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          <p>When we think about the diverse features presented by a Policy & Practices activity and its effects on society, an aspect to be considered is our team’s influence in education. We’ve organized three different activities with the main goal to reach various educational levels in our city. Each one of these activities will be described in the topics shown below.</p>
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          <p>Reaching high schools with the theme “Synthetic biology and its applications” was an attempt to talk to the students and highlight the advances in research on the DNA molecule and its relation with the realms of engineering science, showing what kind of novelties this knowledge can bring to our contemporary world.  It could be as well an opportunity for the students to acknowledge that the contents learned during high school are important for great iGEM projects to happen; to demonstrate the significance of multidisciplinary knowledge and how it can permeate through different fields. Our project, the development of the repellent by understanding the metabolic pathway of limonene synthase and how it could be engineered, would be mentioned as an example of this multidisciplinarity.</p>
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          <p>Our objective was to present a 45-minute class which we would approach from the origins of synthetic biology, through the basic skills to work in a science lab, to the development of iGEM and its expansion across the globe. After that, we intended to start a discussion about the themes presented with the students and verify whether the Brazilian educational system is able to prepare high school students to think about synthetic biology and to allow the participation of these students in iGEM. The applications of this subject would be brought into discussion, especially about the public’s acceptance on using such products, equipment and, in our case, the Bug-shoo; how safe the students would believe to be a product made by synthetic biology techniques. Would the projects generated by iGEM teams be fully accepted by society? </p>
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          <p>These are the discussions to be had with high school students: to present the alternatives offered by universities and to attempt bringing them closer to the high schools. The problems caused by dengue fever in our city in 2015 would also be debated at schools, with the development of a record on the disease’s rate between the students. </p>
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  <h3>We present the bacteria i & GEM, official mascots of the team, who assisted in collecting donations throughout the event SBPC! </h3>
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          <p>However, the school’s approach about the possibility of this activity wasn’t very receptive, offering little time for its execution, with little participation from the students. Hence this fact, since the activity wouldn’t happen as idealized, the team decided to put it aside and invest the time in other promising activities. We’ve sought to promote synthetic biology and the bug-shoo in congresses and workshops, with wide participation of students from diverse educational levels. </p>
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  <p>The Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência – SBPC http://www.sbpcnet.org.br/site/) organized <b>the largest scientific event of the Latin America</b>. THis event, named 67th SBPC Annual Meeting,
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          <p>For an extended period in the first and second semester of 2015, our team offered weekly seminar cycles to the academic community, which aimed to increase the participants’ knowledge about the iGEM competition and synthetic biology as a whole. With this activity we sought to instruct the essential characteristics of Synthetic biology.  This activity is the basis of the project’s development, and also enables the public to know more about the team and the competition’s organization, giving it more public visibility and increasing interest in future participations. </p>
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<p>The lectures’ themes were published weekly on our Facebook page, in a way that many people could see and, depending on their interest, attend the lectures. There was a lot of interest from biotecnology students, especially freshmen, showing the biggest interest in new knowledge areas like Synthetic biology.</p>
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<p>In the first lecture, entitled "drawing life - Building the next biological revolution", we sought to introduce the main concepts of molecular biology applied to synthetic biology projects and also a simple comparison between electric circuits and biological ones that influenced  the developing of synthetic DNA manipulation technic.</p>
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<p>The objective being to increase the perceptions of the  application of synthetic biology, we prepared the lecture "Resuscitation of ancestral genes - Applications of syntethic biology", where we  explained  molecular evolution, techniques involved in ancestral genes discovery,  motivation behind that kind of research and how  synthetic organism manipulation machinery is used like a tool for new research and discoveries in that area.</p>
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<p>In addition to characteristics of synthetic DNA manipulation techniques, we also sought to explain our own project, which was in development, in the lecture “2015 project” and “BUG-SHOO: From lab to society – Results and Perspectives”.  In the lecture “iGEM: The competition”, we Included an overview about its history, participating countries in the competition, the Brazilian participation, the objectives and covered areas, tips to start a new project, teams related to iGEM and also all the requests to reach every medal.</p>
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    <p>Two sheets of EVA are used to make the "head" of the bacteria. They should be ironed (With a sheet of paper between the EVA sheet and the iron, to prevent it from melting) to become more malleable when shaping to the curvature of the ball. Before
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      placing the sheets of EVA over the ball, apply the glue Styrofoam / EVA. Let it dry for a few hours. After that, glue more two EVA foam sheet on the edge of the sphere and give it time to stick. The body of the bacteria is made with 5 EVA foam sheets
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      glued with instant glue. In the opening of the costume, where the person gets into,, glue the Velcro. Glue the velcro to the shoulder strap and attach it. It’s important to glue the straps of EVA where you glued the Velcro, to prevent tearing. The
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  <p>In January and February, the team's efforts were intended to raise the amount required to pay the Team registration. We prepared a list of 245 companies of various sizes and areas and made contact via email with these potential partners by sending a
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  <p>The team tried to present the project to a large manufacturer of repellents, but there was no interest. Finally, a few weeks before the registration deadline of participants for the Giant Jamboree, Libbs pharmaceutical company offered us support, making
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  <p>A significant portion of our resources came through online donations (known in Brazil as "Vakinha"). In addition, the team held a fundraising task force at UFSCar for months. Team members took turns in visiting various University departments asking
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    for contributions to our piggy bank. This approach to people explained the competition, the importance of our participation and our project mobilized the community. Donations we got were essential to our registration for the competition, in addition
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    to disclosing both iGEM and Synthetic Biology across the University.</p>
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  <p>We announced our support requests on our Facebook page. We received donations from different regions of Brazil, as well as from members of other iGEM teams. With the resources of online donations, we were able to buy primers and other inputs.</p>
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  <p>In Brazil, both brigadeiro as Easter eggs are traditional and extremely popular candies. Selling them mobilized the team and had some importance in fundraising.</p>
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  <p>We sold brigadeiros in the busiest places in the University: restaurant, snack bars, offices and library. We innovated the traditional candy with the creation of brigadeiro limonene, which had lemon flavor and referred to bug-shoo. The sale of brigadeiro
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    was a success!</p>
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  <b>Do you want to sell brigadeiros for iGEM 2016? We’re sharing the traditional brigadeiro recipe below! Be creative and make candies referring to your iGEM projects.</b>
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  <p>Besides the brigadeiros, we also sold Easter eggs in March and April. We announced the sale on Facebook and we had some orders. The team met to make chocolate eggs. We have not had much success in this attempt to get money, since most buyers were close
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    friends and family.</p>
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  <p>And in August, we raffled a basket of chocolates. We sold about 180 numbers and raised a considerable sum.</p>
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  <p>IMPACT: besides obtaining resources, the sale of chocolates has always provided us opportunities to talk to many people about our Bug Shoo project and Synthetic Biology.</p>
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Fundraising

How UFSCar-Brasil managed to raise funds

Fundraising

How UFSCar-Brasil managed to raise funds

Participate in iGEM demand structure, organization and support. From the assembly of the teams to the registration and participation in the Giant Jamboree, obtaining financial resources is one of the factors that enables the success of a project. Our team made great efforts over the year in the search for sponsors and donors for our project. Below we show different forms of fundraising.

We present the bacteria i & GEM, official mascots of the team, who assisted in collecting donations throughout the event SBPC!

The Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência – SBPC http://www.sbpcnet.org.br/site/) organized the largest scientific event of the Latin America. THis event, named 67th SBPC Annual Meeting, took place between July 12th-18th of 2015, in the Federal University of São Carlos’ campus with the main theme "Light, Science and Action", a reference to the International Year of Light (http://www.light2015.org/Home.html), and inclueded more than 10 thousand people daily roaming around the event’s activities.

It was in this context that we gave life to our mascots, which walked through the event’s facilities provoking curiousity not only the children, but also in the adults who struggled to figure out the meaning of the costumes. By the way, many of them figured it out! However, others guessed things like carrots and cacti...

Build your own bacteria costume!

Materials

1 Semi-sphere Styrofoam (25 cm diameter);

10 EVA foam sheet (You chose the color!);

1 large tube of glue type "superbonder” (Superglue);

Styrofoam glue;

EVA glue;

Hank of wool (flashy colors);

2 meters of Velcro;

Scissors;

Utility knife;

Iron;

Sheets of paper.

Two sheets of EVA are used to make the "head" of the bacteria. They should be ironed (With a sheet of paper between the EVA sheet and the iron, to prevent it from melting) to become more malleable when shaping to the curvature of the ball. Before placing the sheets of EVA over the ball, apply the glue Styrofoam / EVA. Let it dry for a few hours. After that, glue more two EVA foam sheet on the edge of the sphere and give it time to stick. The body of the bacteria is made with 5 EVA foam sheets glued with instant glue. In the opening of the costume, where the person gets into,, glue the Velcro. Glue the velcro to the shoulder strap and attach it. It’s important to glue the straps of EVA where you glued the Velcro, to prevent tearing. The woolen yarn must be placed on the costume with a big needle, and the gaps for the eyes cut with scissors.

Sponsors List

In January and February, the team's efforts were intended to raise the amount required to pay the Team registration. We prepared a list of 245 companies of various sizes and areas and made contact via email with these potential partners by sending a portfolio that explained our achievements in 2014 and our goals in 2015.

Among the contacts, we received few replies. Some companies have helped us with the supply of reactants and equipment. In some meetings, it became clear the impact that competition has in the world, as well as the grandeur of the iGEM projects. It was demonstrated by the interest of a company to get to know synthetic biology. Even so, the fact we did not have a prototype of the repellent difficult obtaining support.

The team tried to present the project to a large manufacturer of repellents, but there was no interest. Finally, a few weeks before the registration deadline of participants for the Giant Jamboree, Libbs pharmaceutical company offered us support, making it possible to send five of our students to Boston.

Donations

A significant portion of our resources came through online donations (known in Brazil as "Vakinha"). In addition, the team held a fundraising task force at UFSCar for months. Team members took turns in visiting various University departments asking for contributions to our piggy bank. This approach to people explained the competition, the importance of our participation and our project mobilized the community. Donations we got were essential to our registration for the competition, in addition to disclosing both iGEM and Synthetic Biology across the University.

We announced our support requests on our Facebook page. We received donations from different regions of Brazil, as well as from members of other iGEM teams. With the resources of online donations, we were able to buy primers and other inputs.

Our money box!

Selling chocolates

In Brazil, both brigadeiro as Easter eggs are traditional and extremely popular candies. Selling them mobilized the team and had some importance in fundraising.

We sold brigadeiros in the busiest places in the University: restaurant, snack bars, offices and library. We innovated the traditional candy with the creation of brigadeiro limonene, which had lemon flavor and referred to bug-shoo. The sale of brigadeiro was a success!

Do you want to sell brigadeiros for iGEM 2016? We’re sharing the traditional brigadeiro recipe below! Be creative and make candies referring to your iGEM projects.

Besides the brigadeiros, we also sold Easter eggs in March and April. We announced the sale on Facebook and we had some orders. The team met to make chocolate eggs. We have not had much success in this attempt to get money, since most buyers were close friends and family.

And in August, we raffled a basket of chocolates. We sold about 180 numbers and raised a considerable sum.

IMPACT: besides obtaining resources, the sale of chocolates has always provided us opportunities to talk to many people about our Bug Shoo project and Synthetic Biology.

Institutional support

Our University has supported us with sufficient resources to pay for registrations (for the team and for 2 individual team members) and airline ticket for 1 team member.

Our amazing sponsors!

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