Team:DeNovocastrians/Collaborations
University of Edinburgh (Scotland) Check out their project here!
We were honored to collaborate with Edinburgh University working on making a wiki-how manual.The aim of the collaborative manual was to provide best practices, guidelines, standards and useful tips for future and current iGEM team and "iGEMers" working on biosensors that detect micro/macro molecules, design detection systems and/or create test kits.
During this collaboration, we were in open dialogue about the challenges within laboratory settings, product development, public perception of synthetic biology and more.
We contributed to the manual by highlighting the challenges we have experienced in the Lab during our project. We provided information and useful sources that would benefit future teams conducting research within synthetic biology that we would like to have known before embarking on our project. We provided information for the positive benefits on the environment and public health that genetically-modified organisms can have, and, provided examples of scenarios where it is needed.
We informed on legislation, guidlines and biosecurity requirements when working with a GMO, which can therefore inform the public of the safety of these tools and help to ensure the safety requirements are met.
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) Check out their project here!
Thank you to The Delft University of Technology for allowing us to participate in a video collaboration (by creating a short project introduction) showcasing the amazing synthetic biology work being conducted by iGEM teams all around the world!
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peru) Check out their project here!
Thank you to Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia for allowing us to showcase how our iGEM project and others around the world are contributing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by The United Nations. The collaboration was created in order to raise awareness about the importance of scientific approaches to achieve sustainable development. We made a small info-graphic (as part of a whole presentation) of our project showcasing how our project is aiming to meet SDGs. This movement began to raise awareness concerning the need for scientific research to keep thriving as a society, particularly in developing countries.
University of New South Wales (Australia) Check out their project here!
Thank you to The University of New South Wales for providing us with a plasmid backbone biobrick, and to Zeeshan Siddiqui for providing iGEM deliverables support and constant motivation!
University of Sydney (Australia)
Thank you to the Coleman laboratory at The University of Sydney for providing us with a plasmid backbone biobrick (pSBIC3-mRFP).