Team:NCTU Formosa/Achievement

Achievements

Successfully Resolving Insect Damage

Developed a new insect control system -Experimentally proved the effectiveness of the insect control system

Designed a new capturing device for application of our insect control system

 -Completed field testing of our newly made device with positive results

Constructed New BioBricks

 -Converted 9 PBAN sequences into standard BioBrick parts
 -Constructed 18 BioBrick assemblies for expression and visualization of the 9 PBANs

Computer Modeling

 -Quantified our PBAN expression
 -Optimized conditions to use our device in accordance to temperature

Human Practice Real application in industry

 -Organic farms are currently using our new system and loving it

Team Meetups

 -Held an international conference with 22 iGEM teams, over 150 people from China and Taiwan
 -Met up with Ming Daw High School iGEM team
 -Video conference with XiaMen University iGEM team

Promoting Eco-awareness and iGEM

 -Held a Biocamp for highschool students to attend
 -Participated in Green Farmers’ Market