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<h1><b>Technion Israel iGEM High School Team 2015</b></h1> | <h1><b>Technion Israel iGEM High School Team 2015</b></h1> | ||
<p>This year, we mentored a group of high school students who are participating in the 2015 iGEM High School track. This is the first year ever in which Israeli high school teams are participating in the iGEM competition.</p> | <p>This year, we mentored a group of high school students who are participating in the 2015 iGEM High School track. This is the first year ever in which Israeli high school teams are participating in the iGEM competition.</p> | ||
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| − | <p>When I started studying at Technion, I didn't really know what I was getting myself into with Biotechnology. I had no idea what that was or that it even involved genetic engineering of any kinds. As a high school student, I was never exposed to the idea of genetic engineering, much less the possibility of doing it on my own! We've all heard the cliche that children are the future, but high school students are right on the verge of having to make the important decision of which life pathway to follow, making it a critical time to get exposure to as many fields as possible, including synthetic biology. We went from seeing a group of high school student more interested in computer programming than listening to use, to seeing the team develop a complex and impressive genetic circuit.</p> | + | <p>When I started studying at Technion, I didn't really know what I was getting myself into with Biotechnology. I had no idea what that was or that it even involved genetic engineering of any kinds. As a high school student, I was never exposed to the idea of genetic engineering, much less the possibility of doing it on my own! We've all heard the cliche that children are the future, but high school students are right on the verge of having to make the important decision of which life pathway to follow, making it a critical time to get exposure to as many fields as possible, including synthetic biology. We went from seeing a group of high school student more interested in computer programming than listening to use, to seeing the team develop a complex and impressive genetic circuit. - <i>Yael</i></p> |
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Revision as of 07:37, 10 September 2015
Technion Israel iGEM High School Team 2015
This year, we mentored a group of high school students who are participating in the 2015 iGEM High School track. This is the first year ever in which Israeli high school teams are participating in the iGEM competition.
In order to give the high school students an introduction to synthetic biology and genetic engineering, we put together an introductory course in order to teach them the basics. Following the introductory course, we helped the team with the brainstorming process for their project and helped them as mentors. Our lesson plans have been added on this page for future use with all iGEM teams.
When I started studying at Technion, I didn't really know what I was getting myself into with Biotechnology. I had no idea what that was or that it even involved genetic engineering of any kinds. As a high school student, I was never exposed to the idea of genetic engineering, much less the possibility of doing it on my own! We've all heard the cliche that children are the future, but high school students are right on the verge of having to make the important decision of which life pathway to follow, making it a critical time to get exposure to as many fields as possible, including synthetic biology. We went from seeing a group of high school student more interested in computer programming than listening to use, to seeing the team develop a complex and impressive genetic circuit. - Yael
Feel free to use our lesson plans to help spread the word about synthetic biology and iGEM to students around the world.
Mini-Jamboree
This year, there are four iGEM teams from Israel competing in the competition. For the first time ever, we held a mini-jamboree event at Technion, on September 9. We invited the four iGEM teams from Israel, as well as the Technion student body and faculty. About 80 people attended. At the meet-up, each team presented their project, and a panel of judges asked questions and gave tips for improvement at the end of each presentation. After the teams presented, Dr. Ido Bachelet spoke about his fascinating research in the field of Critical Bionic Design.
We would like to thank the panel of judges, who helped make the mini-jamboree incredibly constructive and helpful to the teams: Dr. Orna Atar, Prof. Roee Amit, Dr. Ido Bachelet, Dr. Sarah Goldberg, Michal Meirom, and Asst. Prof. Boaz Mizrachi. We would also like to thank the iGEM participants of previous years, who gave us helpful tips related to presenting at the competition itself: Inbal Vaknin, Lior Levy, Noa Katz, and Beate Kaufmann.