
Samuel is a 20 year-old engineering student from Chimie ParisTech. Despite being the youngest member of our team, Samuel was the first person to imagine and believe in this ambitious project and convinced us to create NeuronArch. His skills in biological engineering and programming help us to model scientific concepts of our project. By Etienne
Manon Madelenat
Behind her strong character, Manon hides a very big heart! She is studying biotechnologies at Sup’Biotech Paris. She is in her last year of study and she actually works in health and production fields. Her next step is to work in neuroscience and understand neurodegenerative diseases! She is an essential member of the team and is the queen of mini and midi prep! Manon is truly as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, trust me! By Léa
Jonathan Naccache
Jon is really motivated and commited to the lab work! Studying biotechnologies at Sup’Biotech Paris for the past five years, he is very passionate about synthetic biology and would like to continue in this field of study by getting his Master of research next year. In the team, he spends a lot of time in the lab but also on illustrator to make amazing explanatory schemes!
By Manon
Éléa Paillares
Motivated and always smiling, Éléa always sets a happy mood in the room and never misses an occasion to crack you up. Although she spends her days locked in the laboratory working hard, making use of the skills she learned at Sup’Biotech, she has the spirit of a true traveler. Sometimes, she likes to go on spontaneous trips, not even bothering to book a hotel beforehand. She looks forward to the Giant Jamboree: she has never been to the United States!
By Andreas
Emma Picaud-Lucet
What is more important to Emma than her cat’s happiness? IGEM of course! As a law student from the Faculté Jean Monnet, she is one of the members in charge of all of the legal aspects of the project. Never afraid of giving her opinions on various matters, she often deals with subjects beyond law, such as the human practices collaboration with other iGEM teams. Her secret talent: she’s a very talented cartoonist! By Samuel
Sarah Porte
Sarah is a biology major getting her Master’s at the sorbonne-Université Pierre et Marie Curie. She is highly organized and is very good at multi-tasking, which is very useful. Sarah appreciates her independence as she works best this way, but will lend a helping hand if she is needed. She will also gladly borrow other people’s sweaters if it helps her stay warm!
By Deshmukh
Ellyn Redheuil
Nicknamed Tic because of her inseparable bond with Léa (aka Tac), Ellyn lit up our summer with her continuous smiles, laughter, and amazing ideas and animations for our wiki page! She is an engineer student at ESPCI Paris, and you would be impressed by the range of her abilities: from coding the wiki to transforming bacteria. Whether in the lab or behind her computer, she seems to know how to do anything and everything. Her best specialty is her delicious cookies which are better than anyone else’s! By Charlotte
Charlotte Richard
Engineer, biologist, adventurer and athlete, Charlotte has it all ! She is in her second year at Ecole Polytechnique, a military engineer school, and wants to specialize in Biology. In the lab, she is the best at Mini-preps, but she is also involved in the modeling part. In her spare time, she likes scouting and teaching the youth how to survive in the wild. That’s why she has the best BBQ skills!
By Gabriela
Gabriela Sachet
Studying biology at Sup’Biotech, Gabriela has played a key part in the laboratory. She has also contributed a lot to the bibliography, which helped keep the project on track. She has had the privilege of living in many different countries, which has made her a modern adventurer, always seeking new experiences. She recently participated in the 4L Rally (France to Morocco in a French retro car) before focusing on the iGEM competition !
By Claire
Thomas Starck
Spirit-son of Tony Stark, great defender of planet Earth and member of the Avengers, Thomas Starck chose a different path. Full of imagination and a practical spirit, Thomas is in his second year in Ecole Polytechnique, a military engineer school. In addition to his lab work, he also dedicated his time to the making of this wiki page. In his free time, he loves to help his “dad” save the world, but also go out and enjoy life.
By Sarah
Florian Thomas
Florian has many skills in his designer toolbox, he studied cabinet-making and he is now finishing his studies at ENSCi les Ateliers. He enjoys the beauty of raw material and well made products, which is reflected in his work. While being a calm and thoughtful person, Florian still knows how to make his point, especially when it comes to the topic of the use of animals in research. Do not let his backwards cap and youthful smile fool you, Florian is actually our oldest team member! By Éléa
Kelly Trang
Don’t let her fool you, behind her cute smile and freckles Kelly is actually a big fan of hardcore heavy metal. A first year Master’s student studying intellectual property law at the Faculté Jean Monnet, she is also a true scientist at heart and loves to follow the scientists around in the lab. When she is not baking something delicious or stealing food from her team members, she is very responsible and in charge of the legal work.
By Antoine
Supervisors
Deshmukh Gopaul
Deshmukh Gopaul, researcher and Head of Design in Biology at the Institut Pasteur, has been coaching the iGEM Pasteur Paris teams for 4 years now. Although he specializes in Biology, he is well versed in a variety of topics, allowing him to always have an interesting anecdote to share. He is very meticulous and although working with him may take a lot of time, patience, and tears, we know that it’s worth it in the end! By Kelly
Guillian Graves
Guillian is an industrial designer specialized in biomimicry, working in Paris at his design studio BIG BANG Project. He also teaches at ENSCI-Les Ateliers (National School for Advanced Studies in Design). His professionalism and his high expectations go hand in hand with his sympathy. He helps our team think about the design of our device and uses his expertise to support our designers in creating a global project. By Claire
Serena Petracchini
Serena has been the key to answering many of our question, thanks to her extensive experience in microbiology. Her major contribution to the project as a coach has been in the Interlab, along with the many great ideas she has! When she doesn’t agree with something you will hear her Italian come out as she says “ma no!” followed, of course, by some hand motion. If still you disagree with her, try her delicious tiramisu. I am sure she (it) will convince you! By Anna
Anna Segú Cristina
With a true catalan heart and a great french accent, Anna is putting the best of her energies in her tutoring role for iGem Pasteur. A soon-to-be second year PhD student, she finds time between a neuron an a miniprep to do sports and other extracurriculars, always leaving her friends astonished. Full of board game evenings and genetic engineering, she’s able to enjoy the best of Parisian life! By Serena
