Team:Duke/Collaborations

Collaborations

Through our project this year, we had many wonderful opportunities to work with other iGEM teams. These teams included UW Seattle, Oxford, East Chapel Hill High School, Gaston Day School, and many more. One of our major collaborations was with Gaston Day School where we helped give guidance to a high school team. In other collaborations, we made a YouTube Channel where other teams were guest speakers. While all of these were important we also wanted to make sure that we gave back the iGEM community at large; so we created a Reddit Page where all iGEMers can discuss ideas with each other and specifically talk about ideas that can be deemed controversial or taboo by the general public. Click on each of the links to learn more about each of our different Collaboration Projects!

Gaston Day School

For the second year in a row our iGEM team has worked with the Gaston Day School. This year, we continued our mentorship role that we began last year and attempted to help the high school team with troubleshooting protocols, providing fresh lines of cells, and thinking about how to test their project. Click the link above to see pictures and learn more about the specifics of this collaboration.

Mini Convention

In August, our team joined East Chapel Hill High School and Gaston Day School at the Southeastern Mini iGEM Convention! There we worked on a collaboration project but we also got to know many of the members from each of the schools. One of our members also spoke at the Convention about synthetic biology ethics. Click the link above for pictures and to learn more about our time at the convention.

Reddit Forum

Content: Overview about how we created the reddit page.

Mosquito Curriculum

Content: Overview about how we created the mosquito curriculum and did it in conjunction with Gaston Day School and East Chapel Hill High School.

YouTube Channel

Content: Overview about how we created the mosquito curriculum and did it in conjunction with Gaston Day School and East Chapel Hill High School.