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<p><b>Team </b></br>
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<p><b>We accomplished many things this summer... </b></br>
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Formed the team! 3 engineers, 2 biologists, 1 business and 1 industrial design, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, and 4 seniors, 6 females and 1 male</br>
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Obtained a <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/uro/SURG/">SURG grant</a>  </br>
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<li>Formed and registered the <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Bios">team</a>. <ul>
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Modeling collaboration with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Pitt">Pitt iGEM</a> </br>
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<li>Obtained a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/uro/SURG/"> (SURG)</a></li></ul>
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Made a <a href="https://twitter.com/cmuigem">CMU iGEM Twitter</a> </br>
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<li>Submitted 35 parts to the Registry<ul>   
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<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Meetups/September_Carnegie_Mellon">iGEM Meetup</a> (September 6) </br></br>
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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>
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<li>Validated a new photosensitizer and improved another</li>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p><b>We collaborated extensively:</b></br>
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<li>Participated in the iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/InterLab">Interlab</a> Study </li>
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<li>Worked with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Pitt">Pitt iGEM</a> Team on modeling</li>
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<li>Made a <a href="https://twitter.com/cmuigem">CMU iGEM Twitter</a> </li>
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<li>Had a really great <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Meetups/September_Carnegie_Mellon">iGEM Meetup</a> (September 6) </li>
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<li>Worked with Ivy Tech to improve the DNA Extraction Kit</li></ul></br>
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<p><b>We spent lots of time with our community. </b></br>
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<li>Reached 531 students, ages 10-18, total of 243 hours and 32 teachers</li>
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<li>Created Beyond the Bench[mark], an international iGEM initiative for improving scientific literacy
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<li>Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers through <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cnast/outreach-dnazone/">DNAzone</a></li>
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<li>Tested <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/SynBio">SynBio kits</a> for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature with students</li>
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<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>
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<li><a href="http://www.environmentalcharterschool.org/">Environmental Charter School</a> Outreach (June 11)</li>
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<li><a href="http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/diversity-sams">SAMS</a> (July 3)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu/">TechBio</a> and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/bio/hhmi/sri/">SRI</a> presentation at CMU (July 11)</li>
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<li>Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.pittscienceoutreach.com/content/sciencepalooza-2014">Sciencepalooza</a> (July 31)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1">Pittsburgh Public School</a> Professional Development (August 20)</li>
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<li>Interviews with <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Experts">experts</a></li>
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<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>
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<li>Investigated microfluidic chamber design, production and implementation</li></br>
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<b>Biology and Engineering </b> </br>
 
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Submitted X parts to the Registry</br>
 
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Participated in the iGEM Interlab Study</br>
 
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Evaluated signal/noise of blue, green, yellow, orange and red fluorescent proteins in two bacterial strains</br>
 
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Killer Red Improvements, codon optimized and monomeric</br>
 
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Constructed an improved LED photobleaching device</br>
 
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Designed, cloned and tested an intein based biosensor for detecting estrogenic activity</br>
 
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Microfluidics chamber design, production and implementation</br>
 
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Meeting with Dr. Vanbriesen (July 2)</br>
 
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Meeting with Dr. Gregory (July 17)</br></br>
 
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<b>Synthetic Biology Outreach</b></br>
 
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Reached X students, ages X-X, total of XX hours and XX teachers</br>
 
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Kits for DNA Extraction and Creature Feature</br>
 
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Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers</br>
 
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Tested the kits with students</br>
 
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CMU <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 (April 24)</a></br>
 
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Environmental Charter School Outreach (June 11)</br>
 
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SAMS (July 3)</br>
 
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Sciencepalooza (July 31)</br>
 
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Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)</br>
 
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Pittsburgh Public School Professional Development (August 20)</br></br>
 
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<b>Awareness</b></br>
 
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TechBio and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)</br>
 
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SRI presentation at CMU (July 11)</br>
 
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Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)</br>
 
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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:


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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