Team project engineering organisms to do amazing things: International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
Team project engineering organisms to do amazing things: International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
Research Group Activity
| Bioengineering, Engineering biology and biotechnology |
Project Description
| Synthetic biology is a new science at the interface of engineering and biology. Teams from across the sciences come together to engineer organisms which perform useful functions; this could be bacteria that sense and destroy tumour cells, new yeasts which produce drugs instead of alcohol or environmental bacteria which can degrade oil spills. Check out Synthetic Biology Explained (https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=rD5uNAMbDaQ) for a 5 minute intro! iGEM is an international competition where teams of undergraduates come together to carry out their own synthetic biology project. Recent Warwick teams have developed new methods for detecting bowel cancer, engineered bacteria to fight fat in city sewers and produced a living 3D printing system! We need students from across the Faculty of Science to bring your ideas and expertise to this year’s project which will culminate in you presenting your work at the Giant Jamboree (held in Paris, France)! Read more about iGEM at https://igem.org/Main_Page. Check out this year⠙s competition videos at https://video.igem.org/a/igem2022_teams/video-channels. Check out this year’s project by Team Warwick, including two students form Engineering, 4 biologists and an economist, at https://2022.igem.wiki/warwick/. This year’s team won a gold medal and were nominated for the Best Environmental Project Prize! |
Student Level
Open to undergraduate students
Location
This project requires attendance at a lab or office on campus.
Skills you can learn from this project
| Students will gain experience of working in multi-disciplinary team; experience of experimental biological lab work and mathematical modelling skills; and have opportunities to develop software or hardware. Students will also gain experience of public engagement enabling them to hone their presentation and scientific communication skills. |
Required Skills
| Students should ideally have either have a experimental training or understanding of dynamic mathematical modelling. Introductory biological knowledge (e.g. A-level biology, or undergrad intro course) would be useful. Please also note due to external rules set by the competition organisers and co-funders, the following rules apply: (1) students need to be aged 24 or younger on March 31, 2023, (2) students cannot be finalists (3rd year students registered on an MEng course are eligible but not those registered on a BEng course) and (3) we cannot accept post-graduate students. |
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