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UGA-Georgia Human Practices

The University of Georgia iGEM team has engaged in numerous activities to promote scientific collaboration, help increase awareness synthetic biology in the local community and throughout the world, and engage with administrators to ensure proper biosafety practice.

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Education

Increasing Awareness of Synthetic Biology within our University Community

The iGEM team placed flyers around the University of Georgia explaining what Synthetic Biology was and inviting members the University to come in our lab. Some flyers were also handed out to students and the field of Synthetic Biology was introduced to them. The students aided in ranging from collecting cell pellets to taking fluorescent measurements.

Microbial Health Lesson at Oglethorpe Elementary

The first outreach project was conducted at a local elementary school and aimed to increase awareness of Science in general. Several members of the iGEM team collaborated with the organization FIMRC (Foundation for International Medical Relief for children). This organization teaches health lessons at a local elementary school and for one week, iGEM was allowed to teach the lesson. The iGEM team, taught students that bacteria play an important role in our everyday life. Specifically, we taught the second graders about how bacteria help with digestion and they can be used to clean the air. We concluded the lesson by showing the student how to properly wash their hands using a dye that turns bacteria florescent under the Ultra-Violet Light.

Left: students using blacklight to see fluorescent bacteria on their hands. Right: iGEMer, Hirel Patel, showing students proper hand-washing techniques

Presenting our Project at the Bioenergy Systems Research Institute (BSRI) Annual Retreat

The University of Georgia's Bioenergy Systems Research Institute (BSRI) hosts an annual retreat where they allow students to present relevant research in the realm of "harnessing biology for a new economy," as well as invite speakers from around the state to discuss bioenergy in terms of Georgia's economy. This was our teams second year participating in their conference.

Shipment of Geraniol Synthase with iGEM Nagahama

The University of Nagahama iGEM’s team requested parts from our team. After we received their request after the team we determined the best way to send the desired part. It was interesting to learn to communicate with this team due a difference in language. We also provided them with much needed guidance on who to ensure proper use of parts, how to amplify the gene and clone it into E. coli Additional information on the processes used to determine how to ship the objects can be found on the safety section.