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The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition
What is iGEM all about? Learn more [http://icampus.mit.edu/projects/iGem.shtml here].
iGEM 2006 Registration is still open!
We are still accepting registration for this summer's competition. It's not too late to assemble a team. This year, iGEM has an ambassador program to make it easier than ever for schools to get up to speed. If your or your institution would like to participate, please check out the information below, then email the organizers at iGEM@mit.edu.
Schools Participating in iGEM 2006
EU Financial Support for European schools in 2006 and 2007 - Deadline March 20
Upcoming Events
[http://pbd.lbl.gov/sbconf/ Synthetic Biology 2.0], May 20-22, 2006, University of California, Berkeley
The Second International Conference on Synthetic Biology (SB2.0) will take place on May 20-22, 2006, at the University of California, Berkeley. The conference will bring together a diverse group of participants from a variety of disciplines, including some of the world’s leaders in biological engineering, biochemistry, quantitative biology, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, bioethics, policy and governance, and the biotech industry.
[http://pbd.lbl.gov/sbconf/agenda.php SB 2.0 Agenda]
[http://pbd.lbl.gov/sbconf/register.php Registration]
Click here for past events.
iGEM 2005 Information
Participating Schools
| Berkeley [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Berkeley Parts] | Caltech [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Caltech Parts] [http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/synbio/wiki/index.php WIKI] |
| Cambridge [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Cambridge Parts] [http://www.ccbi.cam.ac.uk/iGEM2005/index.php/Main_Page WIKI] | Davidson [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Davidson Parts] |
| ETH Zurich [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_ETHZ Parts] | Harvard [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Harvard Parts] [http://karma.med.harvard.edu/wiki/iGEM_2005 WIKI] |
| [http://model.mit.edu/igem/index.php?title=People MIT] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_MIT Parts] [http://model.mit.edu/igem WIKI] | Oklahoma [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Oklamhoma Parts] |
| Penn State [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Penn_State Parts] | Princeton [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Princeton Parts] [http://ehukai.ee.princeton.edu/wi/index.php WIKI] |
| Toronto [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Toronto Parts] | UCSF [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_UCSF Parts] |
| UT Austin [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_UTAustin Parts] | [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Registry Registry Parts] |
iGEM 2005 Jamboree, November 5 & 6
During the first weekend of November, students and instructors from all of the schools in this year's competition met at MIT to present their projects and celebrate their accomplishments. Learn how Synthetic Biology is changing the teaching and engineering of biology.
[http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/htdocs/iGEM2005/ttt.cgi Teacher's Workshop] - May 15-15, 2005
- Parts, Devices, Systems & Engineering Theory
- Risks and Rewards
- Notes on Tom Knight's talk
- [http://web.mit.edu/endy/www/scraps/talks/iGEM/Silver.yeast.ppt Pam Silver's yeast powerpoint]
Miscellaneous
Possible Fun Groups
- Awards Panel
- Jamboree Planning
- Editorial Board
- Standards of Practice
- iGEM 2006 Planning
- Others (Publicity?)
Resources
Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
Funding
iGEM is an initiative of the MIT [http://icampus.mit.edu/ iCampus] program, which is funded by Microsoft Corp. iCampus sponsors faculty innovations in educational technology, helps incubate them through classroom use, and promotes their adoption, evaluation and continued evolution through worldwide multi-institutional cooperation.
