We intend to develop a fast screening technique for invasive fungi, such as Aspergillus Spp. and Candida Spp. The idea is to tag invasive fungal cells with a special peptide marker. By further modifying this protein marker with a signal molecule, the resulting construct has applications in both diagnostics and therapeutics.

Follow our steps and see how our wetlab and drylab subteams operated each day of the last 7 months during which time the respective groups worked earnestly on establishing the principles of our project.

Our team consists of 12 ambitious and dedicated master students of the Georg-August University of Göttingen. Our intention is to make a significant contribution to the emerging field of synthetic biology. We enjoy the quest for answers and are supporting each other to the fullest in order to accomplish our objectives!

Please click here for more information on our project; here you can find the literature relevant to our project, including the booklet for fundraising, the slides of our presentations, our progress reports, posters and flyers which we did as part of the human practice segment. Spread the word on synthetic biology and let us expand this ever-growing community!