IGEM:MIT/2008

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 Resources

Interested in learning more about iGEM 2008? Explore below for an example of what's possible.

For more info on this year's iGEM please see 2008.igem.org.

Many more valuable links and helpful tidbits are available at the iGEM Resources page

For visitors

 * Read more about engineering biology.
 * 20.020: MIT's introduction to bioengineering design

Internal links

 * Team Notebook

Protocols

 * General Cloning Protocol
 * DNA Ligations
 * Top10 chem competent cell transformation
 * DNA sequencing
 * PCR
 * Running DNA Gels
 * Restriction Digests
 * Preparing Antibiotic Stocks
 * DNA sequencing

Good Lab Citizenship

 * Go over the Do's and Dont's of Good Lab Citizenship

Wiki editing resources

 * Simple wiki editing examples
 * How to edit a page (extended - wikipedia)
 * Help with images (wikipedia)
 * Help with tables (wikipedia)


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 Information

Want to help out the iGEM team?

 * iGEM at MIT is partly supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program and faculty including Drew Endy and Tom Knight.
 * We guarantee UROP funding for undergrads. We need help to continue supporting undergrads, paying registration fees, and supplying lab reagents, contact Tom Knight to help out!
 * Read more about our team on our fundraising notebook.

Want to join the iGEM team?

 * Graduate students interested in advising the team should email grads [AT] igem.mit.edu
 * Undergraduate students should get in touch during IAP or Spring of 2009!

Schedule

 * April 10 - UROP funding deadline
 * April 18 - iGEM registration opens
 * May 3 - Teachers Workshop, MIT, USA
 * May 9 - Registration closes
 * June 9 - Summer term, lab work begins
 * June 15 - Team rosters due
 * July 1 - Registration fee due
 * August 1 - Team project descriptions due
 * August 19 - Summer term ends
 * September 1 - Final team roster due
 * October 1 - Jamboree attendance fees due
 * October 15 - Project Summary form due
 * October 29 - Project and part documentation due
 * October 29 - BioBrick Part DNA received by the Registry
 * November 8-9 - iGEM competition Jamboree, MIT, USA

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Brainstorming

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Meeting Logistics

 * Room Reservations
 * Gradvisor "On Duty" Shifts
 * Technical Overseers


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 People

The MIT iGEM team consists of six undergraduate students working full-time during summer 2008 on engineering a biological system. In addition, we have a number of graduate student and faculty advisers.

Picture of MIT iGEM 2008 (coming soon!)

Students

 * Prarthna Desai
 * Derek Ju
 * John Kucharczyk
 * Asad Moten
 * Sara Mouradian
 * Allin Resposo
 * Andrew Ang

Grad Advisors

 * Robbie Barbero
 * Scott Carlson
 * Brian Cook
 * Rachel Hillmer
 * Lav Varshney
 * Laure-Anne Ventouras
 * Chia-Yung Wu
 * Vikramaditya Yadav
 * Felix Moser
 * Jyoti Goda
 * Woo Chung

Faculty Advisors

 * Tom Knight
 * Drew Endy

Email grads: grads [AT] igem.mit.edu

Email undergrads: team [AT] igem.mit.edu

alternative address: igem2008-all [AT] mit.edu


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