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Revision as of 18:57, 2 September 2015

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Birkbeck iGEM

The Owligos are the first-ever team entered into the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition by Birkbeck, University of London. We’re a varied group of students who reflect the diversity and unique character of our institution: many of us have chosen science as a second career, having already spent some time in full-time work. For most of us, this has meant making our way through a degree while continuing to work full-time. Hopefully this kind of dedication will help us successfully navigate our way through our iGEM project.

Project Aim

Our project aims to create a new diagnostic solution that will be low-tech and cost-effective enough to allow its usage in deprived and remote communities. We’re attempting to engineer a bacteriophage lambda chassis to change its host affinity, while simultaneously adding a marker that will facilitate easy detection of a target bacterial pathogen in patient samples.

To demonstrate this approach as a proof of concept for the competition, we plan to change this affinity between different strains of E.coli; however, ultimately we hope to demonstrate that this principle could also be applied to alter the phage’s host range to other bacterial species. We could then provide a modular system capable of diagnosing a range of diseases. Of course, we haven’t chosen a simple goal. But as Birkbeck pioneers, we are determined to prove ourselves by making our project a success. We can’t wait to present the results of our work at the Giant Jamboree in September!




Birkbeck College, University of London Birkbeck, Unversity of London

ISMB Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, at University College London and Birkbeck, University of London

New England BioLabs New England BioLabs - a world leader in the production and supply of reagents for the life science industry. They have provided us with essential lab kits.

SnapGene Snapgene - a user-friendly, multi-purpose software, which provides a simple GUI for design of constructs and for cloning verification. They provided us with free temporary licenses to access their software.

IDT Integrated DNA Technologies

SOLIS BIODYNE SOLIS BIODYNE - An established Estonian reagents company specialising in HOT FIREPol DNA polymerase which is stable up to a month at room temperature. They provide free samples of all their products upon request.

GenScript GenScript

BioBasic Bio Basic Inc.

Bioline Bioline

Bioline UCL Engineering

Thistle Scientific Thistle Scientific is a leading supplier of products and services for Life Science research and diagnostics market.

Biospec Products Biospec is a leading Manufacturer and distributor of laboratory homogenizers and scientific equipment.

Biospec Products "At SENS Research Foundation, we believe that a world free of age-related disease is possible. That's why we're funding work at universities across the world and at our own Research Center in Mountain View, CA. Our research emphasizes the application of regenerative medicine to age-related disease, with the intent of repairing underlying damage to the body's tissues, cells, and molecules. Our goal is to help build the industry that will cure the diseases of aging."

Long Life Labs "As illustrated by its tagline, “Forever striving toward forever”, the operating philosophy of Long Life Labs centers on the conviction that human life is the single most valuable aspect of human life."