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<h3><em>Makerere University</em></h3> | <h3><em>Makerere University</em></h3> | ||
<p>After being graciously awarded an Opentrons automatic pipetting robot, we were eager to find other teams that we could share protocols and tips with. Upon further communication with our fellow iGEM team at Makerere University in Uganda, we discovered we each had a lot of questions that could be answered by the other team’s diverse knowledge and unique experiences. Through various Skype calls and email exchanges, members of both our teams were able to assist the other with different aspects of the projects. Our dry lab teams were able to collaborate with various 3D modelling techniques, as well as wiki formatting. </p> | <p>After being graciously awarded an Opentrons automatic pipetting robot, we were eager to find other teams that we could share protocols and tips with. Upon further communication with our fellow iGEM team at Makerere University in Uganda, we discovered we each had a lot of questions that could be answered by the other team’s diverse knowledge and unique experiences. Through various Skype calls and email exchanges, members of both our teams were able to assist the other with different aspects of the projects. Our dry lab teams were able to collaborate with various 3D modelling techniques, as well as wiki formatting. </p> | ||
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<h3><em>Queen's Biomedical Innovation Team (QBiT)</em></h3> | <h3><em>Queen's Biomedical Innovation Team (QBiT)</em></h3> | ||
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<p>The Queen’s Biomedical Innovation Team is an undergraduate student-run, interdisciplinary design team that focuses on biomedical device design and innovation. This year QGEM has collaborated with QBiT in the production of a novel pacifier which is able to house our engineered protein construct while using a one-way valve system to prevent any backflow. | <p>The Queen’s Biomedical Innovation Team is an undergraduate student-run, interdisciplinary design team that focuses on biomedical device design and innovation. This year QGEM has collaborated with QBiT in the production of a novel pacifier which is able to house our engineered protein construct while using a one-way valve system to prevent any backflow. | ||
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<h3><em>Queen's Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team</em></h3> | <h3><em>Queen's Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team</em></h3> | ||
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<p>The Queen’s Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team is an undergraduate student-run team which will be participating in an upcoming flight mission in collaboration with the National Research Council, Canadian Space Agency, and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in July. QRGX are winners of the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (http://seds.ca/projects) and have been selected to conduct an experiment comparing DNA Polymerase I processivity and error rate in microgravity vs normal gravity. This year QGEM will be accompanying them on their flight mission and providing them with technical expertise and access to our laboratory equipment. | <p>The Queen’s Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team is an undergraduate student-run team which will be participating in an upcoming flight mission in collaboration with the National Research Council, Canadian Space Agency, and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in July. QRGX are winners of the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (http://seds.ca/projects) and have been selected to conduct an experiment comparing DNA Polymerase I processivity and error rate in microgravity vs normal gravity. This year QGEM will be accompanying them on their flight mission and providing them with technical expertise and access to our laboratory equipment. | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, 28 July 2018
External Collaborations
OGEM
This year Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine attended the annual OGEM meeting hosted by the McMaster University.
Stony Brook University
This year’s project required the use of a directed evolution approach utilizing error prone PCR methods. Upon further investigation, we discovered a fellow iGEM team located at Stony Brook University in New York was evaluating the use of directed evolution of S. elongatus to create sustainable sucrose feedstocks for ethanol biofuel production. This discovery created the basis for further discussion about which protocols are most efficient when performing directed evolution. Upon speaking with our fellow iGEM team, we learned about other directed evolution techniques, such as UV mutagenesis and phage display directed evolution. With these ideas in mind, we collectively decided that other teams may also be trying to determine the most effective type of directed evolution for their project and thought we could combine each of our groups’ knowledge and experiences to aid future iGEM teams. We believed that an effective route to convey this information would be in the format of a short, detailed video, that both of our teams could collectively contribute to.
Makerere University
After being graciously awarded an Opentrons automatic pipetting robot, we were eager to find other teams that we could share protocols and tips with. Upon further communication with our fellow iGEM team at Makerere University in Uganda, we discovered we each had a lot of questions that could be answered by the other team’s diverse knowledge and unique experiences. Through various Skype calls and email exchanges, members of both our teams were able to assist the other with different aspects of the projects. Our dry lab teams were able to collaborate with various 3D modelling techniques, as well as wiki formatting.
Internal Collaborations
Queen's Biomedical Innovation Team (QBiT)
The Queen’s Biomedical Innovation Team is an undergraduate student-run, interdisciplinary design team that focuses on biomedical device design and innovation. This year QGEM has collaborated with QBiT in the production of a novel pacifier which is able to house our engineered protein construct while using a one-way valve system to prevent any backflow.
Queen's Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team
The Queen’s Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team is an undergraduate student-run team which will be participating in an upcoming flight mission in collaboration with the National Research Council, Canadian Space Agency, and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in July. QRGX are winners of the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (http://seds.ca/projects) and have been selected to conduct an experiment comparing DNA Polymerase I processivity and error rate in microgravity vs normal gravity. This year QGEM will be accompanying them on their flight mission and providing them with technical expertise and access to our laboratory equipment.