Collaborations

Once we were introduced to the Notre Dame Collegiate team at the aGEM (Alberta) competition, we were extremely impressed by the hard work that these younger students accomplished in their project. It was evident though that their access to necessary equipment was severely limited, to the point that they were required to build their own incubator. Touched by the heart put into their project, we offered for their team to visit our labs and conduct some of their final assays needed as a proof of concept for their team. Along with supporting their lab work, our resident graphic designer created a new logo for their project, which was used as a base model to teach their dry lab subgroup the basics of design. This logo was replicated by one of their team members, and is now used on their wiki. The members of the team we interacted with were all very appreciative and ready to learn. We hope to catch-up with their team at the jamboree and cheer them on.

University of Lethbridge

Queens Canada

Public Engagement

In an initial attempt to gain some credence and feedback on our newly synthesized project, we presented a project proposal to faculty members at the University of Calgary. The result of this directly came from the mentor relationships we formed from attendees. At the talk directly, we were encouraged to think of how our project, if functional, would impact the world and what applications would be useful. Although, throughout the summer, the fine details of some of our systems such as the microfluidics device or the consideration of disease targets were corroborated with these faculty advisors. However, the results of this event had lasting effects on the slow adoption of a narrative that does not solely centre on the implementation of gene therapy, due to surrounding debate on the subject.

Students

General Public

Safety

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