Difference between revisions of "Team:KU Leuven"

Line 628: Line 628:
 
          <div class="el__text">HEKcite</div>
 
          <div class="el__text">HEKcite</div>
 
          <div class="container2">
 
          <div class="container2">
−
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">Inspired by the heart and its rhythm, our team sought to aid those of us who are in need of continuous drug monitoring. To achieve this goal we transformed ourselves into real dance instructors as we introduced a continuous rhythm in HEK cells. </p>
+
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">Inspired by the heart and its rhythm, our team sought to aid those who need continuous drug monitoring. To achieve this goal, we transformed ourselves into real dance instructors as we introduced a continuous rhythm in HEK cells. Our cells performed wonderfully so we are very proud to present you: HEKcite!</p>
 
          </div>
 
          </div>
 
            <div class="el__close-btn"></div>
 
            <div class="el__close-btn"></div>
Line 654: Line 654:
 
            <div class="container2">
 
            <div class="container2">
 
             
 
             
−
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">The story of our team starts with 4 bioscience engineers who were eager to expand their knowledge and learn vital practical skills. Almost 1 year later they were joined by 9 motivated students and so the Avengers… I mean the 2017 KULeuven iGEM team was formed. </p>
+
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">The story of our team starts with four bioscience engineering students who were eager to expand their knowledge and learn vital practical skills. Almost one year later they were joined by nine motivated students and so the final 2017 KULeuven iGEM team was formed. A vast amount of meetings were followed by the actual lab work in the summer, but hard work was always varied with fantastic teambuilding activities. Just by looking at the pictures below you are able to see the great camaraderie formed.</p>
−
         
+
                   
−
         
+
  
 
            </div>
 
            </div>
Line 682: Line 681:
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="container2">
 
            <div class="container2">
−
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">Located just 30 kilometers from Brussels lies the educational beating heart of Belgium, the city of Leuven. It is home to the KULeuven, one of the oldest universities in Europe. Allow us to tell you some fun facts about Leuven. <br>
+
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">Located just 30 kilometers from Brussels lies the educational beating heart of Belgium, the city of Leuven. It is home to the KULeuven, one of the oldest universities in Europe. Allow us to tell you some fun facts about Leuven.<br>
 
          <br>
 
          <br>
 
Fact number 1: Did you know that Leuven is famously home to the biggest bar in the world?  
 
Fact number 1: Did you know that Leuven is famously home to the biggest bar in the world?  
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
−
Fact number 2: Around 1/3rd of the population of Leuven is a student at the university or works there. During summer, the streets of Leuven do indeed look emptier.
+
Fact number 2: Around one third of the population of Leuven is a student at the university or works there. During summer, the streets of Leuven do indeed look emptier.
−
<br><br>
+
<br>
−
Fact number 3: Every year in oktober there is a major sport event where the different student fraternities battle it out on the racing track. The fraternity who ran the highest number of laps after 24 hours wins this prestigious competition.  
+
<br>
 +
Fact number 3: Every year in October there is a major sports event where the different student societies battle it out on the racing track. The society that ran the most of laps after 24 hours wins this prestigious competition.  
  
 
</p>
 
</p>
Line 713: Line 713:
 
          <div class="el__bg"></div>
 
          <div class="el__bg"></div>
 
          <div class="el__preview-cont">
 
          <div class="el__preview-cont">
−
            <h2 class="el__heading"><font color="white">Human Practices</font></h2>
+
            <h2 class="el__heading"><font color="white">Education</font></h2>
 
          </div>
 
          </div>
 
          <div class="el__content">
 
          <div class="el__content">
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="container2">
 
            <div class="container2">
−
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute; text-align:justify;"><b>Silver</b>:<br>
+
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute; text-align:justify;">Developing a card game that teaches you more about the immune system and its enemies, teaching children and young adults about biology and the importance of synthetic biology, doing fun experiments with children attending the children’s university event... Our team did all this and more to make sure that we left a positive impact on the next generation.</p>
−
Learn more about how our team sought to put ourselves in the lives of the patients we try to help. You will learn about the stories of organ transplant patients as well as epilepsy patients and how their stories gave us conformation that our project is indeed valuable. The ethical aspect of our project is described as well. 
+
−
<br>
+
−
<br>
+
−
<b>Gold:</b><br>
+
−
Learn more about how our team improved the project by talking to specialists. Their years of experience and opinions pushed us to adapt our project to match these critical insights. You will learn more about these specialists and their background.
+
−
<br><br>
+
−
<b>Education:</b><br>
+
−
Learn more about how our team devoted substantial effort in teaching students from elementary schools and high schools about biology. With adapted programs for both groups we tried to enrich the scientific knowledge of these young students while showing them the beauty of synthetic biology.
+
−
<br><br>
+
−
<b>Public engagement:</b><br>
+
−
Learn more about how our team reached out to the general public as well as other iGEM teams. You will learn about our blog in the scientific magazine EOS, the European practice jamboree and much more.
+
−
</p>
+
 
          </div>
 
          </div>
 
         
 
         
Line 757: Line 745:
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="el__text"></div>
 
            <div class="container2">
 
            <div class="container2">
−
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">You can reach our team through our Facebook page (Insert FB page) . So send us some love, or if you have any questions feel free to ask them there!
+
          <p style="color:white;font-size:25px; font-family:arial; position:absolute;text-align:justify">You can reach our team through our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KULeuveniGEM/">Facebook</a>  page or via igem2017@kuleuven.be. So, send us some love, or if you have any questions feel free to ask them there!
 
          </p>
 
          </p>
 
          </div>
 
          </div>

Revision as of 18:59, 31 October 2017

Project

HEKcite

Inspired by the heart and its rhythm, our team sought to aid those who need continuous drug monitoring. To achieve this goal, we transformed ourselves into real dance instructors as we introduced a continuous rhythm in HEK cells. Our cells performed wonderfully so we are very proud to present you: HEKcite!

1
1

Team

The story of our team starts with four bioscience engineering students who were eager to expand their knowledge and learn vital practical skills. Almost one year later they were joined by nine motivated students and so the final 2017 KULeuven iGEM team was formed. A vast amount of meetings were followed by the actual lab work in the summer, but hard work was always varied with fantastic teambuilding activities. Just by looking at the pictures below you are able to see the great camaraderie formed.

2
2

KU LEUVEN

Located just 30 kilometers from Brussels lies the educational beating heart of Belgium, the city of Leuven. It is home to the KULeuven, one of the oldest universities in Europe. Allow us to tell you some fun facts about Leuven.

Fact number 1: Did you know that Leuven is famously home to the biggest bar in the world?

Fact number 2: Around one third of the population of Leuven is a student at the university or works there. During summer, the streets of Leuven do indeed look emptier.

Fact number 3: Every year in October there is a major sports event where the different student societies battle it out on the racing track. The society that ran the most of laps after 24 hours wins this prestigious competition.

3
3

Education

Developing a card game that teaches you more about the immune system and its enemies, teaching children and young adults about biology and the importance of synthetic biology, doing fun experiments with children attending the children’s university event... Our team did all this and more to make sure that we left a positive impact on the next generation.

4
4

Contact

You can reach our team through our Facebook page or via igem2017@kuleuven.be. So, send us some love, or if you have any questions feel free to ask them there!

5
5