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Research	Teaching

Synthetic Biology Education

I am the founder of the Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team, a synthetic biology research group of undergraduate students at the University of Virginia, which competes in MIT's international Genetically Engineered Machines competition. In 2007, I directed the inaugural VGEM Team. I served as an advisor to the 2008 VGEM Team and directed the first introductory synthetic biology course at UVA, which I created as part of my undergraduate thesis. In 2009, I founded the first iGEM team at Virginia Commonwealth University and developed materials for a new an introductory synthetic biology course at VCU with my advisor. I am one of the advisors to the 2010 Virginia United iGEM team, a regional, multi-institutional synthetic biology research group.

Courses

• Spring 2008, University of Virginia - Biological Systems Design
• Fall 2009, Virginia Commonwealth University - Synthetic Biology Fundamentals

iGEM Teams

• University of Virginia 2007
• University of Virginia 2008
• Virginia Commonwealth University 2009
• Virginia United 2010

Press

• "U.Va. Team Strikes Gold in Genetically Engineered Machine Competition" (Nov. 2009)
• "Reinventing Life" (UVa, Spring 2010)