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Revision as of 19:56, 15 October 2014
SeaDNA
Create cell “factories” that mass-produce a biopolymer that is found naturally in the slime of the hagfish. The exciting properties of this biopolymer indicate that it will have many potential applications in the food, medical devices, and textile industries.
Sponsors
Acknowledgments
- Noreen Casey and Jenny Duane, Technical staff in the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork. - Provided training in biochemistry and molecular biology techniques throughout the summer.
- Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, CA 90731, USA - Procuring and providing us with natural hagfish slime.
- Dr. Patrick Harrison, Dept of Physiology, University College Cork - Advice on SeeDNA project.
- Dr. Justin McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork - Advice on fundraising (among other things)
- Dr. Maryanne Donovan and Dr. Tanya Mulcahy - Assistance and advice with shooting a video pitch. .
- Prof. David Sheehan, Head of School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork. - Generous provision of lab space and technical support, as well as help with raising funds.
- Dr. Douglas Fudge, Dept of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada - For sharing unpublished data on attempts to produce hagfish intermediate filament genes in bacteria. Also for publishing many studies on which we have based our SeaDNA project.
- Daniel James, Genetics program, University College Cork. - Optimization experiments for SeeDNA.
- Professor Mick Morris and Doctor Eoin Flynn, Materials Department University College Cork. - Advice on polymerization of components and production of IF threads, membranes and meshes.
- Jacob Schiach, Bill Liao plus all the mentors and other teams participants in the inaugural Synbioaxlr8r program at University College Cork. - Business advice and mentorship, plus some choice euphemisms.
- Patrick Breen and Brendan O’Leary - For helping us make the videos needed to get funding and recording our business plan.
- Mary Heapes, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork. - Photography
