WashU iGEM

07/20/2018

We've ordered our essential DNA! Look out for our upcoming posts on human practices work at home and abroad :)

iGEM is an international competition in genetic engineering, where teams work to solve problems using synthetic biology. WashU iGEM's 2018 team is using genetic engineering to make a low-cost, easy-to-use detector for the spores of stem rust fungus, a plant disease that affects many kinds of food...

06/13/2018

One of our team members this year "just really likes making puns" and we thought we'd share our exasperation with you.

06/04/2018

Do you want to help us fund our research this year? Please consider donating to our GoFundMe here:

iGEM is an international competition in genetic engineering, where teams work to solve problems using synthetic biology. WashU iGEM's 2018 team is using genetic engineering to make a low-cost, easy-to-use detector for the spores of stem rust fungus, a plant disease that affects many kinds of food...

01/17/2018

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS TO APPLY TO WASHU'S PREMIER BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING TEAM (that we know of)!!!!!!!!!

To entice you to apply, here's some of the rave reviews that last year's gold medal-winning project received:

"Their experiments were guided by a simple and elegant phenomenological model that was parameterized with laboratory data and useful to guide future experiments."
-Judge 1

"The UV light box is a hardware project that can be easily used by many iGEM teams in the future to accomplish mutagenic libraries of a variety of organisms. Kudos on selecting a project that will impact teams for years to come."
-Judge 3

"I learned you guys are in St. Louis!"
-Judge 2

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iGEM is an international competition in which hundreds of teams from all over the world conduct original research projects in which they use synthetic biology to solve problems. Through iGEM, you will work with a team of WashU students to design and conduct an original research project over the course of the spring, summer, and fall of 2018. You then get to present your research at the iGEM Giant Jamboree in October, in which all of the teams (from all over the world!!!!) come together to talk about their projects, win awards, and have fun! Last year, our team's project won a gold medal and was also nominated for two of the biggest awards in the competition.

No prior research experience is necessary!

For more information, visit iGEM.org or email us at [email protected]

Application (due Friday, 1/19 at 5:00 PM): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnUtnPG2JjV2rUVzdBEKgBo8GlekNUwU/view?usp=sharing

Last Year's Project:
http://2017.igem.org/Team:WashU_StLouis

01/10/2018

Looking for an exciting and unique research opportunity to take part in this summer? Well the search is over! The WashU iGEM team is looking for students interested in taking part in research over the summer and competing in an international synthetic biology competition next fall!

What will you be researching you ask? Well that's up to you! Being a part of the iGEM team will allow you to develop your own project and see it through from initial brainstorming to final presentation at the international iGEM conference!

Interested? Apply to the 2018 WashU iGEM team today!

If you have questions, comments, concerns, or biology-related memes, feel free to reach out to us via our page or by emailing us at [email protected]!

Application (due 1/19 at 5 PM):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnUtnPG2JjV2rUVzdBEKgBo8GlekNUwU/view

More about the iGEM competition:
igem.org

The 2017 project:
http://2017.igem.org/Team:WashU_StLouis

01/04/2018

Happy New Years from the WashU iGEM team! Our resolution this year is to stop accidentally dropping pipet tips into the elution buffer and then dropping more tips in when we try to fish them out. We hope your resolution is to apply to the 2018 iGEM team!!!

p.s. please enjoy this collage of some of our greatest moments from 2017

12/27/2017

Is your new year's resolution going to be to get involved in an awesome and unique research opportunity in which you will compete in a biological engineering competition and present your original research project at an international conference?
..That's what we thought. Take the first step towards fulfilling your 2018 resolution by applying to the WashU iGEM team!

If you have questions, comments, concerns, or biology-related memes, feel free to reach out to us via our page or by emailing us at [email protected]!

Application (due 1/19 at 5 PM):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnUtnPG2JjV2rUVzdBEKgBo8GlekNUwU/view?usp=sharing

More about the iGEM competition:
igem.org

The 2017 project:
http://2017.igem.org/Team:WashU_StLouis

12/13/2017

Are you looking for a fun and festive* way to put off studying for your finals? Are you a freshman, sophomore, or junior looking to get involved in an incredible research program? Do you have a deep love for synthetic biology and/or engineering and/or Twitter?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions--wow, have we got the application for you! Apply to the 2018 iGEM team today!

Download the application here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnUtnPG2JjV2rUVzdBEKgBo8GlekNUwU/view?usp=sharing

Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected] by 5 PM on Friday, January 19th!

Happy Holidays!

Love,
The 2017 iGEM Team

*disclaimer: the application is not, in fact, particularly festive. or festive at all. we lied. sorry.

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iGEM is an international competition in which hundreds of teams from all over the world conduct original research projects in which they use synthetic biology to solve problems. Through iGEM, you will work with a team of WashU students to design and conduct an original research project over the course of the spring, summer, and fall of 2018. You then get to present your research at the iGEM Giant Jamboree in October, in which all of the teams (from all over the world!!!!) come together to talk about their projects, win awards, and have fun!!! This year, our team's project won a gold medal and was also nominated for two of the biggest awards in the competition.

You can check out last year’s project at http://2017.igem.org/Team:WashU_StLouis

For more information on iGEM, visit igem.org or email us at [email protected]

11/17/2017

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2018 IGEM TEAM ARE HERE!

If you're interested in conducting an original research project as a part of an international biological engineering competition, iGEM is the team for you!

To find out more about what iGEM can be for you, you can attend one of our info sessions. They will be held in Mallinckrodt 305 on 11/27 and 11/28 from 7-8 PM.

Application at http://tinyurl.com/ApplyToiGEM

Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!

11/13/2017

The 2017 WashU iGEM team is thrilled to announce that we were one of the 10 out of 75 US teams to win a gold medal in this year's competition! Additionally, we were nominated for the Best Hardware prize and were one of only five undergraduate teams to be nominated for Best Environmental Project, which is the largest track in the competition! We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped out our team, whether it was by donating to our GoFundMe, giving us feedback on our project, or just by putting up with us when we were really stressed out. An extra-special thanks to our incredible mentor, Dr. Janie Brennan, and our lab mom, Eugene Kim--we literally couldn't have done any of this without you.

11/13/2017