Meet Our Team | Bioplus-China - iGEM 2025 

Meet Our Team

Bioplus-China team group photograph
Team Members

Team Leaders

Portrait of Wang Yiya

Hello everyone, l'm Wang Yiya, also known as Nora,and I'm a part of the Bioplus China- EnzymeColor Team in this year's iGEM competition. Within the team, l am primarily responsible for wet lab experimental operations and process documentation during the first three weeks. Additionally, l take charge of writing the team's Model and Education sections, as well as a part of the design for the wiki website.

I have a wide range of interests, including photography, art, and l also thoroughly enjoy my time spent in the laboratory. l feel extremely honored to have joined this team and collaborate with all of you. I also hope that l can continue to conduct research and explore the fields l am passionate about.

--Wang Yiya.

Team Leader

Nora Wang

Portrait of Tom Yao

Hi, l'm Tom, currently a high school student at UWCSEA and the Leader of our iGEM team. I focus on the project experiment, including cloning and modifying our plasmid. In addition, Human Practice includes coordinating an interview with an expert, such as a professor in the relevant field. Beyond the Lab, a fan of a lot of stuff, badminton, gaming, movies, l'm the kind of person who plays with a lot of things.

--Yao Zhirong

Team Leader

Tom Yao

Portrait of Li Zhiyu

Hello everyone! My name is Li Zhiyu, and l serve as the team lead and core developer in our group. I specialize in algorithm design, full-stack coding, and mathematical modeling-turning abstract problems into elegant, data-driven solutions. Whether it's architecting scalable software or crafting precise models, l'm driven by a passion for clean logic and measurable impact. When l'm not debugging or optimizing, you'll find me sketching system diagrams on whiteboards or mentoring teammates to help our collective code shine. Excited to collaborate and create something remarkable together

--Li Zhiyu

Team Leader

Caesar Li

Portrait of Cai Wuye

Hello everyone, I'm Chloe, l'm 16 years old. In the lgem team Bioplus, l hold the position of the wet team leader. So I'm responsible for organizing the works of wet team, and do the experiment in the lab. And l also do some dry lab works, l editing the promotion video and design the wiki.

I also have a lot of interests, including singing, billiards volleyball, gaming. These hobbies build my happiness in my life. I'm looking forward to learn some knowledge during the project, and l'm happy to be able to work with you all.

- Cai wuye

Team Leader

Chloe Cai

Team Members

Scientists, makers, and storytellers bringing EnzymeColour to life.

Portrait of Shi Yilin

My name is Elaine.l have always been fascinated by biology and medicine since i was a child, and this has greatly influenced my choice of major.In terms of my academic background,i have always been hardworking in what i really like.During my time at school , i have participated in various extracurricular activities, such as some competitions and the bio-chem festival,and achieve some good scores. These experiences have not only enriched my school life, but also helped me develop valuable skills Apart from my study, i have a wide range of hobbies.I enjoy take photos for the charming views and dance with the kpop music.l also love travel and exploring new places.lt allows me to broaden my horizon and gain a deeper understanding of the world,

--Shi Yilin

Team Member

Shi Yilin (Elaine)

Portrait of Lu Weihang

Born February 17, 2008.1 specialize in mathematical modeling for quantitative analysis and website development, building functional digital solutions. My focus is transforming data insights into user-friendly online experiences.

--Lu Weihang

Team Member

Lu Weihang

Portrait of Boyang Ling

My name is Boyang Ling, an experimentalist in our team.With strong hands-on skills, I'm committed to contributing significantly to our iGEM project. Outside the lab, l enjoy rowing and various sports, which l believe foster my teamwork and perseverance. Thank you.

--Boyang Ling

Team Member

Boyang Ling

Portrait of Ji Zhihe

Hello everyone! My name is Hikari, and ji Zhihe in Chinese.l am a grade 10 studentand l am 16 years old. l come from Beijing Haidian Future Academy, and l'm here to participate the research project for the iGEM contest as a wet lab teammate for bioplus institute's team in Hangzhou. l like to learn the things about biotechnology or genetic engineering very much, and l get to know about a lot of things more than my peers. Also, l am attending the virtual experiment course which is lead by Mr Yu, and he gaves me positive feedback about my behavior and understanding of basic theories. Actually, l started to know about biotechnology from grade 8, with 10tn graders in a public school. But for some "special" reason, after an experiment class, they takeaway my right for learning together with the senior high school students. Now l'm learning and growing as a high school student, but also, l'm preparing to make a contribution to our country using my biological understanding. From my point of view, biology is a simple and interesting subject in our life. Biology is everywhere in our lives, so we need to study and research better about this subject, to get to know more about us, more about other creatures, and more about our environment. For my future career, I want to become a biotechnological technician, using my experiment skills and research strategy to help more researchers to make contribution to the society. Also, l'm looking forward to cooperate with the other teammates and making our final project using our understanding and creative mind. l believe that when we work together, we will do our best, and also be the best!That's all, thanks for your listening!

--Ji Zhihe

Team Member

Ji Zhihe (Hikari)

Portrait of Zhou Jingqi

My name is ZHOU JINGQl and you can also call me Caroline.l'm 16 years old. l'm come from Suzhou in China.lt is a beautiful place. Currently, I'm a student at Suzhou Science and Technology Town Foreign Language Senior High School. My major is about business. l joined some activities about business like the CESlM course. And I have good mathematical ability. In the team work, l can communicate with people very well and l have good leadership skills. In my free time, l have many hobbies. l really like playing piano.l can practice the ability to concentrate when l play piano. And l like dancing and singing too. These can make me relax and enjoy the time by myself. My mbti is ESFp and l am patient, cheerful and optimistic. When l meet some mistakes,l can face it with a positive attitude and solve it methodically.

--Zhou jingqi

Team Member

Zhou Jingqi (Caroline)

Portrait of Zhou Biling

Hello! My name is Zhou Biling(周碧玲), and you can also call me Christina, a dedicated and versatile member of this year's iGEM team. lt is my pleasure to share my contributions to our project focused on developing a sustainable bio-enzyme-based dye.

As a core participant in both wet and dry lab activities, l played an integral role in advancing our project from concept to validation. In the wet lab, l was responsible for protein expression and functional verification of key enzymes. This involved optimizing expression conditions in bacterial systems, performing purification steps and conducting enzyme activity assays to ensure biological functionality and stability. These experiments were critical in confirming that our bio-enzymes could effectively produce vivid and environmentally friendly dyes.On the dry lab side, l took an active role in the design, development, and content integration of our team's Wiki website. Using web development tools and collaborative coding practices, I helped create an intuitive and informative site that effectively communicates our project goals, experimental design, and results to a global audience. Additionally, l participated in background research and conducted interviews with experts in synthetic biology and sustainable textiles, which provided valuable insights that guided our project direction.

Beyond the lab and computer, l also contributed to our human practices initiatives. I helped organize and lead an interactive public exhibition at a local science museum, where we introduced synthetic biology concepts and our project to visitors of all ages.

--Zhou Biling

Team Member

Zhou Biling (Christina)

Portrait of Shi Keyi

Hello everyone, l'm Cathy, and I'm a member of the Bioplus China- Enzyme Color Team in this year's iGEM competition. Within the team, l participated in offline promotions and took part in designing the network Wiki. Meanwhile,l was responsible for designing the avatar frames for each team member and their self-introductions on the website. Also,l conducted experiments on-site in August. I have several hobbies, mainly including painting and reading famous literary works. l feel very lucky to be a part of this team and work with all of you. l also hope that l can keep exploring the fields l love in the future.

--Shi Keyi

Team Member

Shi Keyi (Cathy)

Portrait of Xiong Ziyao

Hello everyone! l'm Xiong Ziyao, a girl from Hangzhou. l'm quite outgoing and good at making friends. l'm passionate about motorcycles and extreme sports.l have an extreme enthusiasm for biology and want to become a clinical doctor when l grow up. For me, motorcycles and extreme sports are ways to have a passionate interaction with the world. The wind carries the taste of freedom, while biology is another kind of romance-the cell movement in the microscopic world and the ecological balance in nature all hide captivating mysteries that make one unable to look away. These two seemingly different passions are actually my ways of communicating with the world.I participated in the lGEM project and took part in all the tasks within the Hangzhou team.l have an extreme passion for this project.

--Xiong Ziyao

Team Member

Xiong Ziyao (Winnie)

Portrait of Zhang Jingrong

Hi, l am Michelle, a 16-year-old girl from Hangzhou.My MBTl is INFP, I have wide range of hobbies such as playing badminton and listening music, like pop music and country music.l am really fond of biology and medicine so that why l choose to attend lGEM competition.My position in lGEM team is core member of experiment.

--Zhang Jingrong

Team Member

Zhang Jingrong (Michelle)

Portrait of Hu Yiqing

Hi, everyone. l'm Lesley, l'm from zhejiang province in China.in my spare time, l enjoy reading and listening to music.l am currently in my senior year of high school

--Hu Yiqing

Team Member

Hu Yiqing (Lesley)

Portrait of Pan Zhenhao

Hello everyone, my name is Harry and my Chinese name is Pan Zhenhao. l'm from Suzhou. In my spare time, l like playing table tennis and video games. l think that l am an easy-going person, so if you have the same interests as me, feel free to come and we can talk about it .

-- Pan Zhenhao

Team Member

Pan Zhenhao (Harry)

Advisors & Mentors

Portrait of Shan Dong

Primary Investigator

Shan Dong

Portrait of Yu Qingying

Secondary Investigator

Yu Qingying

Team instructor portrait

Instructor

Team Instructor

Portrait of Danfeng Zhang

Advisor

Danfeng Zhang

Portrait of Xianfu Zeng

Advisor

Xianfu Zeng