UW's iGEM team will be sharing the results of their summer project* on Monday Oct 3. The annual iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machines) competition is an exciting venue for the growing field of synthetic biology. It brings together undergraduate students from science, engineering, and social sciences to engineer living systems to try to tackle some of the world's most pressing problems.
Presentation details:
When & where:
Next Monday @ 5 pm
Health Sciences Building, Room T-639
*Making diesel fuel and magnets in E. coli and engineering an enzyme to battle gluten intolerance.
UW has hosted an iGEM team since 2008. It's a lot of fun and a great learning experience for everyone involved. Last year's UW team won the award for "Best Health or Medicine Project" (see http://2010.igem.org/Team:Washington) among over 100 teams from all over the world!
See attached flyers for more details and feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Rob Egbert
P.S. We're always looking for more participation from undergrads as well as grad students who are interested in being team advisors.
