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<h1 style="color:#003399">Southern Connecticut State University</h1>
 
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<h2> Welcome to iGEM 2016! </h2>
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<h2 style="color:#003399"> Brainstorming </h2>
<p>Your team has been approved and you are ready to start the iGEM season! </p>
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<li>Chemical Synthesis </li>
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<p>Improve a chemical synthesis for vitamin production</P>
 
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<p>Novel synthesis of costly drug</p>
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<li>Project using a GC chassis </li>
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<p> Please read the following pages:</p>
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<li> <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Requirements">Requirements page </a> </li>
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<li><i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i></li>
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<p>Tuberculosis detection/treatment</p>
<li> <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Resources/Template_Documentation"> Template Documentation </a></li>
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<li><i>Rhodococcus</i></li>
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<p>Environmental remediation</p>
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<li>Focus on CRISPR </li>
 
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<p>After researching each topic and several rounds of discussion we decided to pursue a project involving Tuberculosis. Our team wanted to add more GC rich parts to the iGEM repository and a project focusing on Tuberculosis would allow us to do so while tackling a global problem. </p>
<p>You may style this page as you like or you can simply leave the style as it is. You can easily keep the styling and edit the content of these default wiki pages with your project information and completely fulfill the requirement to document your project.</p>
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<p>While you may not win Best Wiki with this styling, your team is still eligible for all other awards. This default wiki meets the requirements, it improves navigability and ease of use for visitors, and you should not feel it is necessary to style beyond what has been provided.</p>
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<h5> Wiki template information </h5>
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<h2 style="color:#003399"> Project Description</h2>
<p>We have created these wiki template pages to help you get started and to help you think about how your team will be evaluated. You can find a list of all the pages tied to awards here at the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Judging/Pages_for_Awards/Instructions">Pages for awards</a> link. You must edit these pages to be evaluated for medals and awards, but ultimately the design, layout, style and all other elements of your team wiki is up to you!</p>
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<p> It has been shown that different diseases cause the production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the body. This seems to be true of Tuberculosis especially due to its infection site being the lungs. We want to produce a <i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i> based VOC sensor activated by Tuberculosis specific compounds.
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<p>Our final product should be a simple breath test device that accurately reports infection within several hours and does not require a laboratory environment to use. It should be storable in non-refrigerated conditions and have a simple indicator most likely color change.  </p>
  
  
 
 
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<h5> Editing your wiki </h5>
 
<p>On this page you can document your project, introduce your team members, document your progress and share your iGEM experience with the rest of the world! </p>
 
<p> <a href="https://2016.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:SCSU-New_Haven&action=edit"> Click here to edit this page! </a></p>
 
 
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<h5>Tips</h5>
 
<p>This wiki will be your team’s first interaction with the rest of the world, so here are a few tips to help you get started: </p>
 
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<li>You have a global audience! Consider the different backgrounds that your users come from.</li>
 
<li>Make sure information is easy to find; nothing should be more than 3 clicks away.  </li>
 
<li>Avoid using very small fonts and low contrast colors; information should be easy to read.  </li>
 
<li>Start documenting your project as early as possible; don’t leave anything to the last minute before the Wiki Freeze. For a complete list of deadlines visit the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Calendar">iGEM 2016 calendar</a> </li>
 
<li>Have lots of fun! </li>
 
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<h5>Inspiration</h5>
 
<p> You can also view other team wikis for inspiration! Here are some examples:</p>
 
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<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:SDU-Denmark/"> 2014 SDU Denmark </a> </li>
 
<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Aalto-Helsinki">2014 Aalto-Helsinki</a> </li>
 
<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2014 LMU-Munich</a> </li>
 
<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Michigan"> 2014 Michigan</a></li>
 
<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:ITESM-Guadalajara">2014 ITESM-Guadalajara </a></li>
 
<li> <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:SCU-China"> 2014 SCU-China </a></li>
 
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<h5> Uploading pictures and files </h5>
 
<p> You can upload your pictures and files to the iGEM 2016 server. Remember to keep all your pictures and files within your team's namespace or at least include your team's name in the file name. <br />
 
When you upload, set the "Destination Filename" to <code>Team:YourOfficialTeamName/NameOfFile.jpg</code>. (If you don't do this, someone else might upload a different file with the same "Destination Filename", and your file would be erased!)</p>
 
 
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 30 June 2016

SCSU IGEM SCSU IGEM

SCSU iGEM

What if

TB could be Diagnosed in just a few minutes

One Breath = One Result

As synthetic biologists continue to construct increasingly complex gene regulatory networks, the need for accurate quantitative characterization of their regulatory components becomes more pressing. Despite the BioBrick registry's thorough characterization of the average strength of promoters, there is insufficient description of the variability in their expression. Our project aims to characterize this variability, or noise, for the most commonly used promoters in synthetic biology and provide additional tools for the regulation of these promoters.

About Us

As synthetic biologists continue to construct increasingly complex gene regulatory networks, the need for accurate quantitative characterization of their regulatory components becomes more pressing. Despite the BioBrick registry's thorough characterization of the average strength of promoters, there is insufficient description of the variability in their expression. Our project aims to characterize this variability, or noise, for the most commonly used promoters in synthetic biology and provide additional tools for the regulation of these promoters.

Accomplishments

  • ABCs with Elmo
  • 123s with the Count
  • Singing with Big Bird
  • Being grouchy with Oscar
  • First team from SCSU
  • Created a part that believe that does x-men related things
  • Wiki Freeze sounds so final

Southern Connecticut State University

Brainstorming

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Improve a chemical synthesis for vitamin production

    Novel synthesis of costly drug

  • Project using a GC chassis
    • Mycobacterium smegmatis
    • Tuberculosis detection/treatment

    • Rhodococcus
    • Environmental remediation

  • Focus on CRISPR

Selection

After researching each topic and several rounds of discussion we decided to pursue a project involving Tuberculosis. Our team wanted to add more GC rich parts to the iGEM repository and a project focusing on Tuberculosis would allow us to do so while tackling a global problem.

Project Description

It has been shown that different diseases cause the production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the body. This seems to be true of Tuberculosis especially due to its infection site being the lungs. We want to produce a Mycobacterium smegmatis based VOC sensor activated by Tuberculosis specific compounds.

Our goals

Our final product should be a simple breath test device that accurately reports infection within several hours and does not require a laboratory environment to use. It should be storable in non-refrigerated conditions and have a simple indicator most likely color change.