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Brian

Team Leader

Brian is in his 4th year of his Advanced Science/Arts degree, studying Microbiology and Music. He hopes to help expand the synthetic biologist's toolkit and advance our understanding of the world that we live in. He is fascinated by synthetic biology as it is driven by innovation - who knows where it will take us next?

Megan

Human Practices Leader

Megan is currently three years into an Advanced Science/Law degree at the University of New South Wales, majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology. She ended up doing Science because she wants to change the way that science is regulated, and spend more time involving researchers in government policy which directly affects them.

Alex

Modelling Leader

Alex is a 3rd year Advanced Science student majoring in Biotechnology and Genetics. He is most passionate about technologies that aim to benefit the planet. Currently he is learning how to integrate computer science, maths, and biology, to create informative models of complex systems. In the future he would like to explore the growing field of mushroom biotechnology!

Patricia

Wiki Leader

Patricia is a third year Advanced Science student, majoring in Genetics and Biotechnology. Patricia plans to combine her interests in computing and genetics, and is currently undertaking research to determine the impact of mutations on splicing in paediatric cancer. Outside of science, she is passionate about travel, dogs and entrepreneurship.

Bec

Bec is passionate about microbes, robots and wine. Although many view this as strange, some see the broad potential for innovation that comes with the intersection of these interests. From synthetic biology and biohacking to smart homes and viticulture, she looks forward to applying the skills from her Advanced Science and Engineering dual degree to develop the new technologies of tomorrow.

Emily

Emily is a third year Science/Law student majoring in Microbiology at the University of New South Wales. Growing up in a small coastal town inspired her interest in marine microbiology and The Good Wife. Synthetic biology's potential in harnessing complex biological mechanisms from nature to design unique systems is something she hopes to pursue further.

Linda

Lab Leader

Linda is currently in her third year of a Bachelor’s degree in Science and Education, majoring in Biotechnology. She is interested in how bacteria are able to communicate with one another through the magic of quorum sensing, an area that she is hoping to explore more of in the future. Apart from science, eating and napping, Linda also really loves cats!

Nick

Nick is currently an undergraduate at UNSW studying Science, majoring in Genetics in his final 8 months of study. He loves science fiction and the hope it brings people which meets his passion for real science believing bioinformatics and synthetic biology are the future. He aspires to help people through scientific progress and to set the wheels in motion for social change through his career.

Tobias

Tobias is a second year Medical Science student, majoring in Molecular Biology and Pathology. He hopes exploring the molecular interactions of disease will open avenues to advanced treatment allowing better patient prognosis. He enjoys university a little bit too much, and when he's not studying, you can catch him listening to classical piano or hiking in the bushland around Sydney.

Tyler

Tyler is in his third year of Advanced Science, studying Biotechnology and Genetics. Inspired by the likes of Craig Venter, he wants to create life forms and biological robots to further society and bring us into the future.

Zeeshan

Zeeshan is a final year Molecular and Cell Biology student at UNSW. He is excited by the potential of recombinant DNA technologies as well as believing that bioinformatics is the future of medicine. In his spare time he enjoys football, playing the guitar and getting involved with the biotech society on campus.