Team:Lethbridge/outreach

From 2014.igem.org


Outreach

Collaboration with 2014 iGEM Teams

This year, we collaborated with three iGEM teams and aided in development of the policy and practices aspect of their projects. We helped iGEM Warwick 2014 by giving insight into the public opinion on synthetic biology and how it affects society. In addition, we collaborated with iGEM Macquarie 2014 by participating in their "So you think you can synthesize" competition where each week their members would host an online Q and A about synthetic biology and contestants would move on in the competition based on the quality of their answer. We also aided iGEM Valencia 2014 by giving feedback on the intellectual and industrial property in the frame of synthetic biology.


Public Outreach: University of Lethbridge Synthetic Biology Mural

In order to spread awareness about synthetic biology at the University of Lethbridge, the iGEM team painted a mural in one of the main tunnel passageways. This tunnel experiences high student traffic and serves as a conversation starter about synthetic biology. The mural was mostly designed by one of the team’s supervisors, Will Smith. We have received a lot of positive feedback about our mural from the University of Lethbridge community, and we hope our mural will inspire others to pursue synthetic biology for years to come.

Public Outreach: 4th Annual Brick by Brick Charity Dinner and Silent Auction

Our iGEM team is hosting the 4th annual Brick by Brick event aimed at giving back to the community that has supported us throughout the iGEM season. Brick by Brick is a silent auction and charity dinner that will be held on November 15, 2014 at the James Foster Penny building in Lethbridge, AB. All proceeds will be donated to 5th on 5th Youth Services, a local non-profit organization that has been in the news recently due to a funding crisis.

5th on 5th Youth Services is a non-profit organization that offers a variety of programs free of charge to youths aged 15 to 30. 5th on 5th is one of Southern Alberta’s most prominent organizations in aiding youth to become productive members of the community. In general, they support youth in the areas of academic, career, and social development as well as gaining employment. You can visit their website http://youth.ab.ca/ to learn more about the services that 5th on 5th Youth Services provides and their funding crisis.

Tickets for Brick by Brick are $50 or $350 for a table of 8. Tickets for the event can be obtained or any donations can be made by contacting the Lethbridge iGEM team at uleth.igem@gmail.com or 5th on 5th Youth Services at info@youth.ab.ca.


We thank you for your support,


Lethbridge iGEM Team


Team members' art pieces that we will be auctioning off at the 4th Annual Brick by Brick

Cerebral Connection 1, by Aubrey Demchuk

Cerebral Connection 2, by Aubrey Demchuk

denaturingDNA, by another and AW Smith


Cloud Seeding with Fluorescent Bacteria For Family Day Festivities, by AW Smith

Colonies, by AW Smith

prolongingLifeWith SyntheticBiology, by another and AW Smith


Endoplasmic Reticulum, by AW Smith

New Species Squid Flower Through BioEngineering, by AW Smith

DNAswimming Through Questions, by Anonymous iGEMer


GFP Neurons, by Billy Cowitz

Impulse, by Dennis Bettenson

Neural Highway, by Dennis Bettensen


sunEnergy, by Dustin Smith

plantSynth, by Dustin Smith

The Snowman, by Graeme Glaister


Bacterial Factories, by Harland Brandon

dnA, by Kelsey O'Brien

neuralCoulees, by Kelsey O'Brien


neuralGarden, by Kelsey O'Brien

sublineSignals, by Kelsey O'Brien

rainbowAutumnLeaves, by Kelsey O'Brien


Limitless Potential, by Scott Wong

Dna, by Rachael Chan

Clockwork Organism, by Rhys Hakstol


Parasite, by Suneet Kharey

Wanderers, by Zak Stinson

Base Pairs, by Chris Isaac


Revolution, by Chris Isaac

Escape Pod, by Chris Isaac

Thinking On, by Chris Isaac


bioContainer, by Chris Isaac

Flask, by Isaac Ward and others

Mushroom Forest, by Graeme Glaister

Puzzles 1, by Suneet Kharey

Puzzles 2, by Suneet Kharey