People
Alicia Selvera
Web Development and Graphic Design
University of Pennsylvania, USA
I joined Gogec because I believe registration fees shouldn't be a barrier to students conducting and presenting their research. I am starting medical school and have hopes of continuing to conduct SynBio research
Li Chieh Lu
Founder, Recruiting and Biosecurity
I hope that Gogec can help increase accessibility to synthetic biology research and science for students around the world. I am PhD student in Biochemistry & Cell Biology and am a lover of science memes
Rice University, USA
Raised in Taiwan
Pepe Alonso
Planning and Research Integrity
National University of Mexico, Mexico
I joined Gogec because of its openness. I've lectured about bioethics and social issues of SynBio. I am currently finishing a PhD in Social Studies of Science.
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Evangelos-Marios Nikolados
Sponsorship, Outreach, Computation
I am a PhD student at the university of Edinburgh, focusing on AI-enabled synthetic biology. I believe in Gogec's mission as a truly inclusive, no fees competition for synthetic biology.
University of Edinburgh, Greece
Alex Ditzel
Founder, Planning, Judging, Website
Rice University, USA
I think Gogec can help make synbio accessible to all student researchers. Currently, I'm a PhD candidate studying biochemistry and synthetic biology. I'm also interested in topics like geopolitics, artificial intelligence, and psychology!
Caleigh Roleck
Judging, Biosecurity, and Research Integrity
I joined Gogec because, as an undergraduate, I found meeting peers with similar academic interests and sharing our science a rewarding part of the process. Gogec's accessibility helps remove some of the barriers to meeting other scientists from across the globe.
Rice University, USA
Philip Hau Sorensen
Judging, Biosafety and Biosecurity
Denmark
The pandemic has shown that it's possible to connect scientists online to share open solutions to problems in life sciences and SynBio. I want to ensure that the free and open sharing of data is continued, even after the pandemic.
Shyam Bhakta
Planning, Judging
Rice University, USA
Presenting work at an academic conference shouldn't and doesn't require the majority of a project's budget. Yet this is the unreasonable and inequitable reality for many SynBio students and their labs around the world, which motivated me to help form Gogec.