Team:Carnegie Mellon/Achievements

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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)
  • Sciencepalooza (July 31)
  • Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)
  • Pittsburgh Public School Professional Development (August 20)
  • TechBio and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)

  • SRI presentation at CMU (July 11)

  • Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)

  • TechBio and SysBio presentation with Pitt iGEM (July 11)
  • SRI presentation at CMU (July 11)
  • Science Scavenger Hunt (July 18)
  • We also worked on microfluidics chamber design, production and implementation
    We met with Dr. Vanbriesen (July 2) and Dr. Gregory (July 17)

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