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Contact The AusSynBio Challenge Team

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Meet your organisers!

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Catherine Chen

Director

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Matthew Wierzbowski

Director

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Shuyun Zhang

Director

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Mina Al-Khafaji

Director of Partnerships

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Ishita Sharma

Director of Communications

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Vrunda Patel

Operations Lead

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Bao Le

Operations Lead

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Subham Priya

Partnerships Lead

ASBC Leadership Team 2025

Nikki Ayende

Program Manager

Maciej Holowko

Stakeholders and Relationships

Lisa Hartmann

CSIRO BioFoundry Representative

Thomas Collier

University Representative and Communications

Joseph Brock

Co-Chair

Matt Faria

Co-Chair

Brendan Kidd

Co-Chair and Treasurer

Jason Whitfield

Co-Chair

Nick East

University Representative and Student Representative

India Boyton

University Representative and Communications

Xiaoxiao Zhang

University Representative

Dayane Costa

University Representative

Juan Martinez

University Representative 

Betty Zhang

Industry Representative

Nikki Ayende

Program Manager

Maciej Holowko

Stakeholders and Relationships

Lisa Hartmann

CSIRO BioFoundry Representative

Thomas Collier

University Representative and Communications

Past Committee members

Pauline Charman

Jestin George

James Brown

River Kano

Laura Navone

Briardo Llorente

Daniel Winter

Raffaela Abbriano

Claudia Moratti

Emily Knauth

Joe Kaczmarski

Candice Jones

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australasian Synbio Challenge acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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