Team:Carnegie Mellon/Achievements

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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

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                      <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Project_Description">Project Description</a></li>
                      <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Our_Sensor">Our Sensor</a></li>
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                      <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Achievements">Achievements</a></li>
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+                     <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Gallery">Gallery</a></li>
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                       <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Sensor">Sensor</a></li>
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                      <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Superoxide">Superoxide Generator Improvement</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/InterLab">Interlab Study</a></li>
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-<h2>Bronze</h2>
 <br>
-<p>Present a poster and a talk at the iGEM Jamboree. <br><br>
+<p><b>We accomplished many things this summer... </b></br>
-The description of each project must clearly attribute work done by the students and distinguish it from work done by others, including host labs, advisors, instructors, sponsors, professional website designers, artists, and commercial services. Please see the iGEM 2011 Imperial College Acknowledgements page for an example.<br><br>
+<ul "list-style-type:disc">
+<li>Formed and registered the <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Bios">team</a>. <ul>
-Document at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device used in your project/central to your project and submit this part to the iGEM Registry (submissions must adhere to the iGEM Registry guidelines). Please note you must submit this new part to the iGEM Parts Registry. Please see the Registry help page on adding new parts. A new application and/or outstanding documentation (quantitative data showing the Part’s/ Device’s function) of a previously existing BioBrick part also counts. Please see the Registry help page on how to document your contributions. To fulfill this criteria, you will also need to submit the part with its original part name to the Registry, following the submission guidelines.</p>
+<li>Obtained a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/uro/SURG/">  (SURG)</a></li></ul>
+<li>Submitted 35 parts to the Registry<ul>
-<br><h2>Silver</h2>
+<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>
-<p>In addition to the Bronze Medal requirements, the following 4 goals must be achieved:<br>
+<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>
-Experimentally validate that at least one new BioBrick Part or Device of your own design and construction works as expected.
+<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>
-<br><br>Document the characterization of this part in the “Main Page” section of that Part’s/Device’s Registry entry.
+<ul "list-style-type:disc">
+<li>Participated in the iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/InterLab">Interlab</a> Study </li>
-<br><br>Submit this new part to the iGEM Parts Registry (submissions must adhere to the iGEM Registry guidelines).
+<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>
-<br><br>iGEM projects involve important questions beyond the bench, for example relating to (but not limited to) ethics, sustainability, social justice, safety, security, or intellectual property rights. Articulate at least one question encountered by your team, and describe how your team considered the(se) question(s) within your project. Include attributions to all experts and stakeholders consulted.</p>
+<li>Had a really great <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Meetups/September_Carnegie_Mellon">iGEM Meetup</a> (September 6) </li>
+<li>Worked with Ivy Tech to improve the DNA Extraction Kit</li></ul></br>
-<br><h2>Gold</h2>
+<p><b>We spent lots of time with our community. </b></br>
+<ul "list-style-type:disc">
-<p>In addition to the Bronze and Silver Medal requirements, any one or more of the following:
+<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>Tested <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/SynBio">SynBio kits</a> for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature with students</li>
+<li>Children of CMU Faculty and Staff at <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/staff-council/news-archive/2013-2014-news/news-todsw-2014.html">Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day</a> (April 24)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.environmentalcharterschool.org/">Environmental Charter School</a> Outreach (June 11)</li>
+<li><a href="http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/diversity-sams">SAMS</a> (July 3)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu/">TechBio</a> and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/bio/hhmi/sri/">SRI</a> presentation at CMU (July 11)</li>
+<li>Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.pittscienceoutreach.com/content/sciencepalooza-2014">Sciencepalooza</a> (July 31)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1">Pittsburgh Public School</a> Professional Development (August 20)</li>
+<li>Interviews with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Experts">experts</a></li>
+<li>Considered <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Ethics">ethics</a> and <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Policies">policies</a></li>
+<li>Investigated microfluidic chamber design, production and implementation</li></br>
+</br>
-<br><br>Improve the function OR characterization of an existing BioBrick Part or Device (created by another team or your own institution in a previous year), enter this information in the Registry. Please see the Registry help page on how to document a contribution to an existing part.
-<br><br>The growth of the Registry depends on having a broad base of reliable parts. This is why the improvement of an existing part is just as important as the creation and documentation of a new part. An "improvement" is anything that improves the functionality and ease-of-use of a part, so that it is more likely to be used by the community. "Characterization" is a measurement of a functional parameter of a part, preferably in absolute units, that can precisely and repeatably be performed in other labs.
-<br><br>Help any registered iGEM team from another school or institution by, for example, characterizing a part, debugging a construct, or modeling or simulating their system.
-iGEM projects involve important questions beyond the bench, for example relating to (but not limited to) ethics, sustainability, social justice, safety, security, or intellectual property rights. Describe an approach that your team used to address at least one of these questions. Evaluate your approach, including whether it allowed you to answer your question(s), how it influenced the team’s scientific project, and how it might be adapted for others to use (within and beyond iGEM). We encourage thoughtful and creative approaches, and those that draw on past Policy & Practice (formerly Human Practices) activities.</p>