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Public Engagement

1. Introduction

"How to spread science knowledge around the public in an effective way? How to narrow the gap between synthetic biology and the public? We hope everyone to actively participate in science popularization, achieving the purpose of improving the depth and breadth of science popularization, strengthening the inheritance of synthetic biology."

1.1 Comic book all over the world

1.2 A five day life science summer camp

1.3 A game based on our project

1.4 Establish a bridge with biotechnology company

1.5 Provide examples for iGEMers

1.6 Give lectures in OUC

2. Education for children: Comic book all over the world

2.1 Click to download different comic book versions:

2.2 Social influence

2.3 Feedback

2.4 Future

3. Education for high school students: A five day life science summer camp in China

3.1 The details of summer camp:

3.2 Social influence

3.3 Feedback

3.4 Future

4. Education for children: A game "" based on our project

". In this way, we can tell the story of Csy4 as well as the CRIPSR system to more Amateurish people, thus achieving the goals of propagandizing our project and synthetic biology. Apart from that, to make people have a better understanding of both the game and our project, we designed six comic pictures represent the six game levels separately. The picture will be shown before the game starts to help players understand situations more clearly.

Fig.12 Some pictures in ""

Fig.13 Our distinctive game Brochure ""

视频 A video about how to play this brochure

4.1 Social influence

"The principles of all fundamental scientific research are obscure for us non-professionals." In the preliminary investigation process of social practice, we tried to explain our projects to some amateurish people. But They found it hard to understand these obscure biological principles. Based on this situation, we designed our game and incorporated the principles of our project into the game. Now by this game, people can understand our project in a much easier and happier way, which is a great achievement for us.

4.2 Feedback

We showed the game to people of different. Having played the game, they can clearly describe the overall situation of the game. Combined and the game comic brochure, they can easily understand some principles of biology exactly. We have achieved the goal of achieving science education and allowing more people to participate in an interesting way of playing games.

4.3 Future

Now our games can only run on the windows system. In the future, we will go further and develop our game on mobile phone version, Mac version and iPad version.

5. Education for biotech companies: Narrow the gap between biotech companies and society

Given that all basic researches aim at application and benefiting for human beings , we suppose that visiting the biotechnology companies to investigate the prospect of our project is a great idea. We went to the BGI, Qingdao Youdu Biotechnology Co. LTD and Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group Co. LTD 3 biotech companies and 2 research institute to integrate our project with social reality. In this way, we can know about the current social needs and improve our project accordingly. At the same time, we established a long-term relationship with them.

5.1 Social influence

Finally, we wrote a complete survey report, which summarized our preliminary preparation, research methods, research results and experience and teammwork. People's network, Ocean University of China news network reported our research results. And we put the summary of this survey on our Wechat Subscription. There are some screenshots.
Click here to download our survey report

Fig.14 People's network reported our results

Fig.15 Ocean University of China news network reported our research results.

Fig.16 We put the summary of this survey on our Wechat Subscription.

5.2 Feedback

We established a long-term relationship with them. On the one hand, they can provide us an effective way of converting foundational research to actual application, on the other hand, we will inform them of the latest results in the lab, by which we can promote each other and make progress together.

5.3 Future

After perfecting our project, we will apply our results to the actual production according to the requirements put forward by the biological company, achieving the goal of transformation of basic research achievements.

6. Education for iGEMers: Provide examples for iGEMers

Now many iGEM teams engaged in foundational advances are confused how to integrate their project with practice. So four other teams and OUC-china form the foundational research transformation group. We use our project as an example to specifically describe how to apply project to practice and how to adjust our project accordingly. Then we shared our experience with Tianjin University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, National Defense Science and Technology University to explore the transformation of basic research results and form joint a report, hoping to provide a reference to future iGEM teams.
Click here to see our report
Click here to see other teams （添加天大的链接，待定）

6.1 Social influence

Four other teams and OUC-china form the basic research results transformation team. We conduct joint research with Tianjin University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, National Defense Science and Technology University to explore the transformation of basic research results, providing references to other iGEM teams.

6.2 Feedback

The main content of this report is analysis and study of foundational research transformation process, including theory and case analysis. The theoretical part is jointly completed by Tianjin University and National University of Defense Science and Technology. The actual case analysis is completed by China Ocean University and Jilin University respectively. In the part of our own project analysis, Zhejiang University and Xi'an Jiaotong University wrote the follow-up application in detail, and others wrote the research thoughts and inspiration to the project.

6.3 Future

In the future, we will make further amendments to the report and make more examples of basic research achievements to the report.

7. Education for students in OUC: Form a A syn-group and give some lectures

In order to promote the spread of synthetic biology in our campus, we gave lectures to those who are interested in it and helped them form a syn-group. These members gave presentations once a week according to their interests and interacted with others, improving their ability of reading papers and their understanding of synthetic biology. As their advisors, we do our best to help them and guide them. During one year, syn-groupers have learn synthetic biology, molecular biology, microbiology and lots of papers, which helped them improved a lot. It is really a good way to promote the spread and inheritance of synthetic biology in our schools.

7.1 Social influence

More than 20 students from different majors join this group. They majored in mathematics, economics, biological science and so on. Because of their love for synthetic biology, students from different majors gather together. Interdisciplinary brings them better ideas.

Fig.17 They share their opinions with each other

7.2 Feedback

During one year, they had mastered literature search ability, summary, teamwork, and communicate with others rather than a student who knows little knowledge of synthetic biology.

7.3 Future

In the future, we will invite some experts to give lectures in the field to syn-groupers, making them understand the development and research status of synthetic biology. We will also convey our iGEM experience to them.