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Who we are

The University of Waterloo's 2008 iGEM Team is a dynamic group, consisting of students from the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. We are an undergraduate-run team, with a student Director managing most of our team's affairs and directing our team's ongoing activities. Our enthusiastic Faculty Instructors and Advisors give us the benefit of their experience and, in the case of Dr. Trevor Charles, lab space, and provide us with additional support and guidance in areas related to design, mathematical modelling, lab work and administration.

Because of Waterloo's co-op program, some of our members take courses during the summer, while others work full-time. The majority of our team members participate in the iGEM competition in their spare time, outside of work or school; a few have been involved part-time as part of their research-assistant positions in various labs in the UW Department of Biology. This team structure means that instead of each member taking on one aspect of the project to tackle over the course of the summer, our team collectively works on the project as a whole, each member picking up where the last left off the day before, or even earlier the same day!

UW iGEM Team members are all involved in a unique learning experience: our 2008 team consists largely of students who started with little or no research/laboratory experience and had a range of theoretical knowledge of molecular biology. With a desire to learn and guidance from more experienced teammates, these students have become comfortable working in a lab environment, and our senior members have had valuable opportunities to share their experience with others.

Undergraduate Students

Patrick MacKinnon

Lab Team Member, Summer Co-op.
Chemical Engineering

Faculty Instructors

	Dr. Brian Ingalls Team Founder/Mathematical Modelling Advisor
	Dr. Trevor Charles Lab Advisor, Provider of All-Important Lab Space
	Dr. Barb Moffatt Administration/Fundraising Advisor
	Dr. Marc Aucoin Co-op Supervisor

Advisors

	Dr. Josh Neufeld Advisor
	Dr. Brendan McConkey Advisor
	Dr. Scott Clark Lab/Design Advisor
	Maria Trainer Administration/Fundraising Advisor