Team:GreenfieldCentral IN/The Team

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The Team

Chris Thompson is a senior at Greenfield-Central high school. He got involved with iGEM last year through his AP Biology instructor, Mr. Rihm. He participated in last year’s iGEM competition, and was on the winning team. He is also the Vice President of his senior class, the team captain of the varsity tennis team, the treasurer of National Honor Society, and is on student council. He is interested in synthetic biology, video games, hanging out with his friends, reading, and sleeping. But mostly sleeping. He is planning on attending Purdue University for Biological Engineering. He then plans on going to MIT to get his PhD there. His dream is to be a professor of biology at MIT and have his own research lab.

Bryce Herbert is currently a senior at Greenfield Central high school. He got involved in the iGEM team through his Biotech instructor, Mr. Rihm, and members of the previous year’s team. He is involved in extracurricular activities such as National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Voice at his high school along with being on the iGEM team. His interests include reading books listening to music, playing video games, being outside, and hanging out with friends. He plans to attend the College of Engineering at Purdue University to major in Biomedical Engineering. His plans thereafter are to begin work at a biotechnology company or firm to contribute to the new technologies and mechanisms to be used in the constantly changing and evolving field of medicine and technology.

Brent Poling is a senior at Greenfield-Central high school. He got involved with iGEM last year through his AP Biology instructor, Mr. Rihm. He participated in last year’s iGEM competition, and was on the winning team. He is also on the varsity soccer team and plays travel soccer. He is interested in reading, going to rock concerts, listening to music, video games, and hanging out with his friends. Brent is planning on attending Wabash College to study Biochemistry, and then plans on attending med school to study orthopedics. His dream is to be an orthopedic surgeon.

Emily Ditto is a senior at Greenfield-Central high school. She got into iGEM through some of the classes that she’s taking, such as Biotechnical Engineering and Engineering Design and Development. She is on the varsity swim team, National Honor Society, Women in Engineering, marching band, and Band Leadership Team. She likes swimming, hanging out with her friends, watching movies, listening to music, and sleeping. Emily is planning on attending Purdue University to study Biomedical Engineering, and is thinking about going to med school after she graduates from Purdue.

Andrew Gutierrez is a freshman at Greenfield Central high school. He joined iGEM after his Biomed teacher invited him to join; this is his first year of iGEM. He is a running back for the JV football team, a member of pathfinders (a youth leadership group), and a member of the choir. He is interested in football, baseball, videogames, TV, music, and hanging out with friends. Andrew doesn’t know where he wants to attend college yet, or what he wants to major in, but he knows it will have to do with science.

Mason Keller is a junior at Greenfield-Central High School. He got involved in iGEM because of his AP Biology teacher Mr. Rihm and his involvement in the school’s biotechnical engineering class. Mason is a state champion in the Vex Robotics program. His interests are the classics and mathematics, which he plans to double major in at Wabash College.

Tyler Girton is a sophomore at Greenfield-Central high school. He plans on going to Butler University and major in pharmaceuticals. He began iGEM after it was recommended to him by his biology teacher, Mr. Rihm. Tyler also volunteers at a soup kitchen, and other hobbies and interests to him are politics, hanging out with friends, music, and bowling.