TEAM WE ARE SIREN
Li Yuehuan
A sophomore bioscience student. She helped design verify parts of the module.
Wu Zekai
A sophomore biology student. Designed a part of biobrick of photoinduction system. and took part in some experiments of verifing the toxicity of Bace 16.
Liu Longping
A sophomore student who has worked on how to promote the expression rate of rMpL as well as designed the toxic test on nematode
Zhao Xueting
A sophomore in mathematics. Did work of modeling section like finding out how to put equipment on farmland, writing modeling paper, doing some translation and so on.
Siren
In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous yet beautiful creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and eat them. We call our machine Sirens as it can attract nematodes and kill them just like the Sirens did to their meals.
Cao Yufei
A junior student in Liyun College of BNU, biology major. She is responsible for the parts design for expressing lemonene in E. coli and coresponding experiments.
Wang Yingbing
A junior biotech student of BNU. Mainly did some paper work for the team, and also took part in the “bace16” group work.
Yin Yuan
A sophomore majoring in mathematics. Helped set up the model in proposing the solving ideas and searching the dada. Yuan Qiuyue, a sophomore majoring in mathematics. Simulated the movement of nematode, and established the model of diffusion of the attraction.
Lao Kejing
A sophomore majoring in biology. Her work includes plasmid purification, SDS-PAGE and nematodes synchronization. tried to help BIT-China with extracting membrane proteins, NhaA and NhaB. Wu Zekai , a sophomore biology student. Designed a part of biobrick of photoinduction system. and took part in some experiments of verifing the toxicity of Bace 16.
Feng Xiaofei
A sophomore student who has worked on how to promote the expression rate of rMpL as well as designed the toxic test on nematode
Lee
Junior biology student. Participated in graphic design of our team , such as website design, logo of the team and T-shirt.
Zhang Jiajun
A junior biotech student in BNU, he has attributed to team works and wiki building.
Cao Yalei
From school of Geography in BNU, is a member of graphic design group who designed our team logo, banner and poster. The jersey and souvenir were also her masterpieces.
Liu Xinyu
A sophomore biology student. Is a member of the limonene group of this project, and also took part in human practice and other parts' experiments.
Xu Lu
A junior bioscience student who is the leader of graphic design group. Did the design work for BNU-CHINA, particularly on poster and PPT design. In addition, she made a batch of uniform shirts for our team.
Gao Beichen
The leader of our team, a junior biotech student of Beijing Normal University. Mainly worked for the wet lab part including constructing parts, expressing nematocidal proteins and testifying the toxicity of rMpL.
Li Jia
A junior majoring in Bioscience, wanted to learn more about synthetic biology and make more friends in iGEM. Mainly worked on testifying thechemical attractants. Besides she expressed limonene and GPPs synthase, and cultivated C.elegans.
Tang Meng
A junior Bioscience BNU student. the HP project leader. Has organized many activities for Policy and Practice, such as surveys, publicity in some middle schools and so on. also joined in some experiments.
Dai Yuanyi
A junior BNU student majoring in Biotech. Devoted all her energy and time in iGEM, making her a multitasking girl. Her work involves of many aspects, mainly the construction of biobricks and expriments on Bace16.
Li Cheng
A junior bioscience student. The leader of modeling part, designed the device 2.0. Also proposes many useful ideas in this team, such as the online database.and the design to improve parts. Also enrolled in Wiki and Art work.
Chen Zhiyao
The only freshman in our team, majoring in physics. Developed the toxic and attractant database with Peng Chengfei. Also designed the UI of the database website, and took part in HP activities too!
Zhao Jingyu
A sophomore majoring in biology. Took part in experiments such as the expression of the toxin rMPL, and also did some work in human practice.
Peng Chengfei
A junior student of Computer Science. Is responsible for the some technical work like constructing the database and the corresponding website and the deployment and operation of the database.
Attribution
Project Design and Wet Lab Experiments
Modeling
Wiki Construction
Graphic design
Human practice
Attributions List by Everyone
- Team Member
- Attributions
- Cao Yalei
- Graphic Design(Design of logo, banner, poster, jersey and souvenir)
- Cao Yufei
- Wet lab group leader(parts design for expressing lemonene in E. coli and coresponding experiments)
- Chen Zhiyao
- Wiki construction(database construction; UI design)
Human practice - Dai Yuanyi
- Daily activities arrangement and personnel management
Wet lab group leader(biobricks construction, Bace16 expression and testification)
Human practice - Feng Xiaofei
- Wet lab experiments(limonene synthesis)
Human practice - Gao Beichen
- Team leader
Wet lab group leader(biobricks construction, nematocidal protein expression, rMpL's toxicity identification
Human practice - Lao Kejing
- Wet lab experiments(plasmid purification; SDS-PAGE; nematodes synchronization)
Helping Beijing Institute of Technology with extracting membrane proteins, NhaA and NhaB - Lee
- Graphic Design( website design, logo of the team and T-shirt)
- Li Cheng
- Modeling leader(design of the device 2.0 ; parts improving)
Wiki
Graphic design - Li Jia
- Wet lab group leader(chemical attractants' function testification, limonene and GPPs expression, C.elegans cultivation )
Human practice - Li Yuehuan
- Wet lab experiments(rMpL verification)
- Liu Longping
- Wet lab experiments(exploraton of how to promote the expression rate of protein rMpL; design of the toxic test)
- Liu Xinyu
- Wet lab experiments(limonene group and other parts' experiments)
Human practice - Ma Hongfei
- Wet lab experiments(GC-MS of limonene )
Modeling(device 1.0 design and creation) - Peng Chengfei
- Wiki construction(database construction, deployment and operation, Wiki frame construction)
- Tang Meng
- Human practice project leader(activities planning and organization)
Wet lab experiments - Wang Ran
- Translation
Human practice - Wang Yingbing
- Wet lab experiments(Bace16 group work)
- Wu Zekai
- Wet lab experiments(photoinduced system design; Bace 16 functional verification)
- Xiao Shusheng
- Literature reading
Human practice - Xu Lu
- Graphic design leader(mainly on poster and PPT design)
- Yin Yuan
- Modeling(proposing the solving ideas; searching the data)
- Yuan Qiuyue
- Modeling(nematode movement simulation;model of diffusion of the attraction)
Human practice - Zhang Jiajun
- Wiki leader
Rear services
Human practice - Zhang Tianqi
- Rear services
Wet lab experiments(validating limonene's attracting effects on nematodes) - Zhao Jingyu
- Wet lab experiments(rMPL expression)
- Zhao Xueting
- Modeling(solving problems like how to put equipment on farmland; paper writing; translation)
Team Member | Attributions |
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Cao Yalei | Graphic Design(Design of logo, banner, poster, jersey and souvenir) |
Cao Yufei | Wet lab group leader(parts design for expressing lemonene in E. coli and coresponding experiments) |
Chen Zhiyao | Wiki construction(database construction; UI design) Human practice |
Dai Yuanyi | Daily activities arrangement and personnel management Wet lab group leader(biobricks construction, Bace16 expression and testification) Human practice |
Feng Xiaofei | Wet lab experiments(limonene synthesis) Human practice |
Gao Beichen | Team leader Wet lab group leader(biobricks construction, nematocidal protein expression, rMpL's toxicity identification Human practice |
Lao Kejing | Wet lab experiments(plasmid purification; SDS-PAGE; nematodes synchronization) Helping Beijing Institute of Technology with extracting membrane proteins, NhaA and NhaB |
Lee | Graphic Design( website design, logo of the team and T-shirt) |
Li Cheng | Modeling leader(design of the device 2.0 ; parts improving) Wiki Graphic design |
Li Jia | Wet lab group leader(chemical attractants' function testification, limonene and GPPs expression, C.elegans cultivation ) Human practice |
Li Yuehuan | Wet lab experiments(rMpL verification) |
Liu Longping | Wet lab experiments(exploraton of how to promote the expression rate of protein rMpL; design of the toxic test) |
Liu Xinyu | Wet lab experiments(limonene group and other parts' experiments) Human practice |
Ma Hongfei | Wet lab experiments(GC-MS of limonene ) Modeling(device 1.0 design and creation) |
Peng Chengfei | Wiki construction(database construction, deployment and operation, Wiki frame construction) |
Tang Meng | Human practice project leader(activities planning and organization) Wet lab experiments |
Wang Ran | Translation Human practice |
Wang Yingbing | Wet lab experiments(Bace16 group work) |
Wu Zekai | Wet lab experiments(photoinduced system design; Bace 16 functional verification) |
Xiao Shusheng | Literature reading Human practice |
Xu Lu | Graphic design leader(mainly on poster and PPT design) |
Yin Yuan | Modeling(proposing the solving ideas; searching the data) |
Yuan Qiuyue | Modeling(nematode movement simulation;model of diffusion of the attraction) Human practice |
Zhang Jiajun | Wiki leader Rear services Human practice |
Zhang Tianqi | Rear services Wet lab experiments(validating limonene's attracting effects on nematodes) |
Zhao Jingyu | Wet lab experiments(rMPL expression) |
Zhao Xueting | Modeling(solving problems like how to put equipment on farmland; paper writing; translation) |
Acknowledgement
Thanks:
Prof. Zhu Xudong, Prof. Yang Dong and Prof. Xiang Benqiong
Offered us much precious advice on the project.
Hao Xiaoran, Chi Xiaodong, Huo Liang, Ai Ying and Wang Xuan
Offered us advice on our experiments and helped us solve problems.
The College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University
Helped us do GC-MS.
Prof. Yang Chonglin of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Offered us C.elegens and taught us how to cultivate them.
Prof. Li Hongmei of Department of Plant Pathology,Nanjing Agricultural University
Helped us to do Species identification of nematodes.
BIT-China & ZJU-China & FAFU-CHINA
Offered us some helpful advice and we also had a collaboration together.
Agricultural Service Center of Ceyu, Hebei Province
Helped us learn more information about the damage caused by local nematodes and villager’s attitude towards agricultural insecticide.
Shang Zhong National Middle School of Guizhou Province
Supported us in our voluntary education.
National Chiao Tung University &Peking University
Provided us opportunities to communicate with other teams.
Feng Xiaofei and her family in Hebei Province
Helped us get soybeans samples and did a survey in the locality.
Prof. Wang Yingdian
Discussed the bright future of our project with us.
Sponsors
Beijing Normal University (BNU), is a public research university located in Beijing with strong emphasis on basic disciplines of humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Our school supported us to our iGEM Journey and provided us adequate resources to complete the competition. Students of different colleges in our school took part in our team, and all these colleges supported us very much.