Team:NYU Abu Dhabi/Attributions

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Attributions

We would like to thank the following individuals and departments for their help in making our project a success:


Professor Yong-Ak Song, Professor Mazin Magzoub, and Professor Andras Gyorgy

for leading our efforts and facilitating our research as principal investigators.

Ibrahim Chehade, Ashley Isaac, and Esteban Nicolas Salvemini

for being wonderful instructors in guiding us throughout the technical aspects of our project.

Professor Piergiorgio Percipalle and Tomas Venit

from the Percipalle Lab at NYUAD for their guidance and support.

Vongai Mlambo,

for helping us interview Dr. Patrick E. Akpaka

Matthew Karau and Amani Magid from the NYUAD Library,

for guiding us on intellectual property rights and patent research

Dana Downey, Director of Career Development Center at NYUAD

for helping us with drafting reach out emails to the Deans of other universities

Afnan Albreiki

for guiding us towards the Youth Debates Initiative

Hajer Mubarak Madhi

for being our representative innumerous offices and helping us massively with the Youth Debates event

Carol Brandt

for her constant support and enthusiasm in all our initiatives ranging from the main project to Youth Debates

Khuloud al Hammadi, from the Youth Debates organising team

for being our point of contact with the Youth Ministry and for playing a key role in making the Youth Debates come true

Tamara Gjorgjieva (Tami), the president of the NYUAD Student Government

for agreeing to be the moderator and for enabling our collaboration with the Debate Union

Nicolaj Thor and the Debate Union of NYUAD

for providing debaters and training non- Debate Union members for the event in a very short notice

Debate Club of American University of Sharjah

for sending two of their members as debaters in a short notice

Dean David Scicchitano, Dean of Sciences at NYUAD

for supporting the all initiatives of the team, ranging from community outreach to experimenting with our project

Patrick Inshuti Makuba,

for helping us with some aspects of the wiki

Julie Caroline Brookes,Manager of Curriculum Affairs and Special Projects at the Science Division

for being our point of contact with the Dean’s office and handling the team’s requests, logistics, procurement and finances

Professor Francesco Arneodo, Associate Dean of Science and Associate Professor of Physics at NYUAD

for agreeing to be the representative of the Division of Sciences for the Youth Debates in an extremely short notice

Professor Alexis Gambis, Professor of Biology and Film and New Media at NYUAD

for agreeing to be the judge of Youth Debates and sharing his knowledge in an engaging and fun way

Dr. Rashid Ali, Research Assistant Professor at Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

for agreeing to join us as a judge for the Youth Debates in a short notice

H.E. Mariam al Mehairi, Minister of the State for Future Food Security,

for her willingness to join us during the Youth Debates and for providing insight on our project

Sanaa Amro, Cultural Engagement Manager, Student Life at NYUAD

for helping us with the gifts for Youth Debates

Renee Dugan, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Student Life at NYUAD,

for helping us with organising the Youth Debates

Declan Dowdall from Student Life at NYUAD

for helping us with obtaining the venue and ensuring the important aspects of the event were taken care of

Coach Peter Dicce, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Athletics at NYUAD

for facilitating the collaboration between Debate union and iGEM team

Guneet Sarang, Events Departement at NYUAD

for helping us with thank you gifts for Youth Debates

Dean Kyle Farley, Dean of Students at NYUAD

for his support in the Youth Debates event

Aisha al Naqbi, Associate Dean of Students at NYUAD

for helping us with the set up for Youth Debates

Public Safety Department at NYUAD

for being superheroes and ensuring smooth set up, making the campus accessible during the event and helping with removing set up after the event

Kate Chandler, Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications at NYUAD

for helping with spreading the word about Youth Debates