About the Team

Tianyi Bian - BTEC

Tianyi began studying at UCSD in 2019 and is expecting to graduate June 2023. His main contribution was testing parameters for the bioreactor

Cindy Centeno - BTEC

Cindy started her career at UCSD in 2018 with an expected graduation date of December 2023. She chose this project due to her wide interests in both wet-lab and manufacturing. Her favorite part about this project was having the opportunity to apply her bioengineering knowledge to engineer a product. Her main contributions were in assembling and ensuring usability in the bioreactor as well as creating and adapting the design.

Sarah Davydov - BINF

Sarah transferred to UCSD from UC Irvine in 2020 and is expecting to graduate June 2023. She chose this project due to her interest in horizontal gene transfer. She was very excited to test parameters that would be used in optimizing a bioreactor. The idea of creating a device that would significantly increase the speed of study, therefore laying the groundwork for potential antibiotic development, kept Sarah motivated. Her main contributions included testing and optimizing parameters and creating visuals for experimental data.

Miguel De Guzman - BTEC

Miguel began studying at UCSD in 2019 and is expected to graduate June 2023. He chose this project due to horizontal gene transfer intersecting with his interest in studying evolution and genetics , and enjoyed the process of refining and testing variables. His main contribution was testing and optimizing parameters and preliminary designing for the bioreactor