Kate participated in the Santa Fe Institute workshop Origins of Life: the Possible and the Actual.


Maddie Westenberg is an Undergraduate Researcher pursuing a degree in biochemistry. She is working on a computational project to model the PURE system in synthetic cells. Her interests include synthetic biology, astrobiology, reading, hiking, and playing the clarinet.

Elisabeth Edgerton graduated from UW-Madison in 2012 with a B.S. in Animal Science. She has previously worked for UMN Research Animal Resources and the UMN Veterinary Diagnostic Lab on the St. Paul campus. She is currently working on a computational project modeling the PURE system in synthetic cells.
In her free time, Elisabeth enjoys traveling, computer games, starting various crafting projects, and spending time with her guinea pigs, Piglet and Pooh.
Contact: edge0033@umn.edu

Contact: robi1368@umn.edu
Abbey graduated from the University of Missouri in 2018 with her B.S. in Biological Sciences. During her undergraduate years, she worked as a researcher in Dr. Troy Zars’ lab studying thermogenetic tools in Drosophila.
In 2019, Abbey joined the Adamala lab as a graduate student in MCDB&G. Her interests include tool development, astrobiology, and environmental biotechnology. In her free time she enjoys cooking, traveling, and hanging out with her dog, Blue.

Evan is a graduate student evolving the ribosome and tRNAs to enable robust translation of noncanonical amino acids.
Contact: kalb0034@umn.edu
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Spatial multiplexing of fluorescent reporters for dynamic imaging of signal transduction networks |
Kate was a guest of Space Explr podcast, discussing Science And Engineering of Building Synthetic Cells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fznl9wLtmw
Kate participated in Santa Fe Institute podcasts on the Andromeda Strain and Meaning of Life.
with Sara Walker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH7O5IQpC1A
with Chris Kempes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79qzllZrroc