GASB TEAM

German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB)

 

Steering Committee 

The steering committee is GASB’s official representation and is annually elected through the members meeting. As the main operational board, the steering committee ensures the proper function of the association and represents GASB externally.

Please contact each individual member of the steering committee directly with your questions or use our contact form for general requests.

We are looking forward to getting in touch with you! You can contact us in German or English!

Jan Kalkowski

Jan Kalkowski

Head of Steering

Meet Jan, our Head of Steering, leveraging three years of volunteer experience for a comprehensive understanding of the German SynBio landscape. Jan envisions GASB as the key platform to unite Academia, Industry, and Politics, establishing SynBio’s prominence. Concurrently, Jan is pursuing a Ph.D. in cell-free and bottom-up SynBio at TU Munich. Feel free to reach out & join us in elevating Synthetic Biology with GASB!

Carolina Elizondo

Carolina Elizondo

Vice Head of Steering

Carolina is the current Vice-Head of Steering at GASB. She is doing her PhD at Heidelberg University on the phenotypic heterogeneity of B. subtilis biofilms and spores. Even though not working directly with SynBio, she believes it is a key discipline to solve many of our society’s problems. Reason why she joined GASB at the end of 2022, where she has worked in the Collaborations Associations team, to promote SynBio together with other Associations not only in Germany, but all around the world.

Janine Wanke

Janine Wanke

Chief Financial Officer

Janine studied Biotechnology in Giessen and joined GASB after organizing the German iGEM Meetup in 2020. Janine also organized the GASB conference 2023 which was held in Freiburg. Within GASB she is responsible for our finances.

Nikita Edel

Nikita Edel

Officer for Education

Nikita joined GASB in 2023 after participating in the SynBioWorld Cafe 2022,
while being a member of the 2022 iGEM Team Freiburg. There he started as a member of
the BioBits Team. Currently he studies Biology at the University of Freiburg. He
tries to get more people involved and passionate about Synthetic Biology with
exciting education projects.
Louis Schanzmann

Louis Schanzmann

Officer for Industry Collaboration

I joined GASB at the end of 2022 after I finished my responsibilities as a student leader at iGEM Münster and took over responsibility for sponsoring in GASB. I am excited to work with the next generation of SynBio pioneers, actively contributing to the sustainable advancement of the SynBio landscape in Germany and Europe. Since December 2023, I have been serving as the Head Industry Officer in GASB and am once again Student Leader for iGEM Münster 2024.

Marwan Kaufmann

Marwan Kaufmann

Officer for Human Resources

Marwan is a recently graduated biomolecular engineer. At the Centre for Synthetic Biology, Darmstadt, or the Center for Biosustainability, Copenhagen, he contributed to the development of novel protein sensors or the engineering of synthetic metabolisms. Starting as a jack-of-all-trades at GASB, Marwan is now mainly responsible for member administration as well as the management and recruitment of new volunteers. Interested in collaborating or joining us? Contact him!

Charlotte Desczyk

Charlotte Desczyk

Officer for Academic Collaboration

Max Hoffmann-Becking

Max Hoffmann-Becking

Financing Officer

Michael Spädt

Michael Spädt

Officer for Content Creation

Michael currently studies Biology at the University of Freiburg, and like many others, he discovered his passion for SynBio while participating in iGEM. In his oppinion, science, art, and communication work best when combined. So as our Officer for Content Creation, he focuses on bridging the gap between our work and the wide world!

Florian Hänsel

Florian Hänsel

Officer for Politics

Florian is a Graduate Student at the CEPLAS – Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences based at HHU Düsseldorf and joined GASB in 2022. He was a delegate to the UN CBD COP15 and was previously responsible for issues regarding SynBio and biodiversity. As the current Officer for Politics, he works at the interface of science and policy to promote a responsible and progressive political landscape and thus foster the SynBio ecosystem in Germany and beyond.
Cedric Brinkmann

Cedric Brinkmann

IT Officer

Cedric is studying Mathematics and Data Science at the Philipps-University Marburg. Since his participation in iGEM 2019, he is interested in the intersection of SynBio and Data Science, particularly in the field of synthetic genomics and laboratory automation. As IT Officer, he is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation and maintenance of the IT infrastructure at GASB.

Andrea Aquize

Andrea Aquize

Officer for Association Collaboration

Michael Burgis

Michael Burgis

Officer for Website and Online Representation

Michael is currently doing his PhD in Molecular Plant Physiology at the Philipps University Marburg. Within GASB Michael is administering the website and is responsible for the online representation of the association. Any feedback on the website content/design can be directed towards him.

Christian Rauch

Christian Rauch

Officer for Legal Affairs and Data Security

Christian is currently doing his PhD at the Center for Synthetic Microbiology in Marburg where he focusses on metabolic engineering in bacteria. Before joining GASB in early 2022, he was active in other associations for science communication.
As the Officer for Legal Affairs and Data Security, he keeps an eye for potential legal roadblocks for GASB projects and works to circumvent any issues that might arise before they become problems.

Active Members 

Whether it is through organizing the next conference, panel discussion or realizing their own project ideas, the active members of GASB leave their footprints on the road to establishing a SynBio community in Germany. In collaboration with small interdisciplinary teams our active members support us realizing our events and projects. Do you want to contribute or are you just curious what possibilities lie ahead? Become Active!

Project Leaders

Antonia Schetle

Antonia Schetle

SynBio Masteratlas

Alexander Niederau

Alexander Niederau

BioBits

Charlotte Desczyk

Charlotte Desczyk

GCSB Conference 2024

Active in GASB

Anna Tichá

Anna Tichá

SynBio Masteratlas

Julia Macholl

Julia Macholl

BioBits

Carolina Elizondo

Carolina Elizondo

Association Collaboration

Jillian Hoffmann

Jillian Hoffmann

SynBio Masteratlas

Sara Gilles

Sara Gilles

BioBits

Carina Küstner

Carina Küstner

Association Collaboration

Johanna Möller

Johanna Möller

SynBio Masteratlas

Michael Spädt

Michael Spädt

BioBits

Social Media

Marvin Hildebrandt

Marvin Hildebrandt

Developer

Gaukhar  Sagindykova

Gaukhar Sagindykova

SynBio Masteratlas

Tamina Kirsch

Tamina Kirsch

BioBits

Hinrik Plaggenborg

Hinrik Plaggenborg

Politics
Sponsoring

Steering Committee Alumni

Nicolas Krink

Anne Löchner

Daniel Hürtgen

Max Mundt

Luis Carreira

Katrin Messerschmidt

Robert Grießmann

Anna Trodler

Simon Kelterborn

Kasia Lipinska

Robert Klein

Svenja Vinke

Fabian Rohden

Jakob Schweizer

René Inckemann

Jonathan Funk

Hendrik Cooper

Vinca Seiler

Alexander Pattberg

Alexander Niederau

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