2019 UNL IGEM Team

10/29/2018

We gave our presentation on our summer research project and won a silver medal!! Thank you Igem Headquarters for this wonderful opportunity.

10/25/2018

Here we are! Finally for the iGEM 2018 Giant Jamboree.

10/19/2018

MEET TYLER BARKER.
Tyler is a Senior Computer Engineering undergraduate who plans to get his masters in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Tyler hopes to better the computer science field and help the public to better understand how they work.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." -Wayne Gretzky -Michael Scott

10/19/2018

MEET SHREEYA VAITLA.
Shreeya Vaitla is going to be a sophomore in Computer Engineering. She wishes to complete her masters and become significant in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
“Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph”

10/19/2018

And here is the rest of the team.

MEET RACHEL VAN COTT.
Rachel is a junior chemical engineering major from Hickman, Nebraska. She hopes to go into the biochemical engineering and pharmaceuticals field. In her free time, she enjoys playing the flute and crocheting.
"I live in the present due to the constraints of the space-time continuum." - Hank Green

10/19/2018

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break!

HERE IS OUR NEXT TEAM MEMBER.
MEET NIC KITE.
Nic will be entering his senior year as a Biochemistry major. He grew up in a small town and enjoys the rural life. Nic plans on attending graduate school and hopes to continue pursuing genetic engineering research after his time with iGEM.
"I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like W***y Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory." -Kanye West

08/21/2018

We have created a 5 minute survey that we would love for all iGEMers to take. If your team members choose to participate, we will present your team with a badge of contribution.

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Thank you to all that complete it!

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08/08/2018

IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT MEMBER OF OUR TEAM

MEET GABE ASTRINO

Gabe is a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering. He is from Omaha, NE.
"Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?" - Will Ferrell

08/08/2018

Last Friday, our iGEM team visited Greenwood, Nebraska with the Nebraska Forest Service and a representative from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. We inspected several ash trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer and saw how the beetles had damaged the trees with their S-shaped tunnels. We also looked at the trap used for Emerald Ash Borer detection. Currently, the standard bait for these traps is (Z)-3-hexenol, which has been observed to be ineffective for early detection. Our iGEM team is hoping to biosynthesize a more effective bait for these traps so that new Emerald Ash Borer infestations can be identified sooner.

08/03/2018

WE ARE INTRODUCING THE TEAM MEMBERS FOR OUR 2018 iGEM TEAM.

MEET DREW KORTUS.
He is a Biological Sciences major entering his junior year. He is from Omaha, NE with hopes of attending medical school after undergrad and some day becoming an anesthesiologist. Drew likes to spend his free time working out and watching shows pertaining to extreme medical injury cases.

"Never follow someone else's path; unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, then by all means, you should follow that" - Ellen DeGeneres.

07/26/2018

Our sesquiterpene production assays are in progress! The sesquiterpenes that these cultures produce could be a key improvement in baiting the Emerald Ash Borer beetle. A more effective bait in Emerald Ash Borer detection traps could help arborists create better treatment plans for Ash trees in danger.

07/12/2018

Join us at Morrill Hall on UNL campus tonight, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. for hands-on activities with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's iGEM team! Members of the iGem team will raise awareness of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer beetle by presenting a tree identification game and discussing our research project with the public.

Morrill Hall is offering free admission Thursday nights throughout July, so be sure to catch us on July 12, 19, or 26 for a mammoth amount of fun!