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| − | + | <p>The Owligos are the first-ever team entered into the 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.</p> | |
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| − | + | <p>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 principle for the competition, we plan to change this affinity between different strains of <i>E.coli</i>; 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.</p> | |
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| − | + | <p>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!</p> | |
| − | + | <p>Find out what we’ve been up to by having a look at our <a href:” https://2015.igem.org/Team:Birkbeck/Notebook>notebook</a>, have a look at <a href:” https://2015.igem.org/Team:Birkbeck/Attributions”>who’s sponsored us</a> or discover <a href:” https://2015.igem.org/Team:Birkbeck/Team”>who we are</a>.</p> | |
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Revision as of 11:31, 11 August 2015
Welcome to the page of the Birkbeck "Owligos" Team 2015!
Hello!
The Owligos are the first-ever team entered into the 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.
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 principle 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!
Find out what we’ve been up to by having a look at our notebook, have a look at who’s sponsored us or discover who we are.