Our Team
Our team of motivated undergraduates collaborate to design innovative synthetic biology solutions. Under the guidance of professors and graduate student mentors, we conduct meaningful research that not only meets competition requirements but also addresses pressing local and global challenges.
Directors & Leads
Aden Chan
Director
Biomedical Engineering
Matthias Wong
Director
Biomedical Engineering
Sebastian Hyland
Director
Biomedical Engineering
Jae-Yoon Kim
Wet Lab Lead
Biomedical Engineering
Jessie Luo
Wet Lab Lead
Microbiology and Immunology
Jessica Xin
Human Practices Lead
Biomedical Engineering
Saige Mann
Hardware Lead
Biomedical Engineering
Tracy Lei
Design Lead
Psychology & Biology
Zahra Savoji
Human Practices Lead
Neuroscience
Wet Lab
Alya Kaynak
Wet Lab
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Arda Sayla
Wet Lab
Biochemistry
Danielle Keith
Wet Lab
BMicrobiology and Immunology
Diana Laschewski
Wet Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Evan Wong
Wet Lab
Biochemistry
Marina Chen
Wet Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Talha Zubair
Wet Lab
Biology
ZiQi Chen
Wet Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Dry Lab
Andrew Li
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Cindy Fu
Dry Lab
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Claudia Chen
Dry Lab
Microbiology and Immunology
Connor Mora
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Hanna Khan
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Kaylie Chen
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Libby Lee
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Maximilien Filion
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Satvika Suresha
Dry Lab
Medical Laboratory Science
Tiffany Feng
Dry Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Tom Xie
Dry Lab
Computer Science
Human Practices
Ali Yazdani
Human Practices
Neuroscience
Daniel Rostin
Human Practices
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Denzel Hu
Human Practices
Microbiology and Immunology
Julia Kim
Human Practices
Neuroscience
Rachael Zhang
Human Practices
Microbiology and Immunology
Design/Wiki
Eris Do
Design
Cognitive Systems
Lavenia Suherman
Design
Materials Engineering
Paul Xu
Wiki
Computer Science
Rachel Weng
Wiki
Computer Science × Microbiology and Immunology
Administration
Gabriella Marie Gubantes
Administration
Biomedical Engineering
Gia Rishi
Administration
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Izaak Yip
Administration
Microbiology and Immunology
Jewell Alexo
Administration
Biomedical Engineering
Yoshier Hu
Administration
Microbiology and Immunology
Instructor
Antonio Wong
Instructor
Radiology
Advisors
Chaehyeon Lee
Dry Lab + HP Advisor
Biomedical Engineering
Kalen Dofher
Wet + Dry Lab Advisor
Genome Science and Technology
Leah Fulton
Wet Lab Advisor
Microbiology and Immunology
Ada Jiang
Wet Lab Advisor
Microbiology and Immunology
Angela Xu
Dry Lab Advisor
Computer Science × Microbiology and Immunology
Matthew Chan
Wet Lab Advisor
Microbiology and Immunology
Narjis Alhusseini
Wet Lab Advisor
Microbiology and Immunology
Lucy Hao
Dry Lab + Wiki Advisor
Computer Science
Trisha Macalintal
Wet Lab + HP + Administration Advisor
Biology
Wendy Wu
Wet Lab
Biomedical Engineering
Principal Investigators
Dr. Steven Hallam
Principal Investigator
Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Jenna Usprech
Principal Investigator
Biomedical Engineering