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<br><b>November through February</b>
 
<br><b>November through February</b>
 
<p>If you competed in 2017, have an iGEM debriefing with your PI and team</p>
 
<p>If you competed in 2017, have an iGEM debriefing with your PI and team</p>
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<div class="highlight"><p>Assess successes and failures, discuss interest in continuing next year, etc.</p></div>
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<ul>Assess successes and failures, discuss interest in continuing next year, etc.</ul>
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<p>Raise awareness of iGEM at your school</p>
 
<p>Raise awareness of iGEM at your school</p>
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<div class="highlight"><p>Run informational sessions, post flyers, talk to Professors and fellow students</p></div>
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<ul>Run informational sessions, post flyers, talk to Professors and fellow students</ul>
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<p><ul>Find a PI to mentor your team and provide lab space
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<p>Find a PI to mentor your team and provide lab space</p>
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<ul>This may be a challenge if you're a first-time team, but stay positive! Make sure to talk to numerous Professors in your Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Engineering departments and gauge interest early.</ul></ul>
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<ul>This may be a challenge if you're a first-time team, but stay positive! Make sure to talk to numerous Professors in your Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Engineering departments and gauge interest early.</ul>
 
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<p><ul>Recruit interested students
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<p>Recruit interested students</p>
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<ul>Advertise that you're looking to find interested students with flyers and/or recruit students from courses</ul></ul><p><ul>Start fundraising efforts (this should be an on-going effort throughout the season)
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<ul>Advertise that you're looking to find interested students with flyers and/or recruit students from courses</ul>
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<ul>Email and call local companies, talk to the head of your department or college, investigate other on-campus funding sources like undergraduate research opportunity programs (UROP)</ul></ul>
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<p>Start fundraising efforts (this should be an on-going effort throughout the season)</p>
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<ul>Email and call local companies, talk to the head of your department or college, investigate other on-campus funding sources like undergraduate research opportunity programs (UROP)</ul>
 
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<p><b>February, March, April, and May</b>
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<p><b>February, March, April, and May</b></p>
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         <p><ul>Start a Team
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         <p>Start a Team</p>
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         <ul>Decide the final team from the group of interested students</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Decide the final team from the group of interested students</ul>
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<p><ul>Brainstorm Project Ideas
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<p>Brainstorm Project Ideas</p>
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         <ul>Many teams will have multiple brainstorming sessions, with and without the team instructors</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Many teams will have multiple brainstorming sessions, with and without the team instructors</ul>
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<p><ul>Determine Team Goals and Tasks
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<p>Determine Team Goals and Tasks</p>
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         <ul>This can be challenging, but well worth the effort in the end. A list of high level goals and a detailed list of tasks needed to reach those goals will help your team stay focused on the project</ul></ul>
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         <ul>This can be challenging, but well worth the effort in the end. A list of high level goals and a detailed list of tasks needed to reach those goals will help your team stay focused on the project</ul>
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<p><b>June, July, and August
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<p><b>June, July, and August</b></p>
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         <p>Start Wet Lab Work on Project</p>
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         <p><ul>Start Wet Lab Work on Project
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         <ul>You should get trained in protocols and follow your school's safety regulations, and start working on your project</ul>
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         <ul>You should get trained in protocols and follow your school's safety regulations, and start working on your project</ul></ul>
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<p>Run Functional Experiments</p>
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<p><ul>Run Functional Experiments
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         <ul>This can be done throughout the cloning process once you have a functional device. Test your device and collect your data.</ul>
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         <ul>This can be done throughout the cloning process once you have a functional device. Test your device and collect your data.</ul></ul>
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<p>Process and Plot Results</p>
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<p><ul>Process and Plot Results
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         <ul>Determine which software you need to use to process your data, determine the units you want to display, and make sure you include your controls during data analysis and show them on your graphs/plots</ul>
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         <ul>Determine which software you need to use to process your data, determine the units you want to display, and make sure you include your controls during data analysis and show them on your graphs/plots</ul></ul>
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         <p>Work on your Team Wiki (not shown on cycle)</p>
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         <p><ul>Work on your Team Wiki (not shown on cycle)
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         <ul>You should be continually working on your Team Wiki throughout the project. Don't wait to the last minute!</ul>
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         <ul>You should be continually working on your Team Wiki throughout the project. Don't wait to the last minute!</ul></ul>
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<p><b>September and October</b>
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<p><b>September and October</b></p>
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         <p><ul>Prepare and Practice Oral Presentation
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         <p>Prepare and Practice Oral Presentation</p>
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         <ul>Similar to your Team Wiki, you should try to work on the presentation throughout the project. Final touches should be done in September.</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Similar to your Team Wiki, you should try to work on the presentation throughout the project. Final touches should be done in September.</ul>
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<p><ul>Prepare Poster
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<p>Prepare Poster</p>
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         <ul>Once you have your final data plotted and ready to show, you should make your poster and practice presenting it.</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Once you have your final data plotted and ready to show, you should make your poster and practice presenting it.</ul>
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<p><ul>Send Your New DNA Samples
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<p>Send Your New DNA Samples</p>
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         <ul>Prepare your DNA samples for shipment and mail them to iGEM HQ.</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Prepare your DNA samples for shipment and mail them to iGEM HQ.</ul>
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         <p><ul>Attend the Giant Jamboree (October 24-28, 2018)
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         <p>Attend the Giant Jamboree (October 24-28, 2018)</p>
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         <ul>Come to Boston, meet other iGEM teams, celebrate your work, and have fun!!</ul></ul>
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         <ul>Come to Boston, meet other iGEM teams, celebrate your work, and have fun!!</ul>
  
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Navigating iGEM


Introduction

This page is focused on helping teams navigate through iGEM. Starting an iGEM team and getting a project started can be a challenge even for returning teams. Below you'll find some highlighted items that teams should be working on before and during the iGEM season.

It is our hope that this page will be helpful to all iGEM teams, whether this is your first time participating in iGEM or if you are returning as a seasoned veteran. If you have any suggestions for content or questions, please send an email to us at hq AT igem DOT org!

Preparing for the iGEM Season

Students and instructors who are interesting in having an iGEM team for the upcoming season often begin preparing during November through February. Below are some helpful tips to get the process started for the 2018 season.

The "Off" Season
November through February

If you competed in 2017, have an iGEM debriefing with your PI and team

    Assess successes and failures, discuss interest in continuing next year, etc.

Raise awareness of iGEM at your school

    Run informational sessions, post flyers, talk to Professors and fellow students

Find a PI to mentor your team and provide lab space

    This may be a challenge if you're a first-time team, but stay positive! Make sure to talk to numerous Professors in your Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Engineering departments and gauge interest early.




Recruit interested students

    Advertise that you're looking to find interested students with flyers and/or recruit students from courses

Start fundraising efforts (this should be an on-going effort throughout the season)

    Email and call local companies, talk to the head of your department or college, investigate other on-campus funding sources like undergraduate research opportunity programs (UROP)

The iGEM Cycle

The iGEM competition cycle can be seen below. Not all teams follow this cycle (for example, you may start work earlier or later than this shows), but this is the general flow of the major tasks involved with participating in iGEM. This is based on the 2018 season, with the Giant Jamboree taking place in November.

February, March, April, and May

Start a Team

    Decide the final team from the group of interested students

Brainstorm Project Ideas

    Many teams will have multiple brainstorming sessions, with and without the team instructors

Determine Team Goals and Tasks

    This can be challenging, but well worth the effort in the end. A list of high level goals and a detailed list of tasks needed to reach those goals will help your team stay focused on the project

June, July, and August

Start Wet Lab Work on Project

    You should get trained in protocols and follow your school's safety regulations, and start working on your project

Run Functional Experiments

    This can be done throughout the cloning process once you have a functional device. Test your device and collect your data.

Process and Plot Results

    Determine which software you need to use to process your data, determine the units you want to display, and make sure you include your controls during data analysis and show them on your graphs/plots

Work on your Team Wiki (not shown on cycle)

    You should be continually working on your Team Wiki throughout the project. Don't wait to the last minute!

September and October

Prepare and Practice Oral Presentation

    Similar to your Team Wiki, you should try to work on the presentation throughout the project. Final touches should be done in September.

Prepare Poster

    Once you have your final data plotted and ready to show, you should make your poster and practice presenting it.

Send Your New DNA Samples

    Prepare your DNA samples for shipment and mail them to iGEM HQ.

Attend the Giant Jamboree (October 24-28, 2018)

    Come to Boston, meet other iGEM teams, celebrate your work, and have fun!!

iGEM Foundation

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition, and the development of an open community and collaboration. Visit us at igem.org


hq AT igem DOT org


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Cambridge, MA 02139


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