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This year, we tried to jump into as many chances as possible to learn more about role and value of Finding Flavi – dengue virus serotype prediction and detection systems. In this new information society,
We can proudly say our integrated human practices helped us make progress in our project design.
We had a lecture in Koshigaya-Kita high school. We proposed a model game of dengue infection and compared with our simulation of the game.
We can proudly say our integrated human practices helped us modify our trajectory of the Finding Flavi.
Collaboration with other iGEM team stimurated our Team. Trough collaboration activity, we both can have some proceed and better description about the project of each.
We met a dengue patient who entered hospital in Republic of the Philippines.
In the hospital I was investigating the symptoms of severe dengue from the amount of platelets, so the patient are drawn their bleed twice a day.
We knew that dengue fever is one of the common disease in tropical countries and that have no specific treatment. Although the number of dead is relativity small, Dengue is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases.
We heard about infection mechanism and symptom.
Infection with different Dengue types causes the severe sympton.
We discussed ADV & DA of current methods.
We decided to predict the number of patients in the near future with suitable methods.
Our advisor, Dr. Nishida taught us about how to extract patterns from time-series data.
“We need to collect more data to increase the model’s accuracy.”
He suggested us that we should refer to the system he has developed and develop a new system with fluorescence protein.
We decided to develop the system to identify which Dengue type the patient is infected with.
We use different fluorescence protein for each Dengue type so that we can identify it by color at the end.
We have been engaged with outreach activities to improve the current situation that dengue fever is regarded as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Presentation about Finding Flavi
Discussion with Dr. Nukuzuma
After meeting Dr. Suzuki, we brought back what he talked about to the lab and had discussion with our PI, Dr. Tagawa, based on the advice from Dr. Suzuki. Dr. Tagawa has a wide range of expertise on virology and cellular engineering.
He suggested that we should modify a part of the new method that Dr. Suzuki has developed. After all, we decided to modify his method by substituting luciferase for fluorescence protein and designed a new detection method.
Lecture in Koshigaya High School
Simulation Game Inspired by dengue
Although the result of the game did not make much difference, it was fun to have an event that you can experience.
Activity of iGEM seemed to be very fun. I thought it was wonderful that what I could do was not only biology but also information and programming. Good luck on your international competition.
I was thrilled by the game. I thought that it is also interesting to change all four kinds of initial numbers by using all four if there are more people together with that time.
