INSTRUCTOR
Grimaldo Elías Ureña M.(Instructor & Director)
THE STUDENTS
Kesia M. Barrows
Career: Food Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Biochemistry, food microbiology and languages
What do you think about iGEM?: I think iGEM is an excellent opportunity for young people to do science.
Hobbies: Reading, watch scifi movies and play brain/interactive games
Favorite Book: The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
Favorite Quote: "The important thing is not to stop questioning", Albert Einstein
Valery Díaz
Career: Civil Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Advanced mathematics, green construction, megastructures, the universe.
What do you think about iGEM?: is the best way of learning and spreading this new science called Synthetic Biology
Hobbies: Dancing, playing tennis, reading and watching movies.
Favorite Book: I can't choose one, it has to be between one of Dan Brown, Agatha Christie or Harry Potter.
Favorite Quote: "It's kind of fun to do the impossible", W. Disney
José Alejandro Ng
Career: Civil Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Transportation enginneering, construction of: bridges, crossroads and highways, airports design, material mechanics and the study of transportation solutions.
What do you think about iGEM?: The best experience of my life. The synbio is the future. With the human practices I can share this science with my country.
Hobbies: Watch TV Series and soccer games, play soccer and tennis(recent sport for me), spend time with my friends and family.
Favorite Book: EC7 Louis Leithold, hahaha kiding. The 7 habits of highly effective teens, Sean Covey
Favorite Quote: "My world, My Possibilities" - José Ng
Alicia Arelys Racine Atencio
Career: Electromechanical Engineering
'Favorite areas of study: Mecatronics, Bionics, Neuroengineering, SynBio
What do you think about iGEM?: It's a great opportunity to turn young students into researchers, it' s been an excellent experience so far, i'm loving it!
Hobbies: sleep :), eat, dance!
Favorite Book: Sangre de Campeon by Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sánchez
Favorite Quote: What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
Fotis J. Stringos S.
Career: Electromechanical Engineering
Favorite areas of study: Energy Market , Aerospace and electronic systems,and Synbio
What do you think about iGEM?:It’s a great initiative because it gives us the unique opportunity to make use of all our engineering knowledge and apply it for synbio.
Hobbies: Playing soccer,jogging,watching the Champions league.
Favorite Book: The Power of Focus, by Jack Canfield
Favorite Quote: We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.Aristotle Onassis
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