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GIANT JAMBOREE

The Giant Jamboree is the yearly event where all iGEM teams get together and present their synthetic biology projects. This year, the Hynes Convention Center, located in the historic Boston, MA will host more than 260 multidisciplinary teams from all around world, eager to share and celebrate their work.

The iGEM competition encourages university and high school students tot research in teams and attempt to solve real-world challenges by building genetically engineered biological systems with standard, interchangeable parts. This parts are called BioBricks and once the students build them, they are submitted to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts for storing and future sharing.
Each team manages their own projects, advocates for their research, and secures funding. Teams are also challenged to actively consider and address the safety, security and environmental implications of their work.

All participants are invited to the Giant Jamboree to present their accomplishments and compete in front of a global audience.
Come join the fun and share in the excitement as teams showcase their work in Synthetic Biology!