Team:Lambert GA/Attributions

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Researchers


Abby Bell Annie Pei Ashtyn Cauffman Christina Lee
Courtney Taing Ellie Kim Gaurav Byagathvalli Katie Barr
Kevin Li Krishi Kishore Megan Hong Michelle Wu
Nithik Balachandran Rohil Badkundri Sahil Jain Sai Mettupalli
Shanthi Hegde Srikusumanjali Pinnamareddy Tapasya Katta Victor Valbuena


Project Foundation


This year's project toehold switch circuit design was a result of collaborative discussions with Dr. Styczysnki, Ms. Zhang and Ms. McNerney from Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Support


Scientific
  • Dr. Mark Styczynski from Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Saad Bhamla from Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Ms. Yan Zhang from Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Ms. Monica McNerney from Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Styczynski, Dr. Bhamla, Ms. Zhang and Ms. McNerney have assisted Lambert iGEM throughout their project by acting as mentors. They have helped the team troubleshoot and revise its project, constantly providing advice to improve it. In addition, they have generously provided materials that a high school team would not have access to. We would like to thank them for helping us complete our project.

Parts
  • Sequences and initial DNA from Styczynski Lab at Georgia Tech
  • Snapgene- software for sequence analysis
  • IDT


Model
  • The AI Day One Challenge, coordinated by Mr. Scott Henderson through Sandbox ATL, also allowing Lambert iGEM to meet with the following;
  • Mr. Luigi Ray-Montanez
  • Mr. Jackson Morgan
  • Mr. TJ Muehlemen
  • Mr. Shane Matthews
  • Mr. Michael Koohang
  • Mr. Chris Waits
  • Mrs. Alexa Morse
  • Mr. Greg Torre
  • Mr. Daniel Youmans
  • Mrs. Winne Luo


Advisor
  • Mrs. Standeven
  • Dr. Cantrell


Outreach
  • Dr. Rainyer- Dominican Republic
  • Girl Scout Troops
  • Local Middle Schools
  • Atlanta Science Festival
  • University of Georgia (UGA) iGEM Team
  • Georgia State University (GSU) iGEM


Community
  • Open House- local business owners and professionals
  • Lambert Administrators and teachers
  • Dr. Christian Epe, Dr. Sammy Bell, Dr. Marcus Terneus, Dr. Dave Lowery, Dr. Tong and Boeheim Ingelheim Animal Health R&D


Fundraising
  • National Science Foundation Grant #1254382
  • Johns Creek Chipotle


Presentation
  • Dr. Christian Epe, Dr. Sammy Bell, Dr. Marcus Terneus, Dr. Dave Lowery, and Dr. Tong from Boeheim Ingelheim
  • Mike Gibson from Gibson Software
  • Mark Styzinski, Yan Zhang, and Saad Bhamla from Georgia Tech
  • Paul Standeven from Philips Healthcare USA
  • Dr. Dana Boyd Barr, Dr. P. Barry Ryan, Dr. Christine L Moe, and Dr. Parinya Panuwet from Emory Healthcare
  • Dr. Davidson


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