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<li>Documented new <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Superoxide">photosensitizers</a>, an estrogen <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Sensor"> biosensor</a> and a robust T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system</li> | <li>Documented new <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Superoxide">photosensitizers</a>, an estrogen <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Sensor"> biosensor</a> and a robust T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system</li> | ||
<li>Validated a new photosensitizer and improved another</li> | <li>Validated a new photosensitizer and improved another</li> | ||
| - | <li>Improved the characterization of <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Protein">fluorescent proteins</a> and a T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system</li></ul></ul></br> | + | <li>Improved the characterization of <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Protein">fluorescent proteins</a> and a T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system</li></ul> |
| + | <li>Modeled our <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/SensorModel">sensor</a> and the influence of estrogen on a <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Fish">fish</a> population</ul></br> | ||
<p><b>We collaborated extensively:</b></br> | <p><b>We collaborated extensively:</b></br> | ||
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| - | <li>Participated in the iGEM Interlab Study </li> | + | <li>Participated in the iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/InterLab">Interlab</a> Study </li> |
<li>Worked with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Pitt">Pitt iGEM</a> Team on modeling</li> | <li>Worked with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Pitt">Pitt iGEM</a> Team on modeling</li> | ||
<li>Made a <a href="https://twitter.com/cmuigem">CMU iGEM Twitter</a> </li> | <li>Made a <a href="https://twitter.com/cmuigem">CMU iGEM Twitter</a> </li> | ||
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<li>Reached 531 students, ages 10-18, total of 243 hours and 32 teachers</li> | <li>Reached 531 students, ages 10-18, total of 243 hours and 32 teachers</li> | ||
| + | <li>Created Beyond the Bench[mark], an international iGEM initiative for improving scientific literacy | ||
<li>Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers through <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cnast/outreach-dnazone/">DNAzone</a></li> | <li>Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers through <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cnast/outreach-dnazone/">DNAzone</a></li> | ||
<li>Tested <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/SynBio">SynBio kits</a> for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature with students</li> | <li>Tested <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/SynBio">SynBio kits</a> for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature with students</li> | ||
Latest revision as of 03:52, 18 October 2014
We accomplished many things this summer...
- Formed and registered the team.
- Obtained a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG)
- Submitted 35 parts to the Registry
- Documented new photosensitizers, an estrogen biosensor and a robust T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system
- Validated a new photosensitizer and improved another
- Improved the characterization of fluorescent proteins and a T7 RNA Polymerase reporter system
- Modeled our sensor and the influence of estrogen on a fish population
We collaborated extensively:
- Participated in the iGEM Interlab Study
- Worked with Pitt iGEM Team on modeling
- Made a CMU iGEM Twitter
- Had a really great iGEM Meetup (September 6)
- Worked with Ivy Tech to improve the DNA Extraction Kit
We spent lots of time with our community.
- Reached 531 students, ages 10-18, total of 243 hours and 32 teachers
- Created Beyond the Bench[mark], an international iGEM initiative for improving scientific literacy
- Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers through DNAzone
- Tested SynBio kits for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature with students
- Children of CMU Faculty and Staff at Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day (April 24)
- Environmental Charter School Outreach (June 11)
- SAMS (July 3)
- TechBio and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)
- SRI presentation at CMU (July 11)
- Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)
- Sciencepalooza (July 31)
- Pittsburgh Public School Professional Development (August 20)
- Interviews with experts
- Considered ethics and policies
- Investigated microfluidic chamber design, production and implementation
