Research Teams
3d Organic polymer silk (OPS)
This team of BIG researchers is working to 3d print spider silk and study its future applications.
To learn more, reach out to Evelyn Alvarez at eialvarez@ucdavis.edu
Real Vegan Cheese
The Real Vegan Cheese project is synthesizing key cheese proteins in yeast to reduce the environmental impact from traditionally-made cheese.
To learn more, reach out to Maithili Patel at maipatel@ucdavis.edu or Cameron at cchom@ucdavis.edu
Microfluidics is the science of manipulating tiny quantities of fluids — think microliters and picoliters. The team is in the process of 3D printing, soldering, and assembling the components of its second microfluidic controller.
To learn more, reach out to Isoline (Izzy) Donohue at imdonohue@ucdavis.edu.
Algae to Insulin
The Algae to Insulin project aims to genetically modify Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, a strain of algae, to produce insulin in a cost-effective and sustainable manner
To learn more, reach out to Michael (Mikey) Talty at mmtalty@ucdavis.edu.
BIOPRINTER
The Bioprinter team is tackling the production and purification of transgenic proteins via a perfusion bioreactor.
To learn more, reach out to biological lead Nathan Tran at natra@ucdavis.edu and mechanical lead Yulisa Posada at ymposada@ucdavis.edu.
iGEM is short for International Genetically Engineered Machine. (See why we call it iGEM?) This team engages in a summer-long research sprint before presenting their work at the annual iGEM competition.
To learn more, reach out to Noah Husband at nthusband@ucdavis.edu.