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.