Members
Niels Visser
Team captain
Niels Visser
Nationality: Dutch
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Finance, Outreach, Marketing, Wiki, Social Committee
Fun fact: I am the smallest person in my family (1m80)
Aditya Rout
Team vice-captain
Aditya Rout
Nationality: Indian
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Finance, Outreach, Marketing, Wiki, Social Committee
Fun fact: I can speak and understand multiple Indian languages
Mauricio Lamoyi
Finance captain
Mauricio Lamoyi
Nationality: Mexican
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Finance, Dry Lab, Outreach, Wiki, Social Committee
Fun fact: I have travelled to 40 countries!
Olga Kowalska
Wet lab co-captain
Olga Kowalska
Nationality: Polish
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Wet Lab, Dry Lab, Finance, Outreach, Social Committee
Fun fact: I co-directed a really bad 18-minutes long gangster movie in high school
Daniel Steukers
Wet lab co-captain
Daniel Steukers
Nationality: Belgian
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Finance, Wet Lab, Dry Lab, Outreach, Wiki
Fun fact: I could eat pasta for a whole week
Agathe Pourprix
Dry lab captain
Agathe Pourprix
Nationality: French
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Finance, Outreach, Marketing, Wiki, Social Committee
Fun fact: I can play the harp
Brindha Basker
Marketing captain
Brindha Basker
Nationality: Indian
University: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Subteams: Wet Lab, Dry Lab, Outreach, Marketing, Social Committee
Fun fact: My roomate has a cute little tail and sparkling eyes (rat problems)
Valeria Jackson
Wiki captain
Valeria Jackson
Nationality: Mexican, Dominican
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wiki, Outreach, Marketing
Fun fact: I used to tap dance
Beatriz Pinho
Outreach captain
Beatriz Pinho
Nationality: Portuguese
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Finance, Outreach, Marketing, Social Commitee
Fun fact: I lived in a boarding school in Denmark for 2 years before coming to uni
Guglielmo Pessano
Member
Guglielmo Pessano
Nationality: Italian
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Finance, Outreach, Wiki, Social Commitee
Fun fact: I was the first child born in my city
Adithi Ravikumaro
Member
Adithi Ravikumaro
Nationality: Indian
University: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Subteams: Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Outreach, Marketing, Wiki
Fun fact: I have an obsession for mint milk chocolate chip icecream!
Joshua Ijidakinro
Member
Joshua Ijidakinro
Nationality: Nigerian and Belgian
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Wet Lab, Finance, Outreach
Fun fact: I have a keen interest in cosmology, the science & the physical laws that govern the universe
Amalia Villar
Member
Amalia Villar
Nationality: Spanish, Danish
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Wet Lab, Dry Lab, Outreach, Marketing, Wiki, Social Committee
Fun fact: A couple of years ago, I read around 200 books in a year
Amol Endlay
Member
Amol Endlay
Nationality: Indian
University: KU Leuven
Subteams: Dry Lab, Finance, Outreach
Fun fact: I live in Singapore
Mentors
Vitor Pinheiro
Principal Investigator
Vitor Pinheiro
Position: Professor at KU Leuven
Department: Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
Role: Principal Investigator
Joris Kenis
Student Coach
Joris Kenis
Position: R&D Engineer at Aurubis
Department: Technovation Hub
Role: Student Coach
Sam Biermans
Mentor
Sam Biermans
Position: Coordinator and Startup Mentor
Department: Technovation Hub
Role: Business Coach
Céline Aerts
Student Coach
Céline Aerts
Position: Coordinator Postgraduates PION and Technovation
Department: Technovation Hub
Role: Student Coach
Jena Amand
Mentor
Professor Name
Position: Team Captain iGEM KU Leuven 2024
Department: Student at the Faculty of Science
Role: Mentor
Fun fact: I have five first names
Volunteers
Juan Cossio
Volunteer
Juan Cossio
Role: Volunteer
Contribution: Wiki, Finance
Jeremy Bagnall
Volunteer
Jeremy Bagnall
Role: Volunteer
Contribution: Photography, Wiki
Surya
Volunteer
Surya
Role: Volunteer
Contribution: Wiki
Enrique López
Volunteer
Enrique López
Role: Volunteer
Contribution: Team website design