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<li><a href="#Coll_UoM"> University of Minnesota </a></li> | <li><a href="#Coll_UoM"> University of Minnesota </a></li> | ||
<li><a href="#Coll_Mon"> Montpellier, France </a></li> | <li><a href="#Coll_Mon"> Montpellier, France </a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#Coll_ITE"> ITESG </a></li> | ||
<li><a href="#Coll_Tec"> TecCEM </a></li> | <li><a href="#Coll_Tec"> TecCEM </a></li> | ||
<li><a href="#Coll_ULa"> ULaval </a></li> | <li><a href="#Coll_ULa"> ULaval </a></li> | ||
<li><a href="#Coll_Bie"> Bieldefeld and Bordeaux </a></li> | <li><a href="#Coll_Bie"> Bieldefeld and Bordeaux </a></li> | ||
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<h6 id="Coll_UoM"> University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM Team </h6> | <h6 id="Coll_UoM"> University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM Team </h6> | ||
| − | <p> Our collaboration with the University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM team began when four UCSC team members Skyped with two members of the UM team. During the meeting, we exchanged information about our projects and our progress on them, and we noticed that the human practices portion of UM’s project was lacking; with our strong background in outreach and human practices, we helped UM develop their own. Four of our iGEM team members met the UM team at their lab in Minnesota. When talking with them, we realized that their project had much more potential value than they were aiming for; we advised their team to reach out to areas affected by their project target (mercury ion pollution), and to speak with environmental regulatory groups in Minnesota to gain insight about potential users. We also suggested they start a crowdfunding campaign so their entire team can attend the Jamboree in Boston, since they had not considered that to be an option. We believe we significantly helped the UM team by mentoring them in these various aspects of their project. </p> | + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Minnesota"> |
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| + | <p> Our collaboration with the University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM team began when four UCSC team members Skyped with two members of the UM team. During the meeting, we exchanged information about our projects and our progress on them, and we noticed that the human practices portion of UM’s project was lacking; with our strong background in outreach and human practices, we helped UM develop their own. Four of our iGEM team members met the UM team at their lab in Minnesota. When talking with them, we realized that their project had much more potential value than they were aiming for; we advised their team to reach out to areas affected by their project target (mercury ion pollution), and to speak with environmental regulatory groups in Minnesota to gain insight about potential users. We also suggested they start a crowdfunding campaign so their entire team can attend the Jamboree in Boston, since they had not considered that to be an option. We believe we significantly helped the UM team by mentoring them in these various aspects of their project. </p> | ||
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| + | <h6 id="Coll_Mon"> iGEM Team in Montpellier, France </h6> | ||
| + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Montpellier"> | ||
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/6/62/T--UCSC--MP.png" class="image-inpage floatR" style="width:30%; border:none"> | ||
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<p> We discovered an iGEM team in Montpellier, France through the iGEM Troubleshooting & Collaborations Facebook page created by iGEM Thessaloniki. Their project, <i>Vagineering</i>, aims to create a non-hormonal contraceptive. Our projects both address inadequate access to contraception, so we were interested in collaborating with them. UCSC team members Skyped with the Montpellier members and discussed our projects and progress. We suggested that the Montpellier team spend more time developing their final product since they had not considered dosage, ways to switch off production of the contraceptive, or a delivery method. We may also teach them about riboswitches or other regulation methods that might be applicable to their project. </p> | <p> We discovered an iGEM team in Montpellier, France through the iGEM Troubleshooting & Collaborations Facebook page created by iGEM Thessaloniki. Their project, <i>Vagineering</i>, aims to create a non-hormonal contraceptive. Our projects both address inadequate access to contraception, so we were interested in collaborating with them. UCSC team members Skyped with the Montpellier members and discussed our projects and progress. We suggested that the Montpellier team spend more time developing their final product since they had not considered dosage, ways to switch off production of the contraceptive, or a delivery method. We may also teach them about riboswitches or other regulation methods that might be applicable to their project. </p> | ||
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| + | <h6 id="Coll_ITE"> ITESG </h6> | ||
| + | <a href="http://www.itesg.edu.mx/"> | ||
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/3/39/T--UCSC--ITESGTRANSPARANT.png" class="image-inpage floatL" style="width:20%; border:none"> | ||
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| + | <p> We partnered with a non-iGEM team of students from the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Guanajuato (ITESG) in Mexico. They developed methods for creating a low cost growth media for <i>Y. lipolytica str. PoPPY</i> from upcycled dairy waste. To learn more about our collaboration with ITESG, check out our <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:UCSC/Partnership">Partnership page</a>!</p> | ||
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| + | <h6 id="Coll_Tec">iGEM TecCEM</h6> | ||
| + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:TecCEM"> | ||
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/9/91/T--UCSC--TEC.png" class="image-inpage floatR" style="width:20%; border:none"> | ||
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<p> The TecCEM iGEM team approached our team with an interesting proposal; their team wanted to create a fun iGEM-themed music video showcasing iGEM teams from around the world. They requested we take a brief video of our team dancing to the Maroon 5 song "Moves like Jagger" that they would turn into a fun parody called "Moves like iGEM". This collaboration was brief, but we had fun coordinating with other iGEM teams worldwide for a fun side-project. </p> | <p> The TecCEM iGEM team approached our team with an interesting proposal; their team wanted to create a fun iGEM-themed music video showcasing iGEM teams from around the world. They requested we take a brief video of our team dancing to the Maroon 5 song "Moves like Jagger" that they would turn into a fun parody called "Moves like iGEM". This collaboration was brief, but we had fun coordinating with other iGEM teams worldwide for a fun side-project. </p> | ||
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| + | <h6 id="Coll_ULa">iGEM ULaval</h6> | ||
| + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:ULaval"> | ||
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/6/66/T--UCSC--ULAVAL.png" class="image-inpage floatL" style="width:30%; border:none"> | ||
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<p> The ULaval iGEM team is working with <i>S. cerevisiae</i> to create adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine. They contacted us to discuss product isolation and quantification, since we are also working with yeast. Their team gave us a few tips to find an HPLC column and machine for our initial, in-lab quantification. </p> | <p> The ULaval iGEM team is working with <i>S. cerevisiae</i> to create adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine. They contacted us to discuss product isolation and quantification, since we are also working with yeast. Their team gave us a few tips to find an HPLC column and machine for our initial, in-lab quantification. </p> | ||
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| − | + | <h6 id="Coll_Bie">iGEM Bieldefeld</h6> | |
| + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Bielefeld-CeBiTec"> | ||
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| + | <p> The iGEM team from Bielefeld asked our team to participate in their outreach research by completing an online survey about Dual Use and Dual Use Research of Concern.</p> | ||
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| − | + | <h6 id="Coll_Bie">iGEM Bordeaux</h6> | |
| − | + | <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Bordeaux"> | |
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| + | <p> The iGEM team from Bordeaux asked our team to participate in their outreach research by completing an online survey about familiarity with forests. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 23:23, 18 September 2018
Collaborations
Collaborators
The Importance of Collaboration
The iGEM Competition stresses the importance of collaborations between scientists and encourages teams to significantly collaborate with one or more iGEM teams. Collaboration is an important component of scientific research in general, as it teaches will-be scientists to exchange ideas and assist others in their innovations. Our team has collaborated with several iGEM teams as well as a team of undergraduate researchers outside of the iGEM Competition.
University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM Team
Our collaboration with the University of Minnesota (UM) iGEM team began when four UCSC team members Skyped with two members of the UM team. During the meeting, we exchanged information about our projects and our progress on them, and we noticed that the human practices portion of UM’s project was lacking; with our strong background in outreach and human practices, we helped UM develop their own. Four of our iGEM team members met the UM team at their lab in Minnesota. When talking with them, we realized that their project had much more potential value than they were aiming for; we advised their team to reach out to areas affected by their project target (mercury ion pollution), and to speak with environmental regulatory groups in Minnesota to gain insight about potential users. We also suggested they start a crowdfunding campaign so their entire team can attend the Jamboree in Boston, since they had not considered that to be an option. We believe we significantly helped the UM team by mentoring them in these various aspects of their project.
iGEM Team in Montpellier, France
We discovered an iGEM team in Montpellier, France through the iGEM Troubleshooting & Collaborations Facebook page created by iGEM Thessaloniki. Their project, Vagineering, aims to create a non-hormonal contraceptive. Our projects both address inadequate access to contraception, so we were interested in collaborating with them. UCSC team members Skyped with the Montpellier members and discussed our projects and progress. We suggested that the Montpellier team spend more time developing their final product since they had not considered dosage, ways to switch off production of the contraceptive, or a delivery method. We may also teach them about riboswitches or other regulation methods that might be applicable to their project.
ITESG
We partnered with a non-iGEM team of students from the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Guanajuato (ITESG) in Mexico. They developed methods for creating a low cost growth media for Y. lipolytica str. PoPPY from upcycled dairy waste. To learn more about our collaboration with ITESG, check out our Partnership page!
iGEM TecCEM
The TecCEM iGEM team approached our team with an interesting proposal; their team wanted to create a fun iGEM-themed music video showcasing iGEM teams from around the world. They requested we take a brief video of our team dancing to the Maroon 5 song "Moves like Jagger" that they would turn into a fun parody called "Moves like iGEM". This collaboration was brief, but we had fun coordinating with other iGEM teams worldwide for a fun side-project.
iGEM ULaval
The ULaval iGEM team is working with S. cerevisiae to create adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine. They contacted us to discuss product isolation and quantification, since we are also working with yeast. Their team gave us a few tips to find an HPLC column and machine for our initial, in-lab quantification.
iGEM Bieldefeld
The iGEM team from Bielefeld asked our team to participate in their outreach research by completing an online survey about Dual Use and Dual Use Research of Concern.
iGEM Bordeaux
The iGEM team from Bordeaux asked our team to participate in their outreach research by completing an online survey about familiarity with forests.