Katerina Tounta
Team Lead · Wet Lab · Dry Lab · Human
Runs on caffeine and fuchsia sparkles, drops pipettes like mic drops, calls the wet lab her natural habitat and models proteins as if they’re haute couture.
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Eight curious minds and their supporters. Take a look to the people that made Chitinator et al. come to life. Flip each card to learn something fun about us!
Team Lead · Wet Lab · Dry Lab · Human
Runs on caffeine and fuchsia sparkles, drops pipettes like mic drops, calls the wet lab her natural habitat and models proteins as if they’re haute couture.
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Web Developement · Wiki
Molecular biologist turned web developer, debugs like it’s PCR troubleshooting, believes “syntax error” is just another kind of mutation.
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Dry Lab
Writes scripts that almost work, spends hours fixing commas, and still claims it’s bioinformatics.
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Wet Lab
A wet lab rat driven by curiosity, precision, and dedication-fueled by teamwork, coffee, and an unshakable passion for science.
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Human
Sees biology through rose-tinted goggles, seeks to uncover the hidden pathways of science, the bridge between science and the outside world.
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Social Media · Graphics
Designs graphics for the Team, merges creative visuals and interactive molecular tools to make science accessible and compelling
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Fundraising
Just a future molecular biologist who mysteriously drifted into paperwork. If you see her on campus, she will probably be rushing around holding a stack of papers.
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Social Media · Graphics
Drinks suspicious amounts of energy drinks, judges your color combos silently, and can turn procrastination into an art form.
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Primary PI
Passionate about cells and their fight against cancer, she explores oxidative stress, aldehyde dehydrogenases, and the molecular tricks of survival. Loves turning TA cloning into an art form and guiding the program with sharp insight and inspiration. A true force in cancer biology with a spark for discovery.
Secondary PI
Explores the hidden world of bacteria with precision, from Lactobacillus to complex microbial communities. Unravels the language of cell signaling pathways and connects molecular interactions to bigger biological insights. A steady voice of expertise and guidance, bridging microbiology with molecular signaling.
Supervised Wet Lab Work, ensuring Safety, Accuracy, and Team Support
Advising on Wiki, Web Development and Dry Lab
Advising on Fundraising and Team Leadership
Advising on Team Management and Presentation
Advising on Human Practices and Education
Advising on Wet Lab
Advising on Fundraising
We try to work the same way we think about safety: with clarity, responsibility, and constant iteration. Wet lab plans always connect with modeling, and we make sure outreach and documentation grow alongside the experiments. That way, our science stays solid and our story makes sense.