Introductions and Volunteering with BwoB
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Introduction to BwoB
We have a new lab space in Long Island City (NYC) and equipment is gradually being set up there. Check out the website and/or sign up for our mailing list for more general updates.
As you may know, Biotech Without Borders is an entirely volunteer-run organization with no plans to change this structure. Our officers are a core group of volunteers who have developed relationships with each other and are currently tasked with formalizing the documents we need to operate. However formal documents are no substitute for building relationships with each other.
Purpose of the thread
New community members join the Loomio at some frequency and I am excited to learn more about you and hopefully see you in the lab when you are able to come. I see everyone associated with Biotech Without Borders as a community from which folks may emerge to take on responsibilities necessary for our continuation. Knowing each other's skills and interests helps us understand what our collective power can be. Importantly I want our community to also forge connections between each other and imagine what they can do with the assistance of each other.
Previously folks were invited to contribute to building a shared agenda and follow along with our activities on our Community Sheet. It wasn't used as much as I would like and there was some chaos on Google docs which led me to migrate to this platform which affords more moderation tool and is better aligned with the idea of being a collective. Meeting notes are now held here accessible by members.
If you have questions for the group please start a poll!
If you want to volunteer with something specifically let us know in a comment. This might be a good way of learning some of the Loomio ropes to begin (see the help thread for more information).
I will be reaching out on this thread with projects that need volunteers that would be appropriate for newcomers to join. But please keep your eye our for threads or polls marked as "opportunities" for other places you may be able to help. These posts may be moved to their own threads as appropriate.
Community introductions
Many of you have told me about yourself but there are others here who may be interested to know more about you. So please introduce yourself below in a comment. I will pin them to the timeline and you are welcome to edit them as you see fit. You are also able to edit a profile (which is standard across any Loomio group you join since we are using their server, but may disappear if we migrate to our own server) using the "Edit Profile" menu in the sidebar.
Smith W.L. J, MD, FRSC, FRSPH Thu 29 Dec 2022 4:59PM
Hello everyone. My name is Smith W.L. Jheng, a trasnlational scientist from Taiwan. I serve as principal research scientist at Massachusetts Laboratory for Engineering Medicine and Critical Data. I'm now planning to establish an organoiod & microenvironment construction working group. Hope to contribute and learn from you.
Vikram Krishnamoorthy Fri 27 Jan 2023 7:38PM
Hi everyone - it's been a while! My name is Vikram. I'm currently a software engineer at a real world data clinical trials startup. My academic background is in biology and business, and I was formerly the founder of Etcetera Bio, a synthetic biology startup, which is actually how I first got involved with Biotech without Borders back in 2019. I'm currently in Oakland and a member at CCL - but am always excited to help out and volunteer with BWOB however I can.
Sean Doyle Thu 9 Feb 2023 4:04PM
Hello All! My name is Sean Doyle, and I am currently a junior majoring in computer science at NYU. Most of my background is in embedded systems within robotics, and AI/Machine Learning but I would like to get into synthetic biology and biotech so I'm hoping to volunteer on some projects that can both make use of my skills and teach me more about the biotech sector. Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or projects I may be able to help out on!
Lizeth Arciniegas Wed 22 Mar 2023 7:08PM
Hello everyone! My name is Lizeth Arciniegas, an Environmental Engineer with a postgraduate diploma in Biotechnology. I'm from Colombia, but right now I'm living in Toronto, Canada. I have studied Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining and I'm passionate about it. I'm hoping to volunteer for projects related to any of those fields. I hope to contribute to this team, Feel free to reach out!
Imran Ozair Fri 19 May 2023 6:34PM
Hi! I'm Imran, a sophomore at Rutgers University in New Jersey. I'm studying general biology but I came across this group and I hope that I'll be able to learn about Biotechnology as it's a field of study that I am potentially considering majoring in. I'm not entirely sure how helpful I can be at this stage, but I'm open to any kind of opportunities. Nice to meet you all and thank you.
Emily Garfield Tue 27 Jun 2023 9:23PM
Hello! I'm Emily Garfield, I'm a visual artist and I run a virtual mixer to connect scientists and artists (the next one is August 6 if you're interested). I will be collaborating on a social event at Biotech Without Borders next month and am looking forward to meeting the community!
Sophia Xu Thu 13 Jul 2023 4:01PM
Hi everyone! I'm Sophia, a Co-Founder and the Microbiologist Lead at CarbonBridge! We are a pre-seed startup using a biological process to target the e-fuel market, specifically with the shipping industry. We're at Biotech Without Borders to conduct some proof-of-concept experiments and we're really excited to be here. Please say hi- would love to talk more!
Pri Thu 20 Jul 2023 9:39PM
Hello all! I'm Priscilla Stadler, an interdisciplinary visual artist working with environmental themes, such as Newtown Creek, NYC's largest Superfund site (and a "neighbor" of BWOB in Long Island City). Recently I made my first zine ("Tales from the Creek: The Adventures of Mo Mussel") and am interested in collaborating with scientists & artists to make more. Looking forward to connecting!
Martin sang Wed 13 Sep 2023 3:06PM
Hello all! I'm Martin sang, a reasearch scientist, working with molecular Entomology and parasitology, currently, I'm pursuing my masters in biotechnology. Looking forward to connecting with all of you.
Patrick Ferner · Tue 15 Nov 2022 2:36PM
Hello everyone! I'm Patrick Ferner. I'm a computer scientist with an interest in biotechnology, currently living in Jersey City. I am looking to contribute any way I can, and I'm excited to learn/meet people along the way!