The Khan Lab School IGEM Team
Welcome to the official homepage of the KLS IGEM team, a team of students from grades 9 through 12 based in Khan Lab School in Mountain View, California.
About Our Team and IGEM.
The Khan Lab School IGEM, known as International Genetically Engineered Machine, team was founded in 2024 in Mountain View. As a team, our goal is to bring bioengineering and lab experience and leadership skills to the students in our community. In the spirit of our host school, we aim to bring students of all ages together, lowering the age barrier to STEM education.
iGEM educates the workforce and the leaders of the Synthetic Biology industry. The iGEM Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition. Beginning this summer, the KLS IGEM team will research and develop a detailed research project regarding synthetic biology to be submitted to the annual IGEM competition.
Our Team Members.
aurovikr@khanlabschool.org
Hello! I am Aurovik Roy and I am a teenager that was born and raised in California. I am interested in photography and the medical field and you can find me with a camera on any 911 call.
zoyak@khanlabschool.org
Hi, I'm Zoya (age 13, 8th grade)! In addition to reading and writing, you'll often find me ranting about ancient greek philosophers (socrates x alcibiades forever)
ansht@khanlabschool.org
I'm Ansh, a KLS sophomore! I enjoy cooking, gardening, and working with technology in my free time. From the stems my interest of Biochemistry applied to agriculture.
alyssatang@proofschool.org
Alyssa is a 9th grader who loves science and math! In her free time, she enjoys learning about the world, baking tasty treats, and appreciating horrendous puns.
khushit@khanlabschool.org
Hi, I'm Khushi, a rising ninth grader! I like exclamation marks and math. In my free time, you can find me trying to come up with a story about Sir Hoppy Tail (the bunny, L'Hopital's rule) and Mandy (the Mandelbrot set) or reading a book!
meilinmartha@gmail.com
This is MeiLin Hansen, a junior at Gunn High School. In her free time, MeiLin plays cello and is on a VEX robotics team. She would make a good chemistry pun, but the good ones argon.