ADA YAZAN — HTGAA Spring 2026

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About Me

Hello! I completed HTGAA just last year and trying to help out in BioClub Tokyo this year as a TA. I want to learn from HTGAA as much as I can this year as well. So far I have been amazed by the projects of everyone in BioClub, it is truly inspiring to hear about their ideas. My final project for HTGAA 2025 was the design of a biosensor sticker to identify plant pathogens utilizing the colour change properties of CNCs. I work where agricultural waste is repurposed into materials. With a background in materials science and nanoengineering, I’ve worked with antimicrobial nanomaterials and biodegradable polymers in the past. Now am pursuing a Master’s degree in Design, writing a thesis titled as “Methods of Designing Production Processes Repurposing Agricultural / Food Waste”.

Contact Info

Email (adayzan@gmail.com)

Subsections of ADA YAZAN — HTGAA Spring 2026

BioClub Global TA MoU

By signing and sharing this form, I agree to fulfill the following responsibilities as a teaching assistant for How To Grow Almost Anything (HTGAA) 2026.

As an HTGAA Teaching Assistant, I agree to:

Collaboration: Work with the instructor team at my node to carry out agreed-upon tasks throughout the semester and ensure students at my node understand all requirements for success. Safety: Adhere to all applicable local, regional, and national health and safety guidelines. Communication: Communicate clearly with students and instructors, raising any issues or concerns promptly. Respect: Promote a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment, encouraging curiosity and peer support. Integrity: Demonstrate integrity as a scientist and educator by keeping data accurate, complete, and truthful. Attribution: Grant HTGAA permission to share my work produced for the course, with appropriate attribution. Mentorship: Mentor students with a continuous learning mindset, supporting their curiosity, growth, and resilience, and celebrating their achievements. Initiative: Proactively contribute ideas and solutions to enhance the course, lab experiences, and student learning. Adaptability: Approach challenges with flexibility and problem-solving, modeling resilience in a dynamic learning environment. Node-Specific Agreements I also agree to carry out responsibilities assigned to support my node’s success, including:

Engagement: Participate in required node meetings and coordinate with your node team to support planning, collaboration, and student success. Preparation: Preparing instructional materials ahead of classes and labs and running validation experiments to strengthen the learning experience. Support: Maintaining availability to support students through established communication channels (e.g., email, Discourse). Review: Reviewing student homework and providing regular, constructive feedback. Attendance: Tracking and maintaining accurate attendance records for students at my node. Signed by committing this file in my repository,

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Projects

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