Duke 2006

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Duke iGEM Fellows 2006

All pre-graduate level students wishing to join the Duke iGEM Team must first apply and be accepted into the Duke iGEM Fellows Program. This program will require a commitment to brainstorming and preliminary research/training this spring, intensive research this summer (May 18-August 12), and participation in the 2006 iGEM jamboree at MIT in the fall.

Application

Current Duke undergraduate students are eligible to enter the Duke iGEM Fellows 2006 process by emailing igem2006@duke.edu with the following:

• Name
• NetID
• Year
• Major(s) and minor(s)
• C.V. (as .pdf or .doc attachment)
• Course/labwork undertaken that is applicable to iGEM.
• 300 words or less on what you hope to gain from a Duke iGEM experience.
• 300 words or less on what you hope to contribute to a Duke iGEM team (computational, experimental, etc.).
• External funding for which you plan to apply/have applied and when you expect a response.

Joining a team will depend on the number of applications received and commitment to the iGEM schedule. The organizers will begin contacting students from the applications received by mid-January 2006 with further information. Given the tentative schedule below, applications may be greatly improved by seeking out external funding support and accommodations for summer 2006.

Faculty, post-docs, and graduate students are highly encouraged to participate as advisers to the undergraduate teams and, should they desire, contribute independently through a "Free Style" category as well. Please contact the organizers below for further details.

Support

Duke iGEM may or may not directly provide student funding. However external support is available.

• Freshman are encouraged to apply to the [http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/resfel/ Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program] Deadline February 20
• Freshman and Sophomores are also encouraged to apply to the [http://webserv2.duhs.duke.edu/medschool/html/modules/som_sdt_affairs/index.php?id=4 Bouncer Foundation Summer Research Program] contact jdawson@duke.edu for an application. Deadline February 28.
• Underrepresented minority students are encouraged to apply to [http://www.duke.edu/web/srop/index.html Duke Summer Research Opportunity Program] Deadline March 1 and the [http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/mmuf/ Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program] Deadline March 3
• Sophomores and Juniors are encouraged to apply to the [http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/sscholar/ Howard Hughes Summer Scholars Program] Deadline March 3
• Freshman and Sophomores who have completed at least one biological science course are also encouraged to apply to the [http://www.genome.duke.edu/edexchange/programs/summerfellowships Duke IGSP Summer Fellowships in Genome Sciences and Policy] Deadline March 7
• Freshman Sophomore and Juniors are encouraged to apply for [http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/deansmr/index.html Dean's Summer Research Fellowship] Deadline March 8
• Students not receiving stipends from Duke iGEM or through external funding will be eligible for 2 credits independent study in BME (or relevant department). Please note that stipends and course credit are mutually exclusive.

Schedule

• • Spring 2006 - workshops, recruitment of teams, potential ideas brainstorming and training.
    
  • Summer 2006 - seminar series, project development, implementation, and an intra-Duke jamboree.
    
  • Fall 2006 - Duke teams at intercollegiate jamboree.

Summer Seminar Series

• [http://www.genome.duke.edu/people/faculty/cookdeegan Bob Cook-Deegan] May 31 at 4PM CIEMAS Auditorium
• [http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/crossman/ Colin Crossman] July 19 at 4PM CIEMAS Auditorium

Teams/Students and Contact Emails

• [http://www.pgct.org/iGEM/ Team PGCT]: Austen Heinz* austen.heinz@duke.edu, Mark Johnson* mark.e.johnson@duke.edu, Emmett Nicholas* emmett.nicholas@duke.edu, Keddy Chandran* keddy.chandran@duke.edu
• [http://team_TEAMNAME2_website Team TEAMNAME2]: STUDENT5 email_STUDENT5, STUDENT6 email_STUDENT6, STUDENT7 email_STUDENT7, STUDENT8 email_STUDENT8
• [http://team_TEAMNAME3_website Team TEAMNAME3]: STUDENT9 email_STUDENT9, STUDENT10 email_STUDENT10, STUDENT11 email_STUDENT11, STUDENT12 email_STUDENT12
• [http://team_TEAMNAME4_website Team TEAMNAME4]: STUDENT13 email_STUDENT13, STUDENT14 email_STUDENT14, STUDENT15 email_STUDENT15, STUDENT16 email_STUDENT16

*student coordinators

Faculty/Staff and Contact Emails

• [http://www.cs.duke.edu/~thl/ Thom LaBean] thomas.labean@duke.edu
• [http://www.bme.duke.edu/faculty/tian/index.php Jingdong Tian]** jtian@duke.edu
• [http://www.bme.duke.edu/faculty/you/index.php Lingchong You] you@duke.edu
• [http://www.bme.duke.edu/faculty/yuan/index.php Fan Yuan]** fyuan@duke.edu
• [http://www.duke.edu/~fr7 Faisal Reza]** faisal.reza@duke.edu

**organizers

Links

• [http://igem.bme.duke.edu/ Duke University iGEM wiki]
• [http://syntheticbiology.org/ syntheticbiology.org]
• [http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/archive.php?seriesid=1906978261 Get Inspired! webcasts on synthetic biology]
• [http://www7.nationalacademies.org/keck/LifeEgineeringPresentations.html Life Engineering Symposium]