1. Welcome to iGEM 2007!

2. iGEM Goals Use genetic parts to design and build engineered machines
Use freely shared, standardized, well-documented parts called biobricks

3. 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

4. iGEM History 2003 and 2004 - MIT IAP Project 2004 - 5 teams
teams (3 countries)
teams (14 countries)
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5. 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

6. 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

7. 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