Team:Newcastle/Diary/Agenda/2007





Date 20/07/2016
Time From 16:15
Place CBCB Level 2 Meeting Room
Attendees Ollie (chair), Jake (minutes), Josh, Emilija, Lauren, Rupert, Kerry
Apologies Kristina (work), Jem (flight), Tom
Previous Meeting 13th July 2016

Meeting Agenda

Agenda

  1. Apologies

  2. Approval of minutes from last meeting

  3. Recap of deadlines

    1. 12th August – Track Selection, Title and Abstract

  4. Action items.

    1. Standing

Action Points Assigned Person
Medal Criteria Emilija
IWBDA Lauren, Josh, Jake, Kristina
Westminster Meetup Ollie, Kerry, Rupert, Emilija
Consider Beyond the Bench ideas Kerry - Done
Track Selection Everyone
Sponsorship Opportunities Ollie – In progress
Requirement Specification for Breadboard Everyone – In progress
Decide on format for Wiki Biographies and email to advisors Ollie - Done
Cloning Strategy Lauren and Emilija - Done
Sixth Formers Introduction to Synthetic Biology Day Kerry - Done
Wiki Jake and Rupert
Flow cytometry - GM documents required Ollie - Waiting
Create timeline of where we see these components (battery, light bulb, etc.) in the future Jake
Add picture from poster and interactive component Kerry
Look into RFP as an alternative for GFP Ollie - Done

  1. Completed Items

Task
Prepare materials for sixth formers introduction to synthetic biology day
Style the added wiki pages.
Meet with Natalio Krasnogor
Order more LUDOx to enable completion of InterLab.
Redraw Ron Weiss diagram
Cost the variables and any other constructs with IDT
Primer design for the registry.
Enter our new RBS into the registry.
Check for blue light sensing protein in the registry and/or parts distribution.
Investigate using sequence prediction tools to determine if our new RBS is going to be strong or weak. Add this information to the registry if easy to determine.
Distribute the Stanford report to the team.
Email iGEM contact to clarify the gold medal criteria.
Read the judging guide. Add any additional information to the medal criteria page.
Prepare cloning strategy documents incl. Models for additional components.
Move cell stocks into cold storage.
Arrange time to conduct temperature experiments in CBCB with Neil.
Come up with a list of questions we are considering for the beyond the bench aspect
Contact the PEALS research centre regarding ethics workshops.
Specific heat capacity experiments.
Investigate giving a talk at ‘Skeptics in the Pub’
Cell death experiments

    1. Interlab update – Emilija

      1. Which protocol to use, new or old one?

    2. Track Selection – Jake

      1. Information Processing

      2. New Application

    3. Bulb Team – Lauren

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    4. Battery Team – Josh

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    5. Simulation Report – Jake

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    6. Circuits Report – Jake

      1. Report

      2. Plan

    7. Meetups – Emilija

      1. Scottish, Westminster, IWBDA, Jamboree – all booked

      2. Need dietary requirements (vegetarian/vegan/allergies), discount codes (if a judge) to finish registration for Jamboree

    8. School Tasters update – Kerry

  2. Visas

    1. Just a reminder about visas for everyone.

    2. These can be applied for here.

    3. Once you’ve applied and then when you receive your visa, update the spreadsheet here so that we can keep track of progress.

  3. Progress with Medal Criteria – Emilija

    8. Any other business.

    9. Next Meeting