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− | <h3 class="major">Guest Speaker: Minako Abe, MD- Immunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
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− | <p>The IGEM team invited a local physician who specializes in using immunotherapy for treating cancer, specifically Colorectal Cancer. Her speech built our knowledge base and awareness to our members and ASIJ Biology classes.
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| <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/46/Relay_ASIJ.JPG" alt="" /></a> | | <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/46/Relay_ASIJ.JPG" alt="" /></a> |
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| <p>We discussed about our iGEM project to the Environmental Science department and Professor Fuse. As we introduced about our project, they taught us about their research on bioremediation. </p> | | <p>We discussed about our iGEM project to the Environmental Science department and Professor Fuse. As we introduced about our project, they taught us about their research on bioremediation. </p> |
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− | <a href="" class="image"><img src="https://2017.igem.org/File:Harajuku916.jpg" alt="" /></a> | + | <a href="http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/3/35/Tokyotech.JPG" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">Harajuku Flyers - September 16 | + | <h3 class="major">Tokyo Tech Meetup – September 23 |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>As the iGEM team spread awareness of the dangers of Colorectal Cancer in the ASIJ community, we also interacted with citizens of Tokyo by passing out brochures in Omotesando. The brochures address the statistics, diagnoses, treatments of colorectal cancer as well as the information of our project. We delivered the brochure, which we made both in Japanese and English, to local Japanese citizens and foreigners to promote awareness of the dangers of colorectal cancer. | + | <p>The iGEM visited Tokyo Tech University, another team competing in iGEM this year, to view each other’s progress and methods. Tokyo Tech University’s insightful feedback and helpful suggestions further enhanced our presentation. With a higher academic standing, Tokyo Tech taught us a lot with their presentation, making us contemplate about the similarities and differences in our methods. |
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| </article> | | </article> |
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− | <a href="" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> | + | <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/7/77/BTS_ASIJ.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">Ed Gilmartin’s Story - August 29 | + | <h3 class="major">ASIJ High School Back-to-School Night– September 26 |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>On August 29, 2017, the team talked with a current faculty of ASIJ, Mr. Ed Gilmartin, a survivor of colorectal cancer. He told us his story from finding out his diagnosis through his recovery to his status today. Hearing his story, we were very inspired to further our research since colorectal cancer is one of the most prominent cancers in Japan, especially being featured in younger people in their 30s and late 40s. Hearing about his pains and fears during his battle reminded us about the people behind the numbers. | + | <p>During Back-to-School Night 2017, the iGEM team stayed on campus during the night to present to parents and faculty members. Not only did we talk about our goal, project, and iGEM in general, but we also reminded viewers to get regular check-ups because the viewers were around the target age-group. |
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| </article> | | </article> |
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− | <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> | + | <a href="" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">Starting virtual pre-med club (for GOA)– September 12 | + | <h3 class="major">Carole Nickle’s Story–September 29 |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>ASIJ’s Pre-Medical Society Club and iGEM team collaborated with the Virtual Pre-Med Club members, who are from the Medical Problem Solving course of Global Online Academy (GOA). Through GOA, which is an online educational consortium of 24 schools around the world, we were able to work with schools in Singapore, Beijing, Mexico City, Amman, and across the US. During online meetings, the members had a chance to learn more about CRC by reading articles and solving case studies, and eventually spread awareness of the dangers of CRC at their schools with individual projects. Through this collaboration, we were able to promote CRC awareness from ASIJ to communities all over the globe. | + | <p>Ms. Carole Nickle is the Middle School Associate Principal at ASIJ who endured Stage 3 colorectal cancer less than a year ago. She talked about the process from noticing stool in her blood to having surgery to getting chemotherapy. She emphasized the misdiagnosis of colorectal cancer in adults of her age (late 20s to 30s) as having other conditions, such as internal hemorrhoid, swollen veins in the lowest part of one’s rectum and anus. She also mentioned how she learned from her doctors that people her age are often diagnosed as having Stage 4 cancer due to the lack of significant symptoms. These facts really resonated with our project’s goal in providing a better, easier means for diagnosis and inspired us to work harder to raise awareness to adults, especially those in their 30s and 40s. |
| </p> | | </p> |
| </article> | | </article> |
| <article> | | <article> |
− | <a href="http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/3/35/Tokyotech.JPG" alt="" /></a> | + | <a href="" class="image"><img src="images/pic05.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">Tokyo Tech Meetup – September 23 | + | <h3 class="major">Guest Speaker: Minako Abe, MD- Immunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>The iGEM visited Tokyo Tech University, another team competing in iGEM this year, to view each other’s progress and methods. Tokyo Tech University’s insightful feedback and helpful suggestions further enhanced our presentation. With a higher academic standing, Tokyo Tech taught us a lot with their presentation, making us contemplate about the similarities and differences in our methods. | + | <p>The IGEM team invited a local physician who specializes in using immunotherapy for treating cancer, specifically Colorectal Cancer. Her speech built our knowledge base and awareness to our members and ASIJ Biology classes. |
| </p> | | </p> |
| </article> | | </article> |
| <article> | | <article> |
− | <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/7/77/BTS_ASIJ.jpg" alt="" /></a> | + | <a href="" class="image"><img src="https://2017.igem.org/File:Harajuku916.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">ASIJ High School Back-to-School Night– September 26 | + | <h3 class="major">Harajuku Flyers - September 16 |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>During Back-to-School Night 2017, the iGEM team stayed on campus during the night to present to parents and faculty members. Not only did we talk about our goal, project, and iGEM in general, but we also reminded viewers to get regular check-ups because the viewers were around the target age-group. | + | <p>As the iGEM team spread awareness of the dangers of Colorectal Cancer in the ASIJ community, we also interacted with citizens of Tokyo by passing out brochures in Omotesando. The brochures address the statistics, diagnoses, treatments of colorectal cancer as well as the information of our project. We delivered the brochure, which we made both in Japanese and English, to local Japanese citizens and foreigners to promote awareness of the dangers of colorectal cancer. |
| </p> | | </p> |
| </article> | | </article> |
| <article> | | <article> |
| <a href="" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> | | <a href="" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
− | <h3 class="major">Carole Nickle’s Story–September 29 | + | <h3 class="major">Ed Gilmartin’s Story - August 29 |
| </h3> | | </h3> |
− | <p>Ms. Carole Nickle is the Middle School Associate Principal at ASIJ who endured Stage 3 colorectal cancer less than a year ago. She talked about the process from noticing stool in her blood to having surgery to getting chemotherapy. She emphasized the misdiagnosis of colorectal cancer in adults of her age (late 20s to 30s) as having other conditions, such as internal hemorrhoid, swollen veins in the lowest part of one’s rectum and anus. She also mentioned how she learned from her doctors that people her age are often diagnosed as having Stage 4 cancer due to the lack of significant symptoms. These facts really resonated with our project’s goal in providing a better, easier means for diagnosis and inspired us to work harder to raise awareness to adults, especially those in their 30s and 40s. | + | <p>On August 29, 2017, the team talked with a current faculty of ASIJ, Mr. Ed Gilmartin, a survivor of colorectal cancer. He told us his story from finding out his diagnosis through his recovery to his status today. Hearing his story, we were very inspired to further our research since colorectal cancer is one of the most prominent cancers in Japan, especially being featured in younger people in their 30s and late 40s. Hearing about his pains and fears during his battle reminded us about the people behind the numbers. |
| + | </p> |
| + | </article> |
| + | <article> |
| + | <a href="https://www.asij.ac.jp/calendar" class="image"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" /></a> |
| + | <h3 class="major">Starting virtual pre-med club (for GOA)– September 12 |
| + | </h3> |
| + | <p>ASIJ’s Pre-Medical Society Club and iGEM team collaborated with the Virtual Pre-Med Club members, who are from the Medical Problem Solving course of Global Online Academy (GOA). Through GOA, which is an online educational consortium of 24 schools around the world, we were able to work with schools in Singapore, Beijing, Mexico City, Amman, and across the US. During online meetings, the members had a chance to learn more about CRC by reading articles and solving case studies, and eventually spread awareness of the dangers of CRC at their schools with individual projects. Through this collaboration, we were able to promote CRC awareness from ASIJ to communities all over the globe. |
| </p> | | </p> |
| </article> | | </article> |