Team:XJTU-China/Attributions
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XJTU-China
Attributions
Project Design
All the students participated in brainstorming. We picked the three most interesting ideas – lactoferrin production, glowing plants and desert reconstruction. At last, we voted to optimize one of the programs, and JiaLu Li and Weizhe Wang made the final design.
Dry Lab
We have modeled our project from many
aspects.
Model design
Xufan Gao, Qirui Guo, Tianyi Zhang,
XiaoRan Cheng
Equation analysis
Xufan Gao, Qirui Guo
Parameter search and detection
Xiyuan Lei, Chenxi Wang, Xiaoran Cheng,
Zhaoqing Li,Yulin Jin
Coding & debugging
Xufan Gao, Qirui Guo
Hardware
We have designed a Climate simulator as a
matching hardware for our project
Design
Yufei Cheng, Qian Li
3D printing
Yufei Cheng
Wet Lab
Our wet experiments can be divided into four main areas: plasmid construction, expression level detection, product detection and fluorescence detection. Therefore, we have a division of labor and cooperation.
Production circuit construction and product detection
- Design: Jialu Li, Weizhe Wang
- Molecules Clonings: Yujie Chen, Weiping Zhang, Jialu Li, Qian Li
- Product Detection：Jianing Liu, Yingying Jia
Fluorescent circuit construction
- Design: Jialu Li, Weizhe Wang
- Molecules Clonings: Xinghuai Huang, Yujie Chen, Cheng Bi, Shangjie Wei
- Fluorescence detection: Xinghuai Huang, Yujie Chen, Cheng Bi, Shangjie Wei
- Growth curve: Cheng Bi, Shangjie Wei, Yining Liu, Qian Li, Weizhe Wang
Soil parametermeasurement
- Design: Xiaoran Cheng
- Soil organic matter determination：Jianing Liu
- Soil total sodium determination：Qijing He
- Available phosphorus determination：Xiaoran Chen
Others
- Receptive state production: Weizhe Wang, Xinghuai Huang
- Nostoc sp. cultivation: Bo Yi
Human Practices
We have done plenty of activities for Human Practice. Almost all of us have participated in this part.
Meet up
- June 14th Southern China Regional Online Meeting: Jialu Li, Weizhe Wang
- July 25th Shaanxi Meet up:Jialu Li, Weizhe Wang, Chenxing Qian
- July 30th Xinan Meet up:All of the team
- August 2nd Anti-escape system: All of the team
- August 28th-August 31th the 7th Conference of China iGEMer Meetup:
Jialu Li, Weizhe Wang, Xufan Gao, Yufei Cheng
Science Communication
- Wechat account: Yining Liu, Weizhe Wang, Muchen Zhong
- Lectures: Weizhe Wang, Yujie Chen
- MOOC: Xinghuai Huang, Yining Liu, Weizhe Wang, Yujie Chen
- Bilibili : Weizhe Wang
- Survey on current situation of desertification: Yining Liu, Muchen Zhong
Integrated HP
- Interview with Prof. Yali Zhang:
Yining Liu, Yujie Chen, Xufan Gao, Zhihan Jiao - Interview with Researcher Chenhua Li:
Yining Liu, Qijing He - Interview with Doctor Lide Wang:
Yining Liu, Yujie Chen, Bo Yin - Interview with Prof. Jianjun Qu:
Yining Liu, Yujie Chen, Zhihan Jiao - Field research and sampling：Xufan Gao, Tianyi Zhang, Bo Yin
Wiki Construction
- Generally Design: Qirui Guo
- Others: Bo Yin,Jialu Li, Xufan Gao, Yining Liu, Weizhe Wang,
- Tianyi Zhang, Xiyuan Lei, Muchen Zhong, Xiaoran Cheng
Art Design
- Overall design: Bo Yin
- Poster design: Bo Yin, Guofan Fan
- Video clip: Weizhe Wang
External Assistance
IGEM is a long journey. In the process of moving forward, we have met many intelligent and dynamic partners. We are very grateful for their kind help.
Guofan Fan
Guofan Fan helped to design the poster in the 7th Conference of China iGEMer Meetup, and helped to design our logo.
Lide Wang
Director of the Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, he gave us valuable Suggestions for improving the hardware and wet experiments of simulating desert climate and soil crust.
Chenhua Li
Associated researcher of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, she confirmed that without human intervention, desert soil crusts will appear, at the same time cyanobacteria dominate and Firmicutes (including Bacillus) are also abundant, which can support our project design.
Jianjun Qu
Researcher of the Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave us a lot of suggestions on hardware design.
Advisors
IGEM is not a one-time journey. After the IGEM competition, we have more time for activities such as After-IGEM etc. We appreciate three IGEMers from last year’s iGEM team for helping us a lot. In addition, we are also very grateful to the senior students guiding us on our experiments.
Mengmeng Xu
When we were brainstorming, Mengmeng Xu gave us a lot of useful suggestions and taught us to consult the literature. Additionally, she introduced us a variety of methods for constructing plasmids which has a profound impact on our project design.
Jun Yang
As a major member of the iGEM experimental group last year, Jun Yang told us a lot of experimental tips and experimental precautions.
Wenhe Ma
In the process of project advance, Wenhe Ma always patiently reminded us of the deadlines for various matters. Besides, he also helped us in parts and safety form submitting.
Chenxing Qian
As the leader of the XJTU-CHINA modeling group last year, Chenxing Qian mainly helped us with modeling.
Jiping Zhao
Jiping Zhao, phD student, has rich experience in experiments. She taught us a lot experimental skills and guided us to do primer design and plasmid design
PIs & Instructors
iGEM is also a rare research experience, we are very grateful to our PIs and Instructors for their patient assistance.
Xiaoyun Lu
Professor Lu encouraged us to carry out innovative practices. She provided us with good experimental conditions. With her suggestion, we have chosen fragrance molecules which can improve sleep conditions. She also provided us with great ideas to make our project more attractive.
Dan Tan
Dr.Tan gave us detailed information on our experiments. She taught us to construct plasmid maps and optimize our experimental schedule. She suggested that we perform separate characterization of the parts.
Shuhong Sun
Teacher Sun helped us in our experiments and taught us about lab safety.
Shuyan Qi
Teacher Qi taught us a lot of experimental skills.
Hua Li
Teacher Li helped a lot about experiment and the data analysis.
Yu Zhang
Teacher Zhang helped us to complete the determination of soil parameters
Thank you for your company and guidance along the way!
Acknowledgment
Financial and Facilities Support
Jiankang LIU, PhD. Professor
Dean of College of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Jianbao ZHANG, PhD, Professor
Associate dean of College of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xi’an Jiaotong University
School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Qian Xuesen College, Xi’an Jiaotong University
School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Project Support
People
Yali ZHANG, PhD, Professor
Professor of School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
She provided great help for our polysaccharide extraction and determination experiment, and helped us design the experimental scheme of polysaccharide extraction
Companies & Organizations
National Aquatic biological germplasm Repository – Freshwater algae Species Repository
They generously endowed us with Nostoc Sp. strains and provided support and assistance to our experiments in the cultivation and preservation of cyanobacteria.
Shaanxi Yulin Rare Sandy-plants Conservation Field
Xiaoji Han Forest Farm in Yuyang District
We collect and mail soil samples under the guidance of these two agencies, and they also provide us with current widely used desertification control measures, as well as the status of desertification in the region.
Shaanxi Desert Control Research Institute
They provide us with lots of information about their desertification control measures, and the status of desertification in Shaanxi.
iGEM Competition Related Support
Yali ZHANG, PhD, Professor
Professor in Xi’an Jiaotong University
Miss Meagan LIZARAZO
Vice President of iGEM
Terry JOHNSON, Professor
Professor in Biological Engineering, judge in iGEM
Li CHENG
PhD Candidate, Peking University, Volunteer in CCiC
Haoqian ZHANG
CEO of Bulepha Co., Ltd. previous advisor of Peking-China team
Nan ZHANG
Master Candidate, University of Edinburgh, Asian ambassador of IGEM official
Thanks for all of us involved!