Team:NJMU-China/Collaborations
1. Discussion of the utilizing of QS system in synthetic biology: with China Pharmaceutical University (CPU_CHINA)
https://2020.igem.org/Team:CPU_CHINA/Collaborations
It was lucky to meet Team CPU_CHINA at Nanjing iGEMer Seminar. We both build the quorum sensing (QS) system based on E.coli and we made further discussion on the exploration of experimental conditions and the way of verification.
CPU_CHINA transferred the membrane protein of Gram-positive bacteria (E. faecalis) to Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli) to sense the signal of Enterococcus faecalis while we used LasI to detect serotonin. We suggested them to find whether the membrane protein transferred from Gram-positive bacteria to Gram-negative bacteria related to the Fsr system has been tested or reported in the literature.
2. Discussion of Ethic Problems in CRISPR with Nanjing University (Team: NJU_China), Zhejiang University（Team: ZJU_China）and Genscript Professionals
On Oct. 24th, NJMU-China attended the seminar held by Genscript, discussing the ethical problems behind synthetic biology with Nanjing University (Team: NJU_China), Zhejiang University (Team: ZJU_China). ZJU_China provided three topics:
1. The possibility of drug-resistant bacteria transformation in tumors on the technical level and the ethical problems;
2. Comparison of the safety and ethical issues about the two medication methods of microbial and microbial product therapy;
3. Bioethical issues arising from organ cloning through heterogeneous organ reconstruction or heterogeneous mosaic technology to form chimeras.
Our instructor, Bin Yao, along with Sihan Ju, Linfeng Zhao, Biling Pei, Sijing Shi attended the meeting.
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3. Discussion of synthetic biology club recruitment and scheduling of iGEM timeline with Jiangnan University (Team: Jiangnan_China)
https://2020.igem.org/Team:Jiangnan_China/Collaborations
Come and meet our new friend and guide Jiangnan_China! As we participated in iGEM for the first timeAs this is the first time for us to participate in iGEM, we don't know enough about many rules and lack experience. Also, we are full of unknowns ignorant about the upcoming Giant Jamboree and how to recruit members. So we urgently need support and help from other experimented teams.
On Oct. 25th, NJMU-China and Jiangnan_China help an online meeting, discussing the problems we encountered when building the web page, uploading parts, filling in judging forms, and so on. Additionally, Jiangnan_China gave us advice on how to continue and recruit new iGEMers. They suggest us to carry out enrollment lectures, letting others understand the charm of synthetic biology. When recruiting members, we are suggested to collect application forms about self-introduction and their understanding of synthetic biology.
4. Nanjing Seminar of China iGEMer Community held by Genscript （NCiC）
NJMU-China participated in Nanjing iGEMer seminar held by GenScript and Fulexi. We shared our ideas and process with others and made a presentation in the seminar. They gave us some tips about what to expect at the Jamboree and how to recruit members for the preparation of 2021 iGEM.
5. Eastern China iGEMer Meetup (ECiM)
NJMU-China took part in ECiC hosted by Jiangnan University for our first appearance. We have heard other teams’ project ideas, including ideas about yeast mating, biodegradation of plastic based on a novel oxidase. We were inspired by every team’s fantastic ideas and numerous applications of synthetic biology.
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6. Conference of China iGEMer Community (CCiC)
Team NJMU-China was happy to participate in the fifth CCiC hosted by Institute of Synthetic Biology of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. CCiC is currently the largest regional iGEMer meeting activity in the world aims to build a platform for mutual learning for Chinese iGEMers.
NJMU-China has our poster and presentation video showed in the given session. We have gained a lot of experience and cooperation opportunities from CCiC. And it was very helpful to meet with the teams and get feedback about Human Practice design including ethical and privacy problems, the sensitivity of the detection outcome. We are thankful for the tips given by experienced teams and experts.
