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<center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">2017 Team and Project</center></h2></font> | <center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">2017 Team and Project</center></h2></font> | ||
| − | Team recruitment was started in the | + | Team recruitment was started in the month of February and bi-weekly meetings were held in March to |
flesh out the 2017 project idea. By the end of March, we had decided to continue working on the project | flesh out the 2017 project idea. By the end of March, we had decided to continue working on the project | ||
from the previous year: Cloning the cellulose degradation pathway into E. coli for efficient conversion of | from the previous year: Cloning the cellulose degradation pathway into E. coli for efficient conversion of | ||
| − | wood waste to glucose, then ethanol by yeast.</br> | + | wood waste to glucose, then production of ethanol by yeast.</br> |
iGEM elections for team leads were held in April. We elected the president and 5 team leads: Wet Lab, | iGEM elections for team leads were held in April. We elected the president and 5 team leads: Wet Lab, | ||
Dry Lab, Web Design, Fundraising and Human Practices. Our team was 24 undergraduate students at the | Dry Lab, Web Design, Fundraising and Human Practices. Our team was 24 undergraduate students at the | ||
beginning of April. Over the course of April and May we developed our project, and the goals we wanted | beginning of April. Over the course of April and May we developed our project, and the goals we wanted | ||
to complete before the Jamboree.</br> | to complete before the Jamboree.</br> | ||
| − | Starting in June we began mining through the metagenomic library for enzymes to synthesize and sent | + | Starting in June we began mining through the synthetic metagenomic library for enzymes to synthesize and sent |
in our first synthesis order. In June we also started building the metagenomic cosmid library which | in our first synthesis order. In June we also started building the metagenomic cosmid library which | ||
continued with much troubleshooting until the end of October. Cloning began immediately after our | continued with much troubleshooting until the end of October. Cloning began immediately after our | ||
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In June we also started contacting people for our science communication project, we wanted to ensure | In June we also started contacting people for our science communication project, we wanted to ensure | ||
that our science project would be understood by the most people possible, especially in the era of fake | that our science project would be understood by the most people possible, especially in the era of fake | ||
| − | news. Human practices finished all | + | news. Human practices finished all interviews by early October. Our project was developed by |
undergraduate students at Dalhousie University with the help of the following people.</br></br> | undergraduate students at Dalhousie University with the help of the following people.</br></br> | ||
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Dr. Jason Leblanc for giving us access to his PFGE rig and offering instruction and supervision during our | Dr. Jason Leblanc for giving us access to his PFGE rig and offering instruction and supervision during our | ||
first attempt</br> | first attempt</br> | ||
| − | Members of the team that worked on this were Mackenzie Thornbury with the help of Bess | + | Members of the team that worked on this were Mackenzie Thornbury with the help of Bess Pearson, Matt Curry, and Nicholas Boudreau. </br></br> |
<font color= "#C1D35D">Cloning and Assay Development</font></br> | <font color= "#C1D35D">Cloning and Assay Development</font></br> | ||
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Emma Finlayson-Trick for general cloning tips and laboratory supervision</br> | Emma Finlayson-Trick for general cloning tips and laboratory supervision</br> | ||
Landon Getz for general cloning tips and laboratory super vision</br> | Landon Getz for general cloning tips and laboratory super vision</br> | ||
| + | Hallam Lab (UBC) for providing substrates and guidance for the enzymatic fluorophore assay.</br> | ||
Members of the team that worked on this were Jacob Sicheri, Mariam El-Aghil, Caroline Guinard, David Mahoney, Matt Curry, Nicholas Boudreau, and Mackenzie Thornbury. </br></br> | Members of the team that worked on this were Jacob Sicheri, Mariam El-Aghil, Caroline Guinard, David Mahoney, Matt Curry, Nicholas Boudreau, and Mackenzie Thornbury. </br></br> | ||
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Dr. Morgan Langille and Dr. Andre Comeau of the Integrated Microbiome Resource at Dalhousie | Dr. Morgan Langille and Dr. Andre Comeau of the Integrated Microbiome Resource at Dalhousie | ||
University for the free metagenomic sequencing of the porcupine. Drs. Langille and Comeau were on- | University for the free metagenomic sequencing of the porcupine. Drs. Langille and Comeau were on- | ||
| − | hand | + | hand whenever we needed analysis support or help.</br> |
Landon Getz for writing the pipeline we used to pull out novel cellulose-degrading enzymes from the | Landon Getz for writing the pipeline we used to pull out novel cellulose-degrading enzymes from the | ||
metagenomic sequencing</br> | metagenomic sequencing</br> | ||
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<font color= "#C1D35D">Outreach:</font></br> | <font color= "#C1D35D">Outreach:</font></br> | ||
| − | Jennifer Baechler from Shad Valley for allowing us to teach a DNA extraction workshop</br> | + | Jennifer Baechler from Shad Valley for allowing us to teach a DNA extraction workshop.</br> |
| − | Abbey Martin from Dalhousie SuperNova Camps for including us in their programming</br> | + | Abbey Martin from Dalhousie SuperNova Camps for including us in their programming.</br> |
Paul Briggs and Heidi MacKinnon for giving us access to the Biochemistry teaching labs for Shad Valley | Paul Briggs and Heidi MacKinnon for giving us access to the Biochemistry teaching labs for Shad Valley | ||
| − | and SuperNova workshops</br> | + | and SuperNova workshops.</br> |
Ryan Jameson and Steve Thurbide from the Discovery Centre for giving us the opportunity to provide | Ryan Jameson and Steve Thurbide from the Discovery Centre for giving us the opportunity to provide | ||
| − | outreach in their Innovation Lab | + | outreach in their Innovation Lab.</br> |
| − | + | ||
The Dalhousie Microbiology and Immunology Department for letting us use their space at Dalhousie | The Dalhousie Microbiology and Immunology Department for letting us use their space at Dalhousie | ||
| − | Open House to spread the word of iGEM to prospective Dalhousie Students</br></br> | + | Open House to spread the word of iGEM to prospective Dalhousie Students.</br></br> |
<font color= "#C1D35D">Integrated:</font></br> | <font color= "#C1D35D">Integrated:</font></br> | ||
David Lloyd of FREDsense for agreeing to an interview and giving us priceless advice for improving our | David Lloyd of FREDsense for agreeing to an interview and giving us priceless advice for improving our | ||
| − | iGEM team</br> | + | iGEM team.</br> |
Dr. Eddy Rubin for agreeing to interview and giving us insight to the future metagenomics and DNA | Dr. Eddy Rubin for agreeing to interview and giving us insight to the future metagenomics and DNA | ||
| − | sequencing technology</br> | + | sequencing technology.</br> |
| − | Port Hawkesbury Paper for agreeing to interview and giving us insight to the pulp and paper industry | + | Port Hawkesbury Paper for agreeing to interview and giving us insight to the pulp and paper industry. |
Scott Doncaster and Grant MacKenzie of BioVectra for inviting us to the factory and showing us around.</br> | Scott Doncaster and Grant MacKenzie of BioVectra for inviting us to the factory and showing us around.</br> | ||
</br> | </br> | ||
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<font color= "#C1D35D">Science Communication:</font></br> | <font color= "#C1D35D">Science Communication:</font></br> | ||
| − | Bob MacDonald of Quirks and Quarks for agreeing to an interview on Science Communication</br> | + | Bob MacDonald of Quirks and Quarks for agreeing to an interview on Science Communication.</br> |
Science Sam (Samantha Yammine) of University of Toronto for agreeing to interview and giving her | Science Sam (Samantha Yammine) of University of Toronto for agreeing to interview and giving her | ||
opinions on how science communication can become better in this age of fake news.</br> | opinions on how science communication can become better in this age of fake news.</br> | ||
| − | Dan Faulk for agreeing to an interview and giving us insight on his take on science communication</br> | + | Dan Faulk for agreeing to an interview and giving us insight on his take on science communication.</br> |
Dr. Catherine Reeves for agreeing to interview and giving her professional opinion on science | Dr. Catherine Reeves for agreeing to interview and giving her professional opinion on science | ||
communication.</br> | communication.</br> | ||
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<center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Fundraising Support</center></h2></font> | <center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Fundraising Support</center></h2></font> | ||
| − | Dalhousie University Office of Advancement for helping us create a successful crowdfunding campaign</br> | + | Dalhousie University Office of Advancement for helping us create a successful crowdfunding campaign.</br> |
Molly Marcott for being the fundraising lead and using her experience in management to bring | Molly Marcott for being the fundraising lead and using her experience in management to bring | ||
fundraising to new heights.</br> | fundraising to new heights.</br> | ||
| − | Dr. Craig McCormick for using his many connections and knowledge of fundraising to mentor us</br></br> | + | Dr. Craig McCormick for using his many connections and knowledge of fundraising to mentor us.</br></br> |
<center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Web Design Support</center></h2></font> | <center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Web Design Support</center></h2></font> | ||
| − | Landon Getz for hosting workshops on web design and providing help whenever we got stuck</br> | + | Landon Getz for hosting workshops on web design and providing help whenever we got stuck.</br> |
Jacob Nearing for his mentorship on web design.</br> | Jacob Nearing for his mentorship on web design.</br> | ||
Serena Drouillard for her tireless efforts on making and coding the website. | Serena Drouillard for her tireless efforts on making and coding the website. | ||
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<center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Business Support</center></h2></font> | <center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">Business Support</center></h2></font> | ||
| − | Dr. Craig McCormick for keeping tracks of books</br> | + | Dr. Craig McCormick for keeping tracks of books.</br> |
Drs. Craig McCormick, David Anderson and Andrew Makrigiannis for signing off on a special purposes | Drs. Craig McCormick, David Anderson and Andrew Makrigiannis for signing off on a special purposes | ||
| − | account for Dalhousie iGEM</br> | + | account for Dalhousie iGEM.</br> |
The Industry Liaison and Innovation office at Dalhousie University for providing us with industry | The Industry Liaison and Innovation office at Dalhousie University for providing us with industry | ||
| − | contacts, helping us apply to the Springboard Grant and providing advice on intellectual property | + | contacts, helping us apply to the Springboard Grant and providing advice on intellectual property. |
Charmine Gaudet and Kristin Tweel of Genome Atlantic for putting us in connection with local biotech | Charmine Gaudet and Kristin Tweel of Genome Atlantic for putting us in connection with local biotech | ||
companies and writing a blog about our team to get our name out there!</br></br> | companies and writing a blog about our team to get our name out there!</br></br> | ||
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<center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">General Acknowledgments</center></h2></font> | <center><h2><font color= "#C1D35D">General Acknowledgments</center></h2></font> | ||
| − | Logo Designs by Abdullah Al-Khaledi</br> | + | Logo Designs by Abdullah Al-Khaledi.</br> |
Wiki: Main facilitator is Serena Drouillard who put in a heroic amount of work to make our Wiki | Wiki: Main facilitator is Serena Drouillard who put in a heroic amount of work to make our Wiki | ||
aesthetically pleasing and functional</br> | aesthetically pleasing and functional</br> | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 31 October 2017
Attributions
We had an incredibly successful year which wouldn’t have been possible without the support of so many
dedicated people. We would like to take the chance to thank these people here for all of their help. It
really means a lot to us.
2017 Team and Project
Faculty Support of the Project
Wet Lab Support
Dry Lab Support
Human Practices and Outreach Support
Fundraising Support
Web Design Support
Business Support
General Acknowledgments
