Team:York/Experiments

Experiments

The following is a weekly description of the experiments carried out each week. To see the protocols click here

28/01: Brief introductory meeting about the iGEM competition
17/03: The official iGEM team to represent the University of York was formed!
05/05: Article published in Nouse (University newspaper) about the 2015 iGEM team.
03/06: We were invited to Science and Technology Alumni Network discussion event (outreach)
04/06: Article published on the University's central news about this years iGEM team.
12/06: A meeting was held with Yorkshire Water to discuss water remediation processes in the Yorkshire region
13/06: We were invited to a University of York Biology Alumni event
15/06:
1. Some of us went to a round-table discussion about the impact of Santander at York as some of the team members won the International Connections Award by Santander.
2. Article published on Mind the Horizon about University of York iGEM

Competent cells made
Plates were streaked with two isolates of each deletion wanted from the Keio collection [PPX, PPK, PstA, PstB, PstC, PstS and PhoE] These have been collected and put in the incubating (37°C) room.
Competent cells were tested with iGEM transformation efficiency kit

Vistited Badger Hill Primary School and held a bacteria workshop for the students
first day of demonstrations of cell transformations and aseptic technique to sixth formers
second day of demonstrations to sixth formers:analysing transformations and building bioreactors
analysing bioreactors with sixth formers
first attempt at phosphate assay

First day of outreaching event to Saint Helen's CHurch, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM
Second (and the last day) of outreaching event to Saint Helen's Church, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM
After several repeats the phosphate assay team managed to get significant data