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<li><a href="http://www.environmentalcharterschool.org/">Environmental Charter School</a> Outreach (June 11)</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://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> | <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><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>Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)</li> | ||
| - | + | <li><a href="http://www.pittscienceoutreach.com/content/sciencepalooza-2014">Sciencepalooza</a> (July 31)</li> | |
| - | We met with <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cee/people/faculty/vanbriesen.html">Dr. Vanbriesen</a> (July 2) | + | <li><a href="http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1">Pittsburgh Public School</a> Professional Development (August 20)</li> |
| - | and <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cee/people/faculty/gregory.html">Dr. Gregory</a> (July 17)</br></br> | + | <li>We met with water experts <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cee/people/faculty/vanbriesen.html">Dr. Vanbriesen</a> (July 2) |
| + | and <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cee/people/faculty/gregory.html">Dr. Gregory</a> (July 17)</li> | ||
| + | <li>We also worked on microfluidics chamber design, production and implementation</li></br> | ||
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<b>Awareness</b></br> | <b>Awareness</b></br> | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 18 October 2014
We accomplished many things this summer...
- Formed and registered the team.
- 3 engineers, 2 biologists, 1 business and 1 industrial design
- 2 sophomores, 1 junior, and 4 seniors
- 6 females and 1 male
- Obtained a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant SURG
- Submitted 35 parts to the Registry
- Documented a new photosensitizers, estrogen sensor 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
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
- Designed synthetic biology kits for lending to middle school teachers through DNAzone
- Tested 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)
- We met with water experts Dr. Vanbriesen (July 2) and Dr. Gregory (July 17)
- We also worked on microfluidics chamber design, production and implementation Awareness
