Attributions

Although we have a great team, we have had tremendous support from our colleagues and other experts in the field. We would like to humbly thank the following individuals for their contribution to the development and completion of our bioremediation project.

Supervisors:

Dr. Radhakrishnan Mahadevan

Professor, Associate Chair, Graduate Studies Coordinator
Laboratory for Metabolic Systems Engineering Principal Investigator
Dept. Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto

Dr. Keith Pardee

Assistant Professor
Pardee Lab Principal Investigator
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto

Wet and Dry Lab Contributions:

Dr. Sean Caffrey

Executive Director, Biozone
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Providing lab space

Dr. Grant Allen

Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Providing lab space

Dr. Elizabeth Edwards

Director, Biozone
Professor
Biodegraders Research Group Principal Investigator

Providing lab space

Endang Susilawati

Lab Manager, Biozone
Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
University of Toronto

Equipment and Biosafety training, emotional support

Dr. Mikhail G. Shapiro

Assistant Professor
Heritage Principal Investigator
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology

Provider and creator of Arg1 operon

Arah Farhadi

Ph.D Candidate
Dept. of Bioengineering
California Institute of Technology

Provider and Creator of Arg1 operon, troubleshooting use of Arg1

Patrick Diep

Ph.D Candidate
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto

iGEM Mentor, project development and troubleshooting

Scott Proulx

Ph.D Candidate
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto

iGEM Toronto Graduate Advisor, experimental project development and troubleshooting

Tatiana Skarina

Technician, Biozone
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Liquid nitrogen training

Batyrova Khorcheska

Visiting Researcher, Biozone
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Troubleshooting induction protocol, SDS-page

Phil Milczarek

Manager, Purchasing and Building Services
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Package Delivery

Policy and Practices Contributions:

Mahbod Hajighasemi

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biozone
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto

Biozone Interview

Olivia Molend

PhPh.D Candidate, Biozone
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto

Biozone Interview

Nadia Morson