IGEM:The Citadel/Notebook/15 April 2010

The Meeting on April 15th, 2010

Homework For the Meeting

 * Continue looking at iGEM projects
 * Look at the Oil Sands Initiative page on the iGEM website
 * Come up with brilliant and interesting iGEM projects

On the Agenda

 * Get John and Edelson registered on OWW -- FAIL (Must be done on April 20th)
 * Teach wiki operation to everyone -- DONE (partially)
 * Start mindmapping -- DONE
 * Decide on favorite iGEM research fields -- DONE (but really delayed until April 20th)
 * Break into research field groups for the weekend -- DONE
 * Talk about recruitment. Do we want any more?  Less? -- FAIL (but John mentioned a new iGEMer)
 * Goal: 10 undergrad, 2 grad; talk to CofC, MUSC, Trident, highs (Porter Gaud, Bishop England, Academic Magnate, Wando, St. Joe's), Chem. and EE Depts.
 * Explain team commitments and expectations to everyone

Meeting Notes
Check out these two sites for a list of interesting ideas.

Most-wanted Parts in Synthetic Biology

iGEM Idea Exchange (Has links for the engineerable P. patens moss)

Things to Do

 * Arrange meeting with Dr. Rosenblum and Dean Groetsch to go talk with Foundation -- DONE (partially - I'm still waiting for the details)
 * Talk to Dr. Zanin about the hurdles of kids in labs -- DONE
 * Look for sponsorship
 * Jonh's Biotech in FL
 * Connections to Fischer Scientific (Dr. R mentioned this)
 * The Provost talked about an alum in Seattle who had set up an bioinformatics startup.
 * Oil Sands Initiative
 * Local biotech (e.g. Genphar)