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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-03-03 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Introduction to iGEM by advisor Steven Hussey.
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                        Started to think about project ideas. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
       
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-03-24 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Participation criteria for iGEM team discussion.
     
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                        Attendance by 19 interested students, final team size will be 8.
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                        Applications for Pretoria UP iGEM team by 13 April. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
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                        <img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-21 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The iGEM kit arrived </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > </td> </tr>
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        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-03-03 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Introduction to iGEM by advisor Steven Hussey.
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                Examples of successful iGEM projects were discussed.
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                Started to think about project ideas. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
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        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-03-24 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Participation criteria for iGEM team discussion.
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                Attendance by 19 interested students, final team size will be 8.
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                Applications for Pretoria UP iGEM team by 13 April. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
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<img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-21 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The iGEM kit arrived </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > </td> </tr>
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        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-24 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Selection of final team members:
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-24 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Selection of final team members:
                Axel Ind
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                        Axel Ind
                Ricu Claassens
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                        Ricu Claassens
                Vaughn Barendsen
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                        Vaughn Barendsen
                Nomakula Zim
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                        Nomakula Zim
                Thabang Msimango
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                        Thabang Msimango
                Modjadji Makwela
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                        Modjadji Makwela
                Gert Pietersen
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                        Gert Pietersen
                Brad Querl </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
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                        Brad Querl </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > First meeting as the UP iGEM team 2015
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-04-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > First meeting as the UP iGEM team 2015
                Registration of team with iGEM HQ
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                        Registration of team with iGEM HQ
                Shortlisting of project ideas from which we would choose the best one to work on as a team
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                        Shortlisting of project ideas from which we would choose the best one to work on as a team
                Introduction to BioBricks and how the repository works </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
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                        Introduction to BioBricks and how the repository works </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-09 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Brainstorming workshop
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-09 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Brainstorming workshop
                We decided to build on WITS_CSIR’s Chemotactic “Biotweet” design
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                        We decided to build on WITS_CSIR’s Chemotactic “Biotweet” design
                Discussed 5 potential improvements we could add:
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                        Discussed 5 potential improvements we could add:
                1) E.coli torrents (information collation)
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                        1) E.coli torrents (information collation)
                2) Travel history
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                        2) Travel history
                3) ”Mob-coli”
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                        3) ”Mob-coli”
                4) Trade routes visualisation of motile E. coli
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                        4) Trade routes visualisation of motile E. coli
                5) Conditional “Reply Tweet” </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        5) Conditional “Reply Tweet” </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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<img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-19 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015 iGEM project proposal
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                        <img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-19 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015 iGEM project proposal
                Prototype Circuit design:
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                        Prototype Circuit design:
            </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                    </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-30 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Split the team into smaller groups to work in parallel on each functional module in the prototype, researching previous iGEM projects with similar components and browsing the iGEM BioBrick repository for desired BioBricks </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-05-30 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Split the team into smaller groups to work in parallel on each functional module in the prototype, researching previous iGEM projects with similar components and browsing the iGEM BioBrick repository for desired BioBricks </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-05 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The team was now at the stage where it could decide on which components to test and how
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-05 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The team was now at the stage where it could decide on which components to test and how
                Recap on the different BioBrick assembly methods
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                        Recap on the different BioBrick assembly methods
                Developed procedure for characterising our constructs deciding on aspects such as choice of vector, experimental conditions and competition requirements.
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                        Developed procedure for characterising our constructs deciding on aspects such as choice of vector, experimental conditions and competition requirements.
                Refinement of switch: adoption of a permanent genetic switch
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                        Refinement of switch: adoption of a permanent genetic switch
            </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                    </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-12 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Decided on focusing our efforts on two modules and split the team in two groups to work on the separate modules:
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-12 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Decided on focusing our efforts on two modules and split the team in two groups to work on the separate modules:
                Cre recombinase switch
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                        Cre recombinase switch
                AND gate
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                        AND gate
                Whatsapp and Facebook groups were created for communication purposes.
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                        Whatsapp and Facebook groups were created for communication purposes.
                A Google drive account was also created for the team to store all the work in one place.
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                        A Google drive account was also created for the team to store all the work in one place.
                Identified possible complications with the Cre recombinase system. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Identified possible complications with the Cre recombinase system. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-25 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The two initial designs for the modules that are being characterised:
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-25 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The two initial designs for the modules that are being characterised:
                AND logic gate
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                        AND logic gate
                Recombinase Switch design </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Recombinase Switch design </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/7/73/Up_human.png" /><td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Discussed the possibility of attending the jamboree and how we could go about acquiring funding before September. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/7/73/Up_human.png" /><td class="AJR_TD" > </td> 2015-06-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Discussed the possibility of attending the jamboree and how we could go about acquiring funding before September. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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<img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /><td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-30 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Discussed the inverter switch mechanism and confirmed our design of the parts required to characterise this module.
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                <img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /><td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-06-30 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Discussed the inverter switch mechanism and confirmed our design of the parts required to characterise this module.
                BioBrick specifications were discussed in context of the assembly standard 10. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > </td> </tr>
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                    BioBrick specifications were discussed in context of the assembly standard 10. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > </td> </tr>
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<img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-02 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Concerns raised about which plasmids to use for the experimental work to follow – multiple antibiotic resistance genes would be required.
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                        </td> <img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /><td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-02 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Concerns raised about which plasmids to use for the experimental work to follow – multiple antibiotic resistance genes would be required.
                It was decided that the parts would be cloned into pSB plasmids for the characterisation.
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                        It was decided that the parts would be cloned into pSB plasmids for the characterisation.
                Decided that we would not have time to test the “AND” gate </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Decided that we would not have time to test the “AND” gate </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-06 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Discussed obtaining team shirts
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                Logo discussed to represent our team
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                        Logo discussed to represent our team
                Experimental procedures, as well as which track we are going to complete in in the jamboree. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Experimental procedures, as well as which track we are going to complete in in the jamboree. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-20 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Finished compiling the sequences for gBlock synthesis and placed the order at IDT. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-20 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Finished compiling the sequences for gBlock synthesis and placed the order at IDT. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-21 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The whole team is back from the holidays  and ready for the final stretch before the Jamboree </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/7/73/Up_human.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-21 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The whole team is back from the holidays  and ready for the final stretch before the Jamboree </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > A budget for travel, residence, living expenses and registration for the Jamboree was compiled </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > A budget for travel, residence, living expenses and registration for the Jamboree was compiled </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Email was sent to our iGEM HQ representative  about the progress we are making and the current status of our project. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Email was sent to our iGEM HQ representative  about the progress we are making and the current status of our project. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-31 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The teams financial position and important decisions regarding the future directions
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-07-31 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > The teams financial position and important decisions regarding the future directions
                ·        Funding for the whole team to attend the giant jamboree would be impossible for 2015
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                        ·        Funding for the whole team to attend the giant jamboree would be impossible for 2015
                ·        Two representatives and our academic representative would attend the jamboree
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                        ·        Two representatives and our academic representative would attend the jamboree
                ·        A formal nomination and election process was held to chose representatives
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                        ·        A formal nomination and election process was held to chose representatives
                gBlock synthesis order placed from IDT - promotion
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                        gBlock synthesis order placed from IDT - promotion
                Much of the wiki content already developed offline </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Much of the wiki content already developed offline </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-01 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > First labwork completed: transformations for the GFP and RFP positive control constructs
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/c/c6/Up_lab.png" /> <td class="AJR_TD" ></td> 2015-08-01 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > First labwork completed: transformations for the GFP and RFP positive control constructs
                Finally decide on a team name for our project: ”Switch Coli” </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Finally decide on a team name for our project: ”Switch Coli” </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-07 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Submission of abstract for the team’s project </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/3/3e/Up_design.png" /> <td class="AJR_TD" ></td> 2015-08-07 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Submission of abstract for the team’s project </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-14 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Our team logo with the help of a qualified graphic designer – Marilyn Ekoka.
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ><img id="Banner" alt="Hand" src="/wiki/images/7/73/Up_human.png" /> <td class="AJR_TD" ></td> 2015-08-14 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Our team logo with the help of a qualified graphic designer – Marilyn Ekoka.
  
                Prioritised content for the wiki </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 and graphic designer Marilyn Ekoka </td> </tr>
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                        Prioritised content for the wiki </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 and graphic designer Marilyn Ekoka </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Completed the iGEM safety form
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-28 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Completed the iGEM safety form
                Developed a survey which will be completed as part of the human practices aspect of our project </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                        Developed a survey which will be completed as part of the human practices aspect of our project </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > We received our six gBlocks fragments and started cloning our BioBricks </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-08-29 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > We received our six gBlocks fragments and started cloning our BioBricks </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-09-04 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > We participate in our first community outreach, at Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi. Gave a presentation on synthetic biology to Grade 11 science pupils, discussed synthetic biology innovation, and asked them to fill out our survey. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi grade 11 pupils and UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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                <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-09-04 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > We participate in our first community outreach, at Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi. Gave a presentation on synthetic biology to Grade 11 science pupils, discussed synthetic biology innovation, and asked them to fill out our survey. </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi grade 11 pupils and UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
        <tr class="" ><td class="AJR_TD" ></td> <td class="AJR_TD" > 2015-09-06 </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > First set of content added to wiki </td> <td class="AJR_TD" > UP iGEM team 2015 </td> </tr>
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Notebook



2015-06-29 2015-08-01 2015-08-07 2015-08-14

Date

Activity

Participants

2015-03-03 Introduction to iGEM by advisor Steven Hussey. Examples of successful iGEM projects were discussed. Started to think about project ideas. Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey
2015-03-24 Participation criteria for iGEM team discussion. Attendance by 19 interested students, final team size will be 8. Applications for Pretoria UP iGEM team by 13 April. Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey
2015-04-21 The iGEM kit arrived
2015-04-24 Selection of final team members: Axel Ind Ricu Claassens Vaughn Barendsen Nomakula Zim Thabang Msimango Modjadji Makwela Gert Pietersen Brad Querl Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey
2015-04-28 First meeting as the UP iGEM team 2015 Registration of team with iGEM HQ Shortlisting of project ideas from which we would choose the best one to work on as a team Introduction to BioBricks and how the repository works Interested parties and advisor Steven Hussey
2015-05-09 Brainstorming workshop We decided to build on WITS_CSIR’s Chemotactic “Biotweet” design Discussed 5 potential improvements we could add: 1) E.coli torrents (information collation) 2) Travel history 3) ”Mob-coli” 4) Trade routes visualisation of motile E. coli 5) Conditional “Reply Tweet” UP iGEM team 2015
2015-05-19 2015 iGEM project proposal Prototype Circuit design: UP iGEM team 2015
2015-05-30 Split the team into smaller groups to work in parallel on each functional module in the prototype, researching previous iGEM projects with similar components and browsing the iGEM BioBrick repository for desired BioBricks UP iGEM team 2015
2015-06-05 The team was now at the stage where it could decide on which components to test and how Recap on the different BioBrick assembly methods Developed procedure for characterising our constructs deciding on aspects such as choice of vector, experimental conditions and competition requirements. Refinement of switch: adoption of a permanent genetic switch UP iGEM team 2015
2015-06-12 Decided on focusing our efforts on two modules and split the team in two groups to work on the separate modules: Cre recombinase switch AND gate Whatsapp and Facebook groups were created for communication purposes. A Google drive account was also created for the team to store all the work in one place. Identified possible complications with the Cre recombinase system. UP iGEM team 2015
2015-06-25 The two initial designs for the modules that are being characterised: AND logic gate Recombinase Switch design UP iGEM team 2015
Discussed the possibility of attending the jamboree and how we could go about acquiring funding before September. UP iGEM team 2015
2015-06-30 Discussed the inverter switch mechanism and confirmed our design of the parts required to characterise this module. BioBrick specifications were discussed in context of the assembly standard 10.
2015-07-02 Concerns raised about which plasmids to use for the experimental work to follow – multiple antibiotic resistance genes would be required. It was decided that the parts would be cloned into pSB plasmids for the characterisation. Decided that we would not have time to test the “AND” gate UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-06 Discussed obtaining team shirts Logo discussed to represent our team Experimental procedures, as well as which track we are going to complete in in the jamboree. UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-20 Finished compiling the sequences for gBlock synthesis and placed the order at IDT. UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-21 The whole team is back from the holidays and ready for the final stretch before the Jamboree UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-28 A budget for travel, residence, living expenses and registration for the Jamboree was compiled UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-29 Email was sent to our iGEM HQ representative about the progress we are making and the current status of our project. UP iGEM team 2015
2015-07-31 The teams financial position and important decisions regarding the future directions · Funding for the whole team to attend the giant jamboree would be impossible for 2015 · Two representatives and our academic representative would attend the jamboree · A formal nomination and election process was held to chose representatives gBlock synthesis order placed from IDT - promotion Much of the wiki content already developed offline UP iGEM team 2015
First labwork completed: transformations for the GFP and RFP positive control constructs Finally decide on a team name for our project: ”Switch Coli” UP iGEM team 2015
Submission of abstract for the team’s project UP iGEM team 2015
Our team logo with the help of a qualified graphic designer – Marilyn Ekoka. Prioritised content for the wiki UP iGEM team 2015 and graphic designer Marilyn Ekoka
2015-08-28 Completed the iGEM safety form Developed a survey which will be completed as part of the human practices aspect of our project UP iGEM team 2015
2015-08-29 We received our six gBlocks fragments and started cloning our BioBricks UP iGEM team 2015
2015-09-04 We participate in our first community outreach, at Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi. Gave a presentation on synthetic biology to Grade 11 science pupils, discussed synthetic biology innovation, and asked them to fill out our survey. Lehlabile secondary School in Mamelodi grade 11 pupils and UP iGEM team 2015
2015-09-06 First set of content added to wiki UP iGEM team 2015