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<p>It is very simple to describe … “Work, Learn and have Fun” is our motto. This represents quite well our crazy team. Since the beginning we are creating a great atmosphere between us. Our agenda is full of IGEM activities!! Road trip to Wageningen for the IGEM Benelux meeting, team working each week to meet us and share about the project, presentation of our adventure during a conference, etc…  Though we come from various faculties, we see skills differences as a real added value and all of us have something to say around the table. Responsibilities have been allocated according to our expertise and preferences but jokes duty is exclusively for Marine.</p>
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<p>Our aim is to design a biobadge detecting excessive UV exposure and therefore warn us to seek sun protection should it become necessary. This badge would work as a capsule holding E. coli cells, changing colours as the UV intensity increases. Therefore, we investigated two approaches using photocaged tyrosine (o-nitrobenzyl tyrosine). In both cases, UV-rays will release the tyrosine and enhance a reporter signal. (1) Starting with a tyrosine auxotroph E. coli strain, a reporter RFP will be synthetized once tyrosine is liberated from its cage. (2) Using a photocaged peptide and a specific transcription factor called ComR, we also aim at UV-controlling the expression of the reporter gene. The capsule would also work as a safe and reliable containment, destroying the engineered microorganisms once the biobadge is discarded.</p>
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<p>Patrice Soumillon is teaching biochemistry and enzymology at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium. He is a specialist in the functioning and evolution of enzymes. His research team is part of the group of biochemistry, biophysics and genetics of microorganisms at the Life Sciences Institute. Thanks to his help and expertise, he follows us all along our scientific adventure and he gives us valuable advice.</p>
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<p>Charles Hachez is teaching at the science faculty of the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve; Belgium. He is specifically interested in the molecular genetic structure ruling the development of glandular trichomes tractable in the leaf epidermis of Nicotiana tabacum. He will accompany our team during the Giant Jamboree in Boston.</p>
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<p>Bernard Hallet is also a teacher at the science faculty of the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He conducts researches about the molecular system that mediate specialised DNA rearrangements in bacteria. As the other teachers, he was an important actor of our project. Thanks to his support and knowledge, we are succeeding to develop BactaSun.</p>
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iGEM UCLouvain Team iGEM UCLouvain Team

TEAM
100% of WORK&FUN
about us
Work, Learn and Have Fun!
about us

we are awesome

It is very simple to describe … “Work, Learn and have Fun” is our motto. This represents quite well our crazy team. Since the beginning we are creating a great atmosphere between us. Our agenda is full of IGEM activities!! Road trip to Wageningen for the IGEM Benelux meeting, team working each week to meet us and share about the project, presentation of our adventure during a conference, etc… Though we come from various faculties, we see skills differences as a real added value and all of us have something to say around the table. Responsibilities have been allocated according to our expertise and preferences but jokes duty is exclusively for Marine.

So, we do not need to say a lot but only: “It is a great experience with great people”.

what we do

solar biobadges

Our aim is to design a biobadge detecting excessive UV exposure and therefore warn us to seek sun protection should it become necessary. This badge would work as a capsule holding E. coli cells, changing colours as the UV intensity increases. Therefore, we investigated two approaches using photocaged tyrosine (o-nitrobenzyl tyrosine). In both cases, UV-rays will release the tyrosine and enhance a reporter signal. (1) Starting with a tyrosine auxotroph E. coli strain, a reporter RFP will be synthetized once tyrosine is liberated from its cage. (2) Using a photocaged peptide and a specific transcription factor called ComR, we also aim at UV-controlling the expression of the reporter gene. The capsule would also work as a safe and reliable containment, destroying the engineered microorganisms once the biobadge is discarded.

the dream team

Because every project needs a great team!

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Alexandre Jolly
Bio-engineering student
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Benjamin Ledoux
Bio-engineering student
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Caroline de Pret
Business engineering student
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Guillaume Cerckel
Bio-engineering student
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Marine Lefèvre
Bio-engineering student
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Olivier Suys
Bio-engineering student
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Pierre Van Meerbeeck
Bio-engineering student
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Roxane Scleusner
Bio-engineering student
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Thomas Reginster
Bio-engineering student
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Cyril Maréchal
Civil engineering student

On top of that, we are all studying at the Université catholique de Louvain.

learn more
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    Patrice Soumillon is teaching biochemistry and enzymology at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium. He is a specialist in the functioning and evolution of enzymes. His research team is part of the group of biochemistry, biophysics and genetics of microorganisms at the Life Sciences Institute. Thanks to his help and expertise, he follows us all along our scientific adventure and he gives us valuable advice.

    Patrice Soumillon
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    Charles Hachez is teaching at the science faculty of the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve; Belgium. He is specifically interested in the molecular genetic structure ruling the development of glandular trichomes tractable in the leaf epidermis of Nicotiana tabacum. He will accompany our team during the Giant Jamboree in Boston.

    Charles Hachez
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    Bernard Hallet is also a teacher at the science faculty of the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He conducts researches about the molecular system that mediate specialised DNA rearrangements in bacteria. As the other teachers, he was an important actor of our project. Thanks to his support and knowledge, we are succeeding to develop BactaSun.

    Bernard Hallet
you think we're cool? so are our sponsors!
  • UCL
  • Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles
  • Fondation Louvain
  • Imperial College
  • Agilent Technologies
  • AGL
  • ISV
  • UCL faculté des Sciences