Collaboration with NTHU-Taiwan

Collaboration Emphasis: Human Practices and Dry Lab work

NTHU iGEM team’s detection method for EDCs in water is a different aspect of addressing water contamination. In the collaboration between the Taiwan and American team, we were able to help each other survey Americans' opinions and knowledge on EDCs as well as Taiwanese' knowledge on bacteriophages and their opinion in regard to E. coli contamination. With their help on designing our 3-D model system, we were able to use one of the software programs that they suggested and design a 3-D model of our water test kit. We improved each other’s projects based on these collaboration experiences and it was a pleasure to work with them!

Response: Combined Detection

WLC-Milwaukee iGEM aims to detect E.coli in water while our team’s goal is to detect the EDCs in water. Because we both focus on water quality, we’ve planned to achieve a multiple detection integration that has the ability to detect various pollutants and contaminants, just like a Swiss Knife that has many functions! However, it would be very difficult for them to build detecting equipment and a 3-D model because of a lack of an engineering expert in their team. Fortunately, both of our teams focused on quantifiers, so it would be more convenient to transfer our technique. For the 3-D modeling, we had gone through the software composition and made our own model. Based on experience, we could also assist them with learning the original model construction method.

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Asia Pacific Conference

Host team: NCTU_Formosa

Participating teams: NTHU_Taiwan, TCFSH_Taiwan, NCHU, CSMU_NCHU¬_Taiwan, NCKU_Tainan, CCU_Taiwan, CGU_Taiwan, NYMU_Taipei, TAS_Taipei, Mingdao, SJTU_Software, Shanghaitech, USTC, USTC_Software, BNU_China, SCUT_FSE_CHINA, NAU_CHINA, Fudan_China, HUST_China, XMU_China, Kyoto, WLC-Milwaukee.

During the conference, the participating teams gave and exchanged ideas during the poster and the presentation section. We improved each other’s projects based on their suggestions. It was especially valuable to be able to collaborate and also get to know iGEMers in different regions of the world. We were able to exchange issues that each team faced in designing their projects, as well as help them resolve these issues.

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