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Table of contents

1) Meetup with Botchan_Lab_Tokyo
2) Advice from Aachen
3) 6th Asia Pasific conference
4) Meetup with Gifu
5) Providing Wiki Creation Assisting Software: KELN to other Teams

1) Meetup with Botchan_Lab_Tokyo

　On March 10th, we invited Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo to Kyoto and exchanged opinions about each other's projects and how to proceed with iGEM activities. We specifically discussed the organizational framework of iGEM, fund-raising, human Practices and collaboration activities.

　By taking advantage of their large number of members, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo established several departments for a division of work. They have a department specialized in a collaboration which is a strategy our team had not considered. This was a good example for efficient management of team organization.

We also talked about the financial support strategies of each team, such as how we started cloud funding, and they explained to us how they were raising money.

　Interestingly, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo has only participated in iGEM twice so they were not sure how to meet all the standard iGEM criteria. Therefore, from our past experience attending iGEM competitions, we taught them how to interpret the criteria and design their project. For example, they were conducting science experiments for junior high and high school students so as to meet the criteria of “Education & Public Engagement” but they did not incorporate synthetic biology concepts, nor their specific project. We advised them that their Public Engagement will improve by taking in more lectures and doing practical work with DNA.

　Finally, as they were having trouble looking for opportunities for collaboration, we told them about the existence of the “Meetup” page and suggested attending the Asia Conference. It was exciting to interact with other Japanese teams through our iGEM activities.

Thank you, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo!!!

↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo↑

2) Mentoring from Team Aachen

　 The Aachen 2017 team was trying to collect Na + efficiently as a previous project, but because there was no assay method or detailed data on the Wiki, we contact them and repeatedly asked for advice via e-mail.
　The Aachen 2017 team was trying to collect Na + efficiently in their previous project, but because there was no assay method or detailed data on the Wiki, we contacted them and asked for advice via e-mail.

　We were worried about how to measure the amount of Na + uptake of yeast, so team Aachen suggested their assay method. Their method was to cultivate yeast in a salt-containing medium and measure 1 or 2 ml of the separated supernatant after several hours in the culture.

　Unfortunately, their method requires expensive equipment so we couldn't use the method directly but referred to it for the last assay. Furthermore, according to their modeling, they advised that the peak of Na + absorption by yeast is 6 hours, and advised to divide measurements by the culture OD in order to measure uptake between different yeast strains. Their mentoring was truly encouraging and helpful. Thanks to their help, we were able to launch an improved project.

Thank you, Team Aachen!!!

↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Aachen↑

3) 6th Asia Pasific conference

We went to Taiwan and attended the 6th Asia Conference. We were very inspired by the presentations and posters from teams all over Asia. Also, it was good practice for us our own presentation and poster. At the conference, other iGEMers gave us valuable advice on our projects which was very helpful. After the conference, we have continued to exchanged opinions through SNS.

4) Meetup with Gifu

We met up with Ryo Niwa, Leader of Team Gifu, who came to visit us in Kyoto. We discussed the current situation of Japanese iGEM teams and shared detailed progress of our projects. We discussed how to meet the criteria and gave advice to each other. In addition, we informed him about how we secured lab space and how we are conducting experiments. Ryo also advised us that an important point to make an iGEM project successful is to take in adequate food and sleep. There are very few teams in Japan, but we encouraged each other to do our best. It was a very unique and meaningful meetup.

Thank you, Team Gifu!!!

↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Gifu↑

5) Providing Wiki Creation Assisting Software: KELN to other Teams

Based on last year's feedback, we improved our KELN software which automatically changes experiment notes to HTML-language and distributed it to Team Gifu and Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo. The following is their feedback:

From Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo
・It was easy to use even for people who are not computer-savy. So we could divide the work among many people.

・It was easy to customize the "KELN" software because the edit display is simple.

・Our experiment sample numbers was so many that we couldn’t write all sample data into a single cell.

・If we can use copy and paste in the software, we will complete the wiki more smoothly.
From Team Gifu

・ Without any special knowledge ,KELN can be used to get HTML code from a lab notebook, so we recommend this software to all iGEM teams!

We are very happy that KELN was helpful for you. All iGEMers can download KELN from here! All iGEMers can download KELN from here!

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     <ul class="index1">
        <li><a href="#Rikadai">1) Meetup with Botchan_Lab_Tokyo</a></li>
-       <li><a href="#Aachen">2) Aachenからのアドバイス</a></li>
+       <li><a href="#Aachen">2) Advice from Aachen</a></li>
        <li><a href="#AsiaConfe">3) 6th Asia Pasific conference</a></li>
        <li><a href="#Gifu">4) Meetup with Gifu</a></li>
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-   <h5 id="Rikadai">1) Meetup with Botchan_Lab_Tokyo</h5>
+      <h5 id="Rikadai">1) Meetup with Botchan_Lab_Tokyo</h5>
-       <p class="collabo">私たちはBotchan_Lab_Tokyoを3/10に京都へ招待し、互いのチームの暫定プロジェクトやiGEM活動の進め方についてプレゼンをして意見を交換しました。主に組織体制、資金獲得方法　fundraising、ヒューマンプラクティス、コラボレーションに関して議論した。We invited Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo to Kyoto, and exchanged our opinions about each putative project and the way of iGEM activities. We especially discussed the system of the team, fundraising, Human Practice and Collaboration activities. Botchan_Lab_Tokyoは、iGEM worksを細分化して活動を効率化していたのでとても参考になりました。
-また、互いの財政状況も教え合いました。私たちはどのようにクラウドファンディング先を見つけるかをBotchan_Lab_Tokyoに教え、Botchan_Lab_Tokyoからは彼らの支援を受け取るコツを教えてもらいました。また、Botchan_Lab_TokyoはiGEM出場2回目なので、クライテリアをどう満たしていくべきかをはっきりわかっていなかったため、教えました。彼らは中高生にサイエンス実験をしていましたが、合成生物学の普及には及んでいなかったため、レクチャーやDNA workをより取り入れることで中高生に合成生物学について考えてもらうとよいのでは、とアドバイスしました。また、コラボレーションの機会を探していたのでMeetupのページの存在を教えたり、アジアカンファレンスへの出席を提案しました。数少ない日本チームとiGEMに関して話せて刺激的だった、ありがとう、Botchan_Lab_Tokyo<br><br>
+       <p class="collabo">
+　On March 10th, we invited Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo to Kyoto and exchanged opinions about each other's projects and how to proceed with iGEM activities. We specifically discussed the organizational framework of iGEM, fund-raising, human Practices and collaboration activities.<br><br>
+　By taking advantage of their large number of members, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo established several departments for a division of work. They have a department specialized in a collaboration which is a strategy our team had not considered. This was a good example for efficient management of team organization.<br><br>
+We also talked about the financial support strategies of each team, such as how we started cloud funding, and they explained to us how they were raising money.<br><br>
+　Interestingly, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo has only participated in iGEM twice so they were not sure how to meet all the standard iGEM criteria. Therefore, from our past experience attending iGEM competitions, we taught them how to interpret the criteria and design their project. For example, they were conducting science experiments for junior high and high school students so as to meet the criteria of “Education & Public Engagement” but they did not incorporate synthetic biology concepts, nor their specific project. We advised them that their Public Engagement will improve by taking in more lectures and doing practical work with DNA.<br><br>
+　Finally, as they were having trouble looking for opportunities for collaboration, we told them about the existence of the “Meetup” page and suggested attending the Asia Conference. It was exciting to interact with other Japanese teams through our iGEM activities.<br><br></p>
+<p class="arigato">Thank you, Botchan_Lab_Tokyo!!!<br><br></p>
 <center><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/e/e9/T--Kyoto--BotchanCollabo.png" width="70%"><br><br>
-<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Botchan_Lab_Tokyo/Collaborations"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/6/6c/T--Kyoto--BotchanKyotoLogo.png" width="30%"></a></center>
+<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Botchan_Lab_Tokyo/Collaborations"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/9/92/T--Kyoto--collabo_botchan.png" width="30%"></a></center>
 <p class="linkjump">↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo↑</p>
 <br>
     <h5 id="Aachen">2) Mentoring from Team Aachen</h5>
        <p class="collabo">
-先行プロジェクトとしてAachen2017チーム(linkをはる)がNa+の効率的な回収を試みていたので、彼らにコンタクトをとり、メールで何度もアドバイスをもらいました。アッセイ方法をどうすべきか私たちは悩んでいましたが、彼らに彼らのアッセイの手法を教えてもらい、塩を含む培地で酵母を培養し、その上清1,2mlの塩濃度を計るという方法を教えてもらいました。残念ながら彼らの方法は私たちにはexpensiveだったが、参考にして最後のアッセイにそれを用いた。さらに彼らは、酵母がNaを吸収するピークはモデリングによると6時間だということや、異なる酵母株間の取り込み量を同じ酵母数でmeasureするためには培養後のODでそれを割るのがよいとアドバイスをもらいました。彼らのmentorは本当に心強く、役に立ちました。ありがとう、チームAachen。</p>
+<a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Aachen" class="collabo">　 The Aachen 2017 team</a>  was trying to collect Na + efficiently as a previous project, but because there was no assay method or detailed data on the Wiki, we contact them and repeatedly asked for advice via e-mail.<br>
-<center>画像をいれる</center>
+　The Aachen 2017 team was trying to collect Na + efficiently in their previous project, but because there was no assay method or detailed data on the Wiki, we contacted them and asked for advice via e-mail.<br><br>
+　We were worried about how to measure the amount of Na + uptake of yeast, so team Aachen suggested their assay method. Their method was to cultivate yeast in a salt-containing medium and measure 1 or 2 ml of the separated supernatant after several hours in the culture. <br><br>
+　Unfortunately, their method requires expensive equipment so we couldn't use the method directly but referred to it for the last assay. Furthermore, according to their modeling, they advised that the peak of Na + absorption by yeast is 6 hours, and advised to divide measurements by the culture OD in order to measure uptake between different yeast strains. Their mentoring was truly encouraging and helpful. Thanks to their help, we were able to launch an improved project.<br><br>
+<p class="arigato">Thank you, Team Aachen!!!<br><br></p><center>
+<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Aachen/Collaborations"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/8b/T--Kyoto--collabo_aachen.png" width="30%"></a></center>
+<p class="linkjump">↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Aachen↑</p>
     <h5 id="AsiaConfe">3) 6th Asia Pasific conference</h5>
-       <p class="collabo">私たちは台湾へ行き、第6回アジアカンファレンスに出席しました。沢山のチームのプレゼンやポスターを見て刺激をうけた。また、自分たちもプレゼンとポスターを行い、いい練習になった。その過程で他のiGEMerたちが私たちのプロジェクトにアドバイスをくれてとても役に立った。また、カンファレンス後もSNSでやり取りをして意見交換をしました。
+       <p class="collabo">
-(写真)
+ We went to Taiwan and attended the 6th Asia Conference. We were very inspired by the presentations and posters from teams all over Asia. Also, it was good practice for us our own presentation and poster. At the conference, other iGEMers gave us valuable advice on our projects which was very helpful. After the conference, we have continued to exchanged opinions through SNS.</p>
-</p>
     <h5 id="Gifu">4) Meetup with Gifu</h5>
-       <p class="collabo">京都に来たチームGifu代表Niwaさんとmeetupをしました。日本チームの現状や、各々の詳しいprogress of projectを話し合いました。クライテリアをどう満たしていくつもりかを確認し合い、お互いにアドバイスを送りあいました。また、実験場所をどう確保しているか、どう実験を進めているかを教え合い、互いに参考にしました。また、彼はiGEMプロジェクトを成功させる重要なポイントは十分な食事と睡眠だ、とアドバイスしてくれました。日本チームは数少ないが、頑張ろう、と私たちは励まし合いました。とてもユニークで有意義なmeetupでした、ありがとう、チームGifu
+       <p class="collabo">
-(写真)
+ We met up with Ryo Niwa, Leader of Team Gifu, who came to visit us in Kyoto. We discussed the current situation of Japanese iGEM teams and shared detailed progress of our projects. We discussed how to meet the criteria and gave advice to each other. In addition, we informed him about how we secured lab space and how we are conducting experiments. Ryo also advised us that an important point to make an iGEM project successful is to take in adequate food and sleep. There are very few teams in Japan, but we encouraged each other to do our best. It was a very unique and meaningful meetup.<br><br>
+<p class="arigato">Thank you, Team Gifu!!!<br><br></p>
+<center><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/d8/T--Kyoto--NiwaDou.jpeg" width="40%"></center>
+<center><a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Gifu/Collaborations"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/cb/T--Kyoto--collabo_gifu.png" width="30%"></a></center>
+<p class="linkjump">↑Go to the Wiki Collaboration page of Team Gifu↑</p>
 </p>
     <h5 id="KELN">5) Providing Wiki Creation Assisting Software: KELN to other Teams</h5>
-       <p class="collabo">私たちは実験ノートを自動HTML化するソフトウェアKELNを、去年のfeedbackをもとに改良し、チームgifuとチームBotchan_Lab_Tokyoに配布しました。以下は彼らのFeedbackです。あなたたちの役にたててうれしいです。以下は彼らの今年のFeedbackです。</p>
+       <p class="collabo">
+Based on last year's feedback, we improved our KELN software which automatically changes experiment notes to HTML-language and distributed it to Team Gifu and Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo. The following is their feedback:<br></p>
+<ul class="KELN"><i>From Team Botchan_Lab_Tokyo
+<li>・It was easy to use even for people who are not computer-savy. So we could divide the work among many people.</li>
+<li>・It was easy to customize the "KELN" software because the edit display is simple.
+</li>
+<li>・Our experiment sample numbers was so many that we couldn’t write all sample data into a single cell.</li>
+<li>・If we can use copy and paste in the software, we will complete the wiki more smoothly.
+</li>
+From Team Gifu
+<li>・ Without any special knowledge ,KELN can be used to get HTML code from a lab notebook, so we recommend this software to all iGEM teams!</i>
+</ul>
+<br>
+<p class="collabo">
+We are very happy that KELN was helpful for you. All iGEMers can download KELN from here!
+<a href="https://github.com/iGEMKyoto/KELN/wiki" class="collabo">All iGEMers can download KELN from here!</a>
+</p>