Welcome to iGEM 2007!
iGEM Goals Use genetic parts to design and build engineered machines Use freely shared, standardized, well-documented parts called biobricks
The iGEM Team 7-10 students • Teaching Fellows Faculty advisors Debra Auguste - DEAS George Church - Genetics, HMS Jagesh Shah - Systems Biology, HMS William Shih - Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, HMS Pam Silver - Systems Biology, HMS Alain Viel - MCB Tamara Brenner - Life Sciences Education • Teaching Fellows Nick Guido Mike Strong Harris Wang Bill Senapedis
iGEM History 2003 and 2004 - MIT IAP Project 2004 - 5 teams 2005 - 13 teams (3 countries) 2006 - 37 teams (14 countries) 2007 - ???
iGEM Team Requirements Post regular updates about project on iGEM wiki Freely share all materials created during the competition Make a presentation at the Jamboree Have fun
2007 Schedule for Harvard Team Planning meetings: March - May Project implementation: June - August Lab opens for iGEM: June 11 Official start date: June 18 Weekly group meetings Jamboree: November
Jamboree Usually first weekend in November Oral and poster presentations Prizes for: Grand Prize, runners up Best Part, Best Device, Best System Best Poster, Best Presentation Best Documentation Best Measurement and Part Characterization Best Cooperation and Collaboration Best Real World Application