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I teach karate to children at the ages 7-12 and spend a lot of time browsing the internet, watching shows on Netflix (please talk to me about Twin Peaks) and I lose myself in video games quite often.  
 
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As a former cashier I'd say the actual item is irrelevant as long as it can't be scanned and the customer has a very original arsenal of never-before-heard jokes about how the item surely must be free when it can't be scanned! At least, that would make me uncomfortable if I had to listen to that.
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<h3  id="JacobM">Jacob Mejlsted</h3>
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Since being introduced to the field of biotechnology, I have been fascinated with the amazing possibilities of the technology. Therefore, I wanted to join the DTU Biobuilders, because here, we get to apply our knowledge of biotechnology to the real world.<br>
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At the moment, I am in the middle of reading a lot of fantasy novels. I particularly enjoy a lot of the worldbuilding and wonder you can have in a fantastic setting. Other than that, I enjoy playing video games and spending time with friends and family.
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Not needing sleep would be the wildest cheat. You could get so much done if you didn’t have to sleep ⅓ of your life! </p>
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<h4>MSc Engineering in Biotechnology</h4>
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I have always been amazed at how far we’ve come with science and especially with genetic engineering, but I never knew how I myself could get a taste of such endeavours. I then got to talking with my friend David who was also considering iGEM, then one thing led to another and here I am.
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I love to sing and am told by some that I am a portable radio as I often do it unintentionally (Why is Disney karaoke not a profession??). I also love reading fantasy as well as manga and Batman comics, and I spend a lot of my time playing video games or, if I am with my friends, playing long and strategic board games. When I have the time I enjoy spending hours on painting or drawing or in general create something new. <br>
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I was always very jealous of Jim Hawkins’ flying board growing up and being a space pirate seems much more fun than binging Netflix... However! I was a girl dreaming of being a knight and fighting with swords, so if I could be Merida I could get that as well as living in a country with awesome music and accents.. and have voluptuous hair.
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<h3  id="NicolaiJ">Nicolai Jensen</h3>
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I have been a part of other multidisciplinary teams before and I really like the dynamics and experience you get from it. This time, it is in the area of biotechnology and it is a completely new area for me, which I find super interesting. For me this is a completely new frontier compared to what I’m used to.
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In my spare time I often try to learn new skills. Lately I’ve been into metalwork and blacksmithing. Not that I’ve tried blacksmithing, but I find that videos and forums are a great way to learn the skills in theory. In my experience this way of learning transfers nicely into the real world, practical skills. I also like to indulge myself in music. I play some instruments and attend a choir that I like a lot. Lastly, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, pretty basic stuff :)
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At first I thought a demonstration of the Lentz effect was pretty magical. Then I saw Laser rust ablation in action and now I know that THAT is pure magic! Optics and nanotechnology pretty much seem to impress me every time. Cutting edge science and technology as a whole is as magical as anything can be in my opinion.
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To get experience with working on a team with members from different fields, and what I as a Physicist can bring to such a project. I want to get a look into the many possibilities of synthetic biology.<br>
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I like to play with perfectly spherical magnets with Mathias. I also try to get time to play both board- and videogames with friends.
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Spend your summer vacation working in a lab, being stressed out by deadlines and all for no pay, what is not to love?
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Furthermore, iGEM seemed like a great opportunity to learn a ton of useful skills: fundraising, lab work, communication, project management, all the things that are needed to keep a project together. These skills seem like quite useful tools to have in the toolbox, when one is joining the workforce in the future
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I am a person of many interests, more than I justly can find time to nurture. Most importantly, I enjoy spending time with my friends, with whom I party, play board games and attend random events. On my own time I like to ponder, cook, run, read and tune out to a good tv-show, a movie, or the 'Primitive Technology' channel on youtube.
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The Freud Fairy, a small creature with immense psychological knowledge and the appealing voice of Morgan Freeman. Being mythical, it would be able to visit all adults and children alike, simultaneously. By its nightly psychoanalysis, every person on earth would come to understand themselves, their errancy, their suffering and what truly makes them happy. Also, phallic jokes.
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I have always been very fascinated by the idea that we can manipulate organisms to do useful things, and as the iGEM competition embraces exactly this approach to science, it seemed a fantastic idea to join the BioBuilders team and see how a project comes to life during the summer. It is also super exciting to be working with people of so many background and see what can be done!
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I have been described as being a bookworm, so one can say that I love books! Otherwise you can find me outside playing Pokemon Go - gotta catch them all!
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I have a question for you: which one smells the nicest? I don’t know what you prefer, but I like my yeast! You can use S. cerevisiae for research, but what is even more cool is that you can also use it to make bread and beer - and who doesn’t like that! Can E. coli do that, eh?
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Revision as of 19:36, 1 August 2018

Team

This year the DTU Biobuilders consists of more versatile skill sets than ever before. We have people studying Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering, Physics and Nanotechnology, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Software Technology, Chemistry and Technology and General Engineering and if we were to list everyone's hobbies, it would be longer than the human genome. All of these skills came in handy during our project and through blood, sweat and tears (not inside the lab, of course) we completed a project that we're all very proud of. You can read more about us below.

David Lokjær Faurdal

MSc Engineering in Biotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: While my foray into the biological field originated with a fascination with disease, the manipulation of biological systems from an engineering point of view has come to interest me greatly. Thus, I was motivated to join BioBuilders because I felt it would allow me to apply my knowledge of biology in that context. Additionally, I really wanted to explore and participate in the inner workings of a larger collaborative project, as opposed to a small-sometimes-unserious-and-hastily-written-group-assignment during a course.

What do you do in your spare time? I enjoy reading dearly, whether it’s a great book or a wiki-article on people who think they’re Jesus (I wiki-binge a lot). Sometimes I create music on a computer or write. Resistance training is also an activity I find intrinsically meaningful. However, my favorite hobby is annoying my lovely friends.

S. cerevisiae or E. coli - why? At this point in my life E. coli is like an old friend. It’s reliable, familiar, and loyal. Sometimes, we might disagree with each other, but we always make it work. S. cerevisiae is more like a new friend, exciting and full of possibilities and adventure. I enjoy adventure and wonder as much as the next guy, but I deeply treasure my enduring friendships. As such E. coli will always have a special place in my heart of hearts

Lina Lyng Sigfredsson Nielsen

BSc Engineering in Biotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: I’ve always had an interest in synthetic biology, specifically the genetic engineering part of it. When my friend, who’d participated in iGEM said that they needed members for the 2018 team, I thought why not try, and here I am.

What do you do in your spare time? I teach karate to children at the ages 7-12 and spend a lot of time browsing the internet, watching shows on Netflix (please talk to me about Twin Peaks) and I lose myself in video games quite often.

What set of items could you buy that would make the cashier the most uncomfortable? As a former cashier I'd say the actual item is irrelevant as long as it can't be scanned and the customer has a very original arsenal of never-before-heard jokes about how the item surely must be free when it can't be scanned! At least, that would make me uncomfortable if I had to listen to that.

Jacob Mejlsted

BSc Engineering in Biotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: Since being introduced to the field of biotechnology, I have been fascinated with the amazing possibilities of the technology. Therefore, I wanted to join the DTU Biobuilders, because here, we get to apply our knowledge of biotechnology to the real world.
Furthermore, the iGEM competition is an awesome opportunity to develop something and getting to present it to the whole world.

What do you do in your spare time? At the moment, I am in the middle of reading a lot of fantasy novels. I particularly enjoy a lot of the worldbuilding and wonder you can have in a fantastic setting. Other than that, I enjoy playing video games and spending time with friends and family.

If life were a video game, what would some of the cheat codes be? Not needing sleep would be the wildest cheat. You could get so much done if you didn’t have to sleep ⅓ of your life!

Tenna Gram Rasmussen

MSc Engineering in Biotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: I have always been amazed at how far we’ve come with science and especially with genetic engineering, but I never knew how I myself could get a taste of such endeavours. I then got to talking with my friend David who was also considering iGEM, then one thing led to another and here I am.

What do you do in your spare time? I love to sing and am told by some that I am a portable radio as I often do it unintentionally (Why is Disney karaoke not a profession??). I also love reading fantasy as well as manga and Batman comics, and I spend a lot of my time playing video games or, if I am with my friends, playing long and strategic board games. When I have the time I enjoy spending hours on painting or drawing or in general create something new.
Oh, and I am a Youtube-addict...

Which character from Disney movies would you like to be? I was always very jealous of Jim Hawkins’ flying board growing up and being a space pirate seems much more fun than binging Netflix... However! I was a girl dreaming of being a knight and fighting with swords, so if I could be Merida I could get that as well as living in a country with awesome music and accents.. and have voluptuous hair.

Nicolai Jensen

BSc Physics and Nanotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: I have been a part of other multidisciplinary teams before and I really like the dynamics and experience you get from it. This time, it is in the area of biotechnology and it is a completely new area for me, which I find super interesting. For me this is a completely new frontier compared to what I’m used to.

What do you do in your spare time? In my spare time I often try to learn new skills. Lately I’ve been into metalwork and blacksmithing. Not that I’ve tried blacksmithing, but I find that videos and forums are a great way to learn the skills in theory. In my experience this way of learning transfers nicely into the real world, practical skills. I also like to indulge myself in music. I play some instruments and attend a choir that I like a lot. Lastly, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, pretty basic stuff :)

What’s the closest thing to real magic? At first I thought a demonstration of the Lentz effect was pretty magical. Then I saw Laser rust ablation in action and now I know that THAT is pure magic! Optics and nanotechnology pretty much seem to impress me every time. Cutting edge science and technology as a whole is as magical as anything can be in my opinion.

Lau Halkier Wandall

BSc Physics and Nanotechnology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: To get experience with working on a team with members from different fields, and what I as a Physicist can bring to such a project. I want to get a look into the many possibilities of synthetic biology.
I also looked for a project with a strong innovation aspect.

What do you do in your spare time? Spare time? You mean project time? I like to play with perfectly spherical magnets with Mathias. I also try to get time to play both board- and videogames with friends.

What’s the closest thing to real magic? Technology

Joen Haahr Jensen

BSc General Engineering

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: Spend your summer vacation working in a lab, being stressed out by deadlines and all for no pay, what is not to love? No, seriously, Few things are as inspiring as working with people who are passionate and driven towards the same goals. I find some of this in iGEM, I mean, who else would set aside their vacation to work on a study project. Furthermore, iGEM seemed like a great opportunity to learn a ton of useful skills: fundraising, lab work, communication, project management, all the things that are needed to keep a project together. These skills seem like quite useful tools to have in the toolbox, when one is joining the workforce in the future

What do you do in your spare time? I am a person of many interests, more than I justly can find time to nurture. Most importantly, I enjoy spending time with my friends, with whom I party, play board games and attend random events. On my own time I like to ponder, cook, run, read and tune out to a good tv-show, a movie, or the 'Primitive Technology' channel on youtube.

What mythical creature would improve the world most if it existed? The Freud Fairy, a small creature with immense psychological knowledge and the appealing voice of Morgan Freeman. Being mythical, it would be able to visit all adults and children alike, simultaneously. By its nightly psychoanalysis, every person on earth would come to understand themselves, their errancy, their suffering and what truly makes them happy. Also, phallic jokes.

Hannah-Marie Martiny

MSc Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

What is your motivation for joining the iGEM team: I have always been very fascinated by the idea that we can manipulate organisms to do useful things, and as the iGEM competition embraces exactly this approach to science, it seemed a fantastic idea to join the BioBuilders team and see how a project comes to life during the summer. It is also super exciting to be working with people of so many background and see what can be done!

What do you do in your spare time? I have been described as being a bookworm, so one can say that I love books! Otherwise you can find me outside playing Pokemon Go - gotta catch them all!

S. cerevisiae or E. coli - why? I have a question for you: which one smells the nicest? I don’t know what you prefer, but I like my yeast! You can use S. cerevisiae for research, but what is even more cool is that you can also use it to make bread and beer - and who doesn’t like that! Can E. coli do that, eh?

The team profiles will be up soon. But until then! Here's a picture of our lovely team.