Who Is The GCrew?
This GCrew member greatly enjoys a long bike ride
The average person does this 13 times a day
Laughing
Fenway Park is this many years old
106 years old
What are four U.S. biotech hubs?
Cambridge/Boston, Seattle, San Diego and San Francisco Bay Area
Coca Cola was this color when it was first produced
Green
With 37 million inhabitants, this is the most populous city in the world
Tokyo
What does the "GC" in "GCTx" stand for?
George Church!
This GCrew member has worked with 6 biotech companies and married another GCrew member who was born in a country that is spelled with three A’s
Haydy
The average American does this 22 times a day
Open the fridge
The T has this many stops
128 stops
This famous Harvard Professor co-founded 14+ biotech companies
George Church!
The average American eats this many pounds of food per year
1,996 pounds, or nearly one ton!!
This area is known around the world as 'Spice Island'
Grenada
Which companies awarded GCTx Golden Tickets?
Biogen & Amgen
This players' alma maters logo is Riptide the Pelican
Parastoo
This is the most commonly forgotten item when packing for a vacation
Phone charger
Boston was home to the
first ____ factory
Chocolate!
The very first chocolate factory in the United States was built in Dorchester.
There are approximately this many biotech companies located in MA
~1,000
This is the most consumed fruit in the world
Tomatoes
This country covers five time zones but only operates on one
China - Beijing time
In what month was GCTx technology published in Nature Biotechnology?
November
This GCrew member strives to become a certified yoga instructor
Cory
This U.S. state has more cows than people
South Dakota
In 1990, more than $500 million worth of paintings were stolen from this iconic museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The largest biotechnology company in the world (in terms of revenue)
Johnson & Johnson ($385 billion in revenue)
Where does Fish & Chips come from?
England
What is the official language of Barbados?
English
What year was GCTx founded?
2019
This GCrew member earned a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
Evan
The sports drink Gatorade was named after this University
Hint: a GCrew's alma mater
University of Florida: Florida Gators
This Boston-based burger chain and actor have the same name
Mark Wahlberg/Wahlburgers
What is the best cell therapy biotech startup ever created?
GCTx!
A location where one can get a blizzard
Dairy Queen
What two countries is Victoria Falls in?
Zimbabwe & Zambia
GCTx was incorporated in this city and state
Wilmington, Delaware
This GCrew member obtained his undergraduate degree in Vancouver, British Columbia
Alex
Which major Canadian city has not hosted the Olympics?
A. Montreal
B. Toronto
C. Calgary
D. Vancouver
Toronto
What is Boston's most famous food item?
Boston clam chowdahh!
The principal enzyme involved in DNA replication
DNA polymerase
This food was originally sold in the 1830s as medicine
Ketchup
What country are the Pyramid of Giza in?
Egypt
How many benches does GCTx currently have at LabCentral?
Two
This GCrew member was born in February
Cory
How many stripes are on the USA flag?
What is America's first public park?
Boston Common
The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
Transformation
This is the ONLY food that will not rot. A jar of this sweet treat will be edible for over 3,000 years.
Honey
The most visited tourist attraction in the USA
Times Square
In what year did GCTx receive the Harvard Innovation Lab’s President’s Innovation Challenge award?
2019
This GCrew member is currently pursuing two degrees
Mark
How many people work in the Eiffel Tower on a daily basis?
600
What is the #1 rated tourist attraction in Boston?
Freedom Trail
The scientist(s) who discovered that DNA is the genetic material by injecting radioactive Phosphorus and Sulfur into a bacteria, using bacteriophages
Hershey and Chase
Mageirocophobia is a real "fear of_____." (this activity)
The fear of cooking
What is Russian currency called?
Ruble
In what month was GCTx founded?
April
These two GCrew members worked at Biogen
George Church & Sophie
This chain fast food restaurant sells 75 hamburgers PER SECOND
McDonald's (I'm lovin' it)
What is the 60-foot square red, white and blue neon looming high above Kenmore Square?
Citgo Sign!
The first successful surgery with anesthesia was performed at this hospital?
MGH
What is the first food to have ever been consumed by a human on the moon?
Bacon
How long does it take to fly direct from Singapore to New Jersey?
Singapore Airlines' direct flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, is currently the longest flight in the world, lasting around 18 hours and 30 minutes and traveling 9,534 miles.
Name GCTx's five core values
Our core values:
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Accountability
Fairness
Effective feedback
Continuous open communication at all levels of the organization