Team:Linkoping Sweden/Human Practice/Collaboration

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<p>From the 25<sup>th</sup> to the 27<sup>th</sup> July 2014 three Swedish university iGEM teams (Linköping, Uppsala, and Chalmers) gathered at Linköping University for a joint Meet-Up which was initiated and planned by the LiU iGEM 2014 Team. The teams officially presented their projects for each other and participated in an Ethics and Collaboration Workshop. The workshop was divided into three parts:</p>
<p>From the 25<sup>th</sup> to the 27<sup>th</sup> July 2014 three Swedish university iGEM teams (Linköping, Uppsala, and Chalmers) gathered at Linköping University for a joint Meet-Up which was initiated and planned by the LiU iGEM 2014 Team. The teams officially presented their projects for each other and participated in an Ethics and Collaboration Workshop. The workshop was divided into three parts:</p>
<ul><li>A discussion about Collaboration and how the current Swedish iGEM Teams can jointly create a support network to aid in the establishment of new Swedish iGEM teams</li>
<ul><li>A discussion about Collaboration and how the current Swedish iGEM Teams can jointly create a support network to aid in the establishment of new Swedish iGEM teams</li>
<li>A discussion about what direction the field of Synthetic Biology will take in the next 10 and 20 years, and how to foster an interest for Synthetic Biology amongst young people and the general public</li>
<li>A discussion about what direction the field of Synthetic Biology will take in the next 10 and 20 years, and how to foster an interest for Synthetic Biology amongst young people and the general public</li>
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<li>A discussion about the more problematic sides of Synthetic Biology, namely accidental release into the environment, patenting of synthetic organisms, and how these issues should be approached</li></ul>
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<p>The Meet-Up Weekend was deemed successful and all participating teams look forward to many years of future collaboration! The Ethics Discussion was summarized by LiU iGEM 2014 and is available to read in the PDF below.</p>
<p>The Meet-Up Weekend was deemed successful and all participating teams look forward to many years of future collaboration! The Ethics Discussion was summarized by LiU iGEM 2014 and is available to read in the PDF below.</p>
<a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/a/a9/Linkoping_Sweden_ETHICS_COLLABORATION_WORKSHOP.pdf">Get the full PDF</a>
<a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/a/a9/Linkoping_Sweden_ETHICS_COLLABORATION_WORKSHOP.pdf">Get the full PDF</a>
<p>We were also contacted by Manchester University’s iGEM 2014 team for collaboration, which we gladly accepted! Our team filled out a survey relating to obesity which helped Manchester’s team to proceed with their project.</p>
<p>We were also contacted by Manchester University’s iGEM 2014 team for collaboration, which we gladly accepted! Our team filled out a survey relating to obesity which helped Manchester’s team to proceed with their project.</p>
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<p>Furthermore, two of our team members traveled to Uppsala to present our project and the iGEM competition to Thermo-Fischer Scientific's employees in the form of an open seminar. Anyone interested was allowed to attend, and the seminar room was packed with curious Thermo-Fischer Scientific employees. We got wonderfully positive feedback and it was great fun to spread information about iGEM and our project. Sigma-Aldrich had two representatives travel to our University where we held a joint-seminar for the Chemistry Institution about iGEM, our project, and an exciting new technique within Synthetic Biology that Sigma-Aldrich has developed. Great exchange of knowledge for all!</p>
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<p>Finally, it was very important for us to spread knowledge about Synthetic Biology and the possibilities within this area of research to a younger generation. Therefore we teamed up with our University and joined other researchers at our "Popular Science Week" hosted here in Linköping. High School students are invited to attend this week of presentations to get a better understanding about different science subjects. Naturally LiU iGEM 2014 was there to inspire young and bright minds to continue down the path of science!</p>
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 17 October 2014

Collaborations

From the 25th to the 27th July 2014 three Swedish university iGEM teams (Linköping, Uppsala, and Chalmers) gathered at Linköping University for a joint Meet-Up which was initiated and planned by the LiU iGEM 2014 Team. The teams officially presented their projects for each other and participated in an Ethics and Collaboration Workshop. The workshop was divided into three parts:

  • A discussion about Collaboration and how the current Swedish iGEM Teams can jointly create a support network to aid in the establishment of new Swedish iGEM teams
  • A discussion about what direction the field of Synthetic Biology will take in the next 10 and 20 years, and how to foster an interest for Synthetic Biology amongst young people and the general public
  • A discussion about the more problematic sides of Synthetic Biology, namely accidental release into the environment, patenting of synthetic organisms, and how these issues should be approached.

The Meet-Up Weekend was deemed successful and all participating teams look forward to many years of future collaboration! The Ethics Discussion was summarized by LiU iGEM 2014 and is available to read in the PDF below.

Get the full PDF

We were also contacted by Manchester University’s iGEM 2014 team for collaboration, which we gladly accepted! Our team filled out a survey relating to obesity which helped Manchester’s team to proceed with their project.

Linköping University
581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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