Collaborations

Collaboration with the Danish Technical University

We have assisted the iGEM team from the Danish Technical University with the selection of a BioBrick for a construct which they had trouble getting to function. We suggested that they used K880005 instead of the one they had tried. We also met with them and the team from the Copenhagen University to discuss ideas on how to mathematically model the systems of our projects.

Collaboration with Copenhagen University

They were also participating at the event with the Danish Technical University where we discussed ideas on how to mathematically model the systems of our projects.

Collaboration with the iGEM Stockholm

The iGEM team from the Karolinska Institutet (KI)/Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) has a similar project and we want to thank them for always being open to discuss ideas. As part of our project regarding bacteriocins, it is convenient to check their bactericidal effect on bacterial strains. Stockholm (KTH/KI) contributed with performing a MIC test of crude cell extract containing our bacteriocins on three different strains that our bacteriocins target namely S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. Cloacae. Stockholms contribution with the MIC test helped the SDU iGEM team to compare results with MIC test performed on our own purified bacteriocins. For further information check out demonstrate and results.

Collaboration with Chalmers University

At the Human Practices workshop in Copenhagen, our philosopher began a collaboration with Chalmers University. The iGEM team from Chalmers had made sci-fi novels as a way of presenting problems that could occur when working with GMO's. Our philosopher then made a sci-fi story for them, in dialogue style. The dialogue is focused on the Precautionary Principle.

Collaboration with the University of Virginia

The iGEM team from the University of Virginia asked us to help them by answering a survey, which we were more than happy to do.

Collaboration with the LMU and TUM Munich

We helped the LMU and TUM Munich iGEM team out by answering their survey about entrepreneurship. They had some great thoughts concerning the possibilities in creating a business through iGEM.

Meetups

Over the summer we have attended several meetups. Our first meetup were at the Danish Technical University, who held a meetup for the Danish teams. This was also where we thought of collaboration about mathematics. We gave a talk about how to design a WIKI and we learned a lot from the other teams and generally had a blast!

In June we met up with the other Nordic iGEM teams at the Nordic Jamboree. We presented our project and got constructive feedback and ideas of what we should focus on further. When we heard the other teams presentions, we realized that the Stockholm iGEM team's project was almost identical to our project. This gave us the opportunity to begin a collaboration with the iGEM team from Stockholm.

We also had a great road trip to Germany, where we met up with the German teams. Here we had the chance to present our project and get some good constructive feedback on our video and project ideas. It was also really inspiring to hear about the other team's projects.

Copenhagen University held a meetup with focus on Human Practice, which we also attended. We learned so much from the meetup and had the opportunity to talk to Ana from iGEM's headquartes. She gave some great feedback! It was also at this meetup our collaboration with Chalmers University began.