Hi! Here recorded the “significant” stages of our team which we experienced throughout the whole summer. In the initial establishment of our team, we organized various social activities and uneasy demonstrated the project at the first time, which all presents to you here.
Journal
March 24th
The establishment of our team!
April 9th
We established the iGEM club in our campus.
April 20th
Determined the project as "magnetotactic E.coli generates electronics."
May 8th
Communicated with professor Hu from Hong Kong University Medicine School.
May 10th
Determined three vectors for co-transferred which are pACYCDuet-1, pET28a and pCDFDuet-1.
June 12th
Amplified the mamGFDC and mms6 with PCR from MSR-1.
June 15th
Linearization of the pACYCDuet-1 and amplification of the mamW, RFP and laccase.
June 18th
Presentation and science lesson at the experimental Kindergarden Affiliated to UESTC.
June 19th
Presentation and Interaction at the Primary School Affiliated to UESTC
July 15th
Five teaching teams’ from iGEM club departure towards schools in remote area.
July 21th
The start of the Summer Training Camp.
July 25th
The establishment of the iGEM Southwest Union of China, also the first meet up.
July 27th
We transferred mamW, RFP and laccase gene into BL21 and induced its expression.
July 30th
Connected mamAB with the vector pET28a and complete the construction of vector piGEM-pET28a-mamAB.
August 5th
Amplified the mamXY with PCR from MSR-1. Completed the construction of vector piGEM-pET28a-mamAB.
August 12th
Communication with technical expert at Anno Medical Devices Co.Ltd.
August 13th
Detection of laccase activity using by the ABTS. Communication with Manager Zhiyong Xu at Jin Douyun Space Company.
August 17th
Finished the project video.
August 23th
Connected mamXY with the vector pCDFDuet-1 and connected mamGFDC + mms6 with the vector pCDFDuet-1-mamXY.
August 25th
We visited Chengdu Biology Maker Space and got their technical support.
August 29th
We were excited to obtain the exact Parts including the mamW gene and mutanted it.
September 10th
It is an exciting day that we sent our Parts to MIT, wish the little box bon voyage. Happy to complete the construction of cell device and start to test it.
September 23th
Set out for 2015 iGEM Giant Jamboree in MIT. We are coming, we are CHINA_CD_UESTC!