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Phototroph Community
UBCO iGEM & ASU iGEM
We collaborated with several iGEM teams interested in Phototrophs Synthetic Biology , to provide the
community
with a revised version of the 2021 Phototroph Handbook. We authored two chapters , one in synthetic
regulatory
circuits for plants and one in the Golden Braid 2.0 Phytobrick assembly method. We also took part in the
Phototroph
Conference , where we presented our project and received valuable feedback from the Phototroph Community
members.
We are deeply thankful to teams iGEM ASU and iGEM UBCO for organizing the events. Below, you can find
the chapters
and the badges given to us by the organizers, as a proof of participation.
Figure 1. Poster of the 1st Meet up.
Figure 2. Commemorate screenshot at the end of the 1st Phototroph Community Meet Up.
Virtual Symposium on Bioethics and Synthetic Biology
iGEM Manchester, iGEM HKU, iGEM Bath
It is a fact that the usage of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) brings about many complications
concerning
their application and the regulations around them. After several discussions with iGEM Manchester, iGEM
HKU , and
iGEM Bath , we all agreed to host an open-access virtual conference on bioethics and synthetic biology in
order to
raise awareness on these concerns and learn more about the implementation of our synthetic biology
projects. In the
workshop, all teams had the chance to present their ideas, while experts in bioethics were invited to
discuss topics
linked to synthetic biology. Our intention was to have a thorough discussion and inform the public on
GMO regulation.
We're glad we worked together with these teams for a mutual goal!
Co-LAB
iGEM Thessaloniki & iGEM Athens
This year we were excited to participate in the 2022 InterLab study organized by the iGEM Interlab
Committee. However,
we lacked the black plates with transparent bottoms required for the plate reader in order to read the
absorbance and
the fluorescence simultaneously. For that reason, we approached the iGEM Thessaloniki team and the iGEM
Athens team and
requested these plates. From our side, we helped iGEM Thessaloniki by sending them DH5α competent cells
so they could
conduct their experiments. We also assisted iGEM Athens by supplying them with black plates when we had
them in stock so
that their project laboratory work could continue.
Figure 3. The moment we received the black plates from iGEM
Thessaloniki.
Figure 4. The moment we received the black plates from iGEM Athens.
Apta-lition
iGEM IISER Tirupati Our team joined the “APTA-LITION”, a virtual mini-symposium hosted by iGEM
IISER Tirupati . During the event we got close with other iGEM teams working on aptamers , discussed
our ideas, and interacted with the guest speakers. The first day involved inspiring speeches by several
experts on the field, followed by a panel discussion on the next day. Through this, we gained a lot of
knowledge and we developed our project. For that reason, we are grateful to the iGEM IISER Tirupati Team
for their initiative and great teamwork in this scientific field.
Figure 5. The “Apta-lition” Virtual Symposium poster.
Accessibility in Science
UBC team
On Wednesday, August 17th our team attended the ‘International Accessibility
to Synthetic Biology Innovations' panel organized by UBC iGEM. It was an interactive panel discussion
focusing on international accessibility to synthetic biology opportunities in terms of legal barriers,
resources, and infrastructural support. We had enlightening and productive discussions with speakers
from business and academia from several continents, including North America, South America, Asia, and
Africa. As participants in this event, we gained valuable knowledge about how to improve the synthetic
biology ecosystem and infrastructure in our own communities!
Figure 6. The "International Accessibility to Synthetic Biology Innovations"
panel.
Spreading SynBio to Hellenic Medical Students
iGEM Athens, iGEM Thessaloniki, iGEM Patras
On May 14, the 28th Scientific Congress of Hellenic Medical Students was held
at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Athens. Our team joined forces with iGEM Athens and iGEM Thessaloniki and iGEM
Patras communicating Synthetic Biology principles to medical students. To facilitate communication and
collaboration, our team created a discord server with all Greek iGEM teams, as well as made a joint
poster to advertise the event on social media.
Figure 7. The poster we created for the collaboration with other Greek iGEM
Teams on Scientific Congress of Hellenic Medical Students.
Figure 8. After the conference we all met each other.
Aegean Greek iGEM Meetup
iGEM Patras, iGEM Athens, iGEM Thessaloniki, iGEM Patras Med, iGEM UP Hellas, iGEM Crete
Prior to the Aegean Meeting, an online event named “Get to know us better!”
was held, where we had the chance to meet for the first time other Greek iGEM teams and share our
projects, our thoughts, and experiences from the competition.
Figure 9. Commemorate screenshot of pre Aegean Meeting.
On July 10, 11 and 12, the time for the in-person meeting arrived and our
team traveled all the way to Patras city to attend the Aegean Meet up organized by iGEM Patras. We had
the opportunity to communicate further with the other Greek iGEM teams while at the same time to
participate in various educational activities. In order to educate the audience on eutrophication and
plant synthetic biology, our team presented this year’s project. From the discussion with the teams that
followed, important implications for our project arose. Inspiring speeches from professionals in the
areas of Bioethics, Biosafety, and Entrepreneurship were also featured in the program, along with
engaging activities that helped us get to know other iGEMers from Greece.
Moments:
Presenting our Project in Aegean Meet up
Laboratory Activities
Our photo with all the Greek iGEMers after the Aegean Meet up
Agricultural practices
iGEM Patras
Our team conducted a webinar for farmers on sustainable agricultural methods on September 13. During this webinar, we educated farmers about
eutrophication,
an anthropogenic phenomenon mostly attributable to agricultural practices, and welcomed iGEM Patras to
discuss
precision agriculture, an emerging solution to the problem, and present their project. We were glad
that we
were able to effectively conduct this educational webinar and collaborate with iGEM Patras to achieve
mutual goals.
Challenges
World Enviroment Day
iGEM IISER Pune Team
Since we aim to combat a serious environmental phenomenon, it would be
a remiss not to embrace the World Environment Day in order to educate the public about the global
ecological crisis and the ways to mitigate it. For that reason, our team took part in the “Only
one earth” challenge organized by iGEM IISER Pune Team which required teams to perform an
environmental act. By planting a tree at our university campus, we aimed to raise awareness about
the importance of protecting the natural environment and to motivate the general public through
social media to inspire people into taking environmental action. We were excited to be part of the
effort to make the Earth a better place to live!
Figure 10. The head of Human Practices planting a tree at our
university campus.
International DNA Day
iGEM Patras Med
For the celebration of the International DNA day , on 25th of April,
iGEM Patras Med started the creation of a graphic representing the DNA structure, in which for the
illustration of DNA bases were used images from iGEMers that each one holds a corresponding base.
Our Team thought this was a creative idea and wanted to contribute by sending a photo of a member
holding the nucleobase Thymine.
Figure 11. iGEM PatrasMed's instagram post on our collaboration.
International Day of Safety and Health
iGEM Crete
We were invited by iGEM Crete to join the creation of a collage with
photos of lab safety experts to celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28th of
April. We were excited to accept the invitation and send a photo from our lab safety expert.
World Emoji Day
iGEM Aboa
Since the fun part is not missing from iGEM, we could not resist the
game challenge from iGEM Aboa for the World Emoji Day. All we had to do was to create and upload
on social an emoji that represents our team project in the best possible way! We were excited to
accept the challenge and make our own emoji presenting our project to the whole iGEM community in
a creative and fun way!
Survey
iGEM McGill, Queens iGEM, Cornell iGEM
The McGill, Queen's, and Cornell iGEM teams have come together to create a
bacteria book for the public requiring information from the teams about their favorite microorganisms.
Our team chose to share information about the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa
The questionnaire we filled out. Page 1
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Microcystis-Aeruginosa