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    <strong>Getting London teams ready for iGEM</strong>
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    This June University College London, Birkbeck and London Biohackspace attended a jointly organised iGEM boot camp featuring BioBrick making in the lab,
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    presentations from key iGEM team advisors as well as Skype talks with iGEM Headquarters representatives, DIY spectrophotometers, wiki design and extra lab
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    skills.
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    <img width="421" height="319" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/f/f9/Angry_birds.jpg"/>
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</p>
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    The DIY track group assembled a functional spectrophotometer at the London Biohackspace using 3D printed components, while the Software track group learnt
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    the basic progrsmming required in developing the iGEM wiki and submitting BioBricks to the registry. Finally, the extra lab group received insights into
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    the most efficient cutting edge cloning technologies relevant to iGEM work.
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</p>
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    <strong></strong>
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    <strong>Publishing the Birkbeck iGEM experience</strong>
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    <strong>
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        <img width="506" height="256" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/4/41/Amoy1.png"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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    We gave our articles, written for the team diary and wiki, a greater lease of publicity by sharing them with Amoy iGEM for exposure <em>via</em>
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    Newsletter.
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<p>
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    <strong>Working on Technion iGEM BioBricks</strong>
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</p>
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    Ongoing progress on Technion Israel iGEM parts from past competition that we are in the process of characterising and improving.
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    <strong>
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        <img width="276" height="367" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/a/ad/Luba_lab.png"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p>
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    <strong></strong>
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    <strong>Reinforcing Interlab data</strong>
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        <img width="217" height="211" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/2/25/P1-2_%282%29.jpg"/>
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        width="375"
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        src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/c7/Rachel-elliot.jpg"
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        alt="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLpAZUvWIAE2u1h.jpg:large"
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    />
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    We’ve shared our Interlab findings with London teams and are exchanging parts in order to further study their expression in different laboratories,
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    conditions and equipment. This will add additional layers of data, analysis and conclusions to our individual Interlab results.
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</p>
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    <strong>Raising project awareness on YouTube</strong>
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</p>
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Our project-related, instructional and entertainment videos aim to engage the public in synthetic biology, safety and research impact. We provided these to    <em>iGEM Academy</em> run by Trinity iGEM to enrich their content and spread the word about Birkbeck iGEM 2015 questing to tackle one of the current world
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    healthcare problems using bacteriophages.
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        <img width="496" height="279" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/6/67/Synthesise-yt.jpg"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p><br>
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<p>
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    <strong>Hosting London teams for Catch-Up and Presentations</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    Following on from the Boot Camp, we organised a London-wide meetup for the 5 teams to practise presentations, receive feedback, discuss ideas and
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    socialise!
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</p>
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<p>
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    <img width="296" height="166" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8f/Preslondon1.jpg" alt="Embedded image permalink"/>
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    <img width="295" height="166" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/e/ee/Preslondon2.jpg" alt="Embedded image permalink"/>
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</p>
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    <strong>
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        <img width="601" height="338" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/81/Londonmeetupuclbbk.jpg"/>
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    </strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p><br>
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<p>
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    <strong>Providing modelling and experimentation experience</strong>
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</p>
 +
<p>
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    Our findings on the discrepancy between modelled and experimental results were discussed by all team members in a lot of detail, and provided to
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    Aalto-Helsinki iGEM to enable their further analysis. This will be invaluable for future iGEM projects and beyond.
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong>
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        <img width="473" height="214" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/e/e6/30.7.15_etR_%26_Israeli_team_fin1.jpg"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p><br>
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<p>
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    <strong>Contributing to perception of universities taking part in iGEM</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong>
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        <img width="594" height="334" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/c0/BBK_view.jpg"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    We teamed up with Tianjin iGEM to discuss the issue of participation of institutions in iGEM each year, and assess the factors that contribute most heavily
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    to who can take part in the competition and how the results outcome influences investment and public relations for future teams.
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p><br>
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<p>
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    <strong>Producing raw data for GM chewing gum degradation effort</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    Aix-Marseille iGEM have awarded us <em>Gold</em> for our effort in obtaining survey data from the public in London on chewing gum consumption, knowledge,
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    degradation and GMO perception.
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong>
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        <img width="325" height="245" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/2/21/Bubblegum-aix.jpg"/>
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    </strong>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    <strong></strong>
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</p><br>
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<p>
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    <strong>Getting competitive in “So you think you can synthesise?”</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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    Our instructional videos on transformation entered the YouTube competition designed by Macquarie-Sydney Australia iGEM where we are currently running in
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    Round 3!
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<strong>
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        <img width="400" height="245" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/b/bf/Timer.png"/>
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    </strong>
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Revision as of 23:04, 12 August 2015

Collaborations

Getting London teams ready for iGEM

This June University College London, Birkbeck and London Biohackspace attended a jointly organised iGEM boot camp featuring BioBrick making in the lab, presentations from key iGEM team advisors as well as Skype talks with iGEM Headquarters representatives, DIY spectrophotometers, wiki design and extra lab skills.

The DIY track group assembled a functional spectrophotometer at the London Biohackspace using 3D printed components, while the Software track group learnt the basic progrsmming required in developing the iGEM wiki and submitting BioBricks to the registry. Finally, the extra lab group received insights into the most efficient cutting edge cloning technologies relevant to iGEM work.


Publishing the Birkbeck iGEM experience

We gave our articles, written for the team diary and wiki, a greater lease of publicity by sharing them with Amoy iGEM for exposure via Newsletter.


Working on Technion iGEM BioBricks

Ongoing progress on Technion Israel iGEM parts from past competition that we are in the process of characterising and improving.


Reinforcing Interlab data

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLpAZUvWIAE2u1h.jpg:large

We’ve shared our Interlab findings with London teams and are exchanging parts in order to further study their expression in different laboratories, conditions and equipment. This will add additional layers of data, analysis and conclusions to our individual Interlab results.


Raising project awareness on YouTube

Our project-related, instructional and entertainment videos aim to engage the public in synthetic biology, safety and research impact. We provided these to iGEM Academy run by Trinity iGEM to enrich their content and spread the word about Birkbeck iGEM 2015 questing to tackle one of the current world healthcare problems using bacteriophages.


Hosting London teams for Catch-Up and Presentations

Following on from the Boot Camp, we organised a London-wide meetup for the 5 teams to practise presentations, receive feedback, discuss ideas and socialise!

Embedded image permalink Embedded image permalink


Providing modelling and experimentation experience

Our findings on the discrepancy between modelled and experimental results were discussed by all team members in a lot of detail, and provided to Aalto-Helsinki iGEM to enable their further analysis. This will be invaluable for future iGEM projects and beyond.


Contributing to perception of universities taking part in iGEM

We teamed up with Tianjin iGEM to discuss the issue of participation of institutions in iGEM each year, and assess the factors that contribute most heavily to who can take part in the competition and how the results outcome influences investment and public relations for future teams.


Producing raw data for GM chewing gum degradation effort

Aix-Marseille iGEM have awarded us Gold for our effort in obtaining survey data from the public in London on chewing gum consumption, knowledge, degradation and GMO perception.


Getting competitive in “So you think you can synthesise?”

Our instructional videos on transformation entered the YouTube competition designed by Macquarie-Sydney Australia iGEM where we are currently running in Round 3!