Northwestern
One of the first teams we reached out to was Northwestern. The two teams exchanged project information and provided each other initial feedback. It was the first step in the direction towards collaboration with teams!
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One of the first teams we reached out to was Northwestern. The two teams exchanged project information and provided each other initial feedback. It was the first step in the direction towards collaboration with teams!
For our team, the Wiki proved the most challenging aspect of the required iGEM components due to our lack of computer experts. Fortunately for us, London's Imperial Team came to the rescue. The Brits guided us on various Wiki components and even offered their old website code for us to dissect and examine in order to implement on our website. We're extremely grateful and hope to meet them in Boston to express our thanks!
The London School of Boys' iGEM Team was also very beneficial in Wiki help. Adam Jones assisted Annie with many questions regarding the Wiki and went above and beyond to help us with coding.
Wilbert from the Singapore University team was extremely helpful, assisting us with any number of iGEM components and technicalities. He enthusiastically gave us pointers about the Jamboree as well as the iGEM “Do’s and Don’ts”. Because this is the students' first year participating in the iGEM competition, Wilbert meticulously explained some of the more obscure steps to achieve medal criteria and even offered to guide us in the modeling portion of the project. Wilbert graciously helped the Lab Pats with the Modelling component of their project involving the substitution of various Ribosomal Binding Sites. The students still speak fondly of Wilbert and hope to meet him at the Jamboree in November.
The U.S. Army and Marine were two of the teams that we have contacted. Our team held a long Skype discussion concerning the iGem process and goals, as well as the Interlab, Wiki details, and activities at the Jamboree. The US Navy team advised us to complete the Interlab carefully and to use the already provided Excel spreadsheet. On our side, we offered to help the US Army team with troubleshooting their project. After the video conference, we were able to finish the Interlab swiftly with few hiccups.