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| − | Firstly, we established a collaboration with the IGEM TU Delft team, after realizing that our two projects had one component in common: <B>Biosilica</B>. Since we had already done an extended bibliography search on this topic, we helped them by sending them some links on refractive index measurement | + | Firstly, we established a collaboration with the IGEM TU Delft team, after realizing that our two projects had one component in common: <B>Biosilica</B>. Since we had already done an extended bibliography search on this topic, we helped them by sending them some links on refractive index measurement methods using the surface plasmon resonance technique, and a couple of other articles we believed could help their project. Additionally, we talked with them (via Skype) about the poly-silicate structure and the optical effects of biologically produced poly-silicate. Then we sent documents to help them for their literature search.</br></br> |
In the biomineralization paper we pointed to them that the experiments (silification of wood in the laboratory, Gotze et al, pg 275) performed, and the analysis showed that materials that were deposited have a peak size of 20 nm or so, and spectral analysis shows absorption at 500 nm (similar to Opal). Some similar values of the optical characteristics of bimoneralized silica.</br></br> | In the biomineralization paper we pointed to them that the experiments (silification of wood in the laboratory, Gotze et al, pg 275) performed, and the analysis showed that materials that were deposited have a peak size of 20 nm or so, and spectral analysis shows absorption at 500 nm (similar to Opal). Some similar values of the optical characteristics of bimoneralized silica.</br></br> | ||
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| − | We had a nice collaboration with the <B>iGEM EPFL</B> team. We had a fun skype meeting during which they interviewed us, on our project, on how we were managing with organization, with team building, on our country and more ! They transcribed our answers to fill their cool website « igem today » which offers an overview of the teams, their project and the daily life of iGEMers around the world.</br></br></br></br> | + | We had a nice collaboration with the <B>iGEM EPFL</B> team. We had a fun skype meeting during which they interviewed us, on our project, on how we were managing with organization, with team building, on our country and more! They transcribed our answers to fill their cool website « igem today » which offers an overview of the teams, their project and the daily life of iGEMers around the world.</br></br></br></br> |
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| − | The <B>Rathenau Institute</B> “promotes" the formation of political and public opinion on science and technology. To this end, the Institute studies the organization and development of science systems, publishes about social impact of new technologies, and organizes debates on issues and dilemmas in science and | + | The <B>Rathenau Institute</B> “promotes" the formation of political and public opinion on science and technology. To this end, the Institute studies the organization and development of science systems, publishes about social impact of new technologies, and organizes debates on issues and dilemmas in science and technology. The institute is part of Synenergene, a European project that aims to foster an open dialogue on responsible research and innovation in synthetic biology (RRI). </br></br> |
After winning the Synenergene grant for collaboration in Human Practices supported by iGEM, we worked with Mrs. Zoë Robaey from the Rathenau institute, who was a great help for the development of our application scenarios. Indeed, we had the opportunity to contact her by Skype and received her expert advice on anticipating events related to our project in the developed and developing countries.</br></br> | After winning the Synenergene grant for collaboration in Human Practices supported by iGEM, we worked with Mrs. Zoë Robaey from the Rathenau institute, who was a great help for the development of our application scenarios. Indeed, we had the opportunity to contact her by Skype and received her expert advice on anticipating events related to our project in the developed and developing countries.</br></br> | ||
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Our team was fortunate to have several opportunities to meet with professionals. We had the chance to: </br> | Our team was fortunate to have several opportunities to meet with professionals. We had the chance to: </br> | ||
| − | • 1) | + | • 1) Discuss our vision and project goals </br> |
| − | • 2) | + | • 2) Learn from their expertise and use that knowledge to further develop our project </br> |
| − | • 3) | + | • 3) Share ideas </br> |
| − | • 4) | + | • 4) Make contacts for potential future collaborations. </br></br> |
These encounters were valuable to us and greatly helped improve our project. </br></br></br></br> | These encounters were valuable to us and greatly helped improve our project. </br></br></br></br> | ||
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<B>Emergency Response to Biological Threats Unit</B></br> | <B>Emergency Response to Biological Threats Unit</B></br> | ||
Directed by Jean-Claudia Manuguerra</br></br> | Directed by Jean-Claudia Manuguerra</br></br> | ||
| − | This laboratory was created through the collaboration of the | + | This laboratory was created through the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and Institut Pasteur to deal with specific biological threats such as epidemics, accidents, and terrorist attacks. </br></br> |
We presented our project in front of the members of CIBU and exchanged ideas about our method of detection, our global device, and the intellectual property protection offered at iGEM. It was a great opportunity to obtain advice from specialists in epidemics and entomology specialists, and we have stayed in contact with them ever since for their recommendations and additional information. </br></br></br></br> | We presented our project in front of the members of CIBU and exchanged ideas about our method of detection, our global device, and the intellectual property protection offered at iGEM. It was a great opportunity to obtain advice from specialists in epidemics and entomology specialists, and we have stayed in contact with them ever since for their recommendations and additional information. </br></br></br></br> | ||
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| − | <B>City of New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board</B> | + | <B>City of New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board</B></br> |
| − | During the Zika Summit in Paris, we had the opportunity to present our project at the poster sessions. We met Dr. Claudia Riegel, Director of the City of New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board and she engaged in an enthusiastic discussion on our project ideas in detail with us. She described to us the current mosquito issues New Orleans is facing | + | During the Zika Summit in Paris, we had the opportunity to present our project at the poster sessions. We met Dr. Claudia Riegel, Director of the City of New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board and she engaged in an enthusiastic discussion on our project ideas in detail with us. She described to us the current mosquito issues New Orleans is facing. This was a great way for us to imagine real world applications of our project. (Since then, we have been in contact with her pertaining to a potential future collaboration where we could introduce our device in the field). We are currently processing reciprocal non-disclosure agreements. </br></br></br></br> |
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| − | We met Dr.Anna-Bella Failloux | + | We met Dr. Anna-Bella Failloux; entomologist, head of Arboviruses and Insect Vectors (AIV) research unit in the department of virology at Institut Pasteur; to have detailed information on mosquito ecology/habitat (types: aedes, culex) and behavior during feeding sorties (anthropophily, hematophagy).</br></br></br></br> |
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What was the most impressive feature in the lab section of La Paillasse is that they didn’t buy any of the lab | What was the most impressive feature in the lab section of La Paillasse is that they didn’t buy any of the lab | ||
equipment, they collected all of it from labs or hospitals that had no use for it anymore (sometimes in working order, sometimes not), and they repaired it all in order to set up a fully-functional laboratory. </br></br> | equipment, they collected all of it from labs or hospitals that had no use for it anymore (sometimes in working order, sometimes not), and they repaired it all in order to set up a fully-functional laboratory. </br></br> | ||
| − | The three lawyers from our team (Claudia, Victoire and Victor) went to La Paillasse to meet Mr. Jonathan Keller, who is their “in-house lawyer“. Those discussions highlighted the interesting axes to build on in order to write our report about intellectual property in the framework of iGEM. Mr.Keller was the perfect interlocutor to go to because he and his teams work very closely on Open science problematics, on the proposal of a new legal Framework for Open Source Hardware. At the same time, he works closely with the Evry iGEM team, which regularly conducts experiments at La Paillasse. </br></br> | + | The three lawyers from our team (Claudia, Victoire and Victor) went to La Paillasse to meet Mr. Jonathan Keller, who is their “in-house lawyer“. Those discussions highlighted the interesting axes to build on in order to write our report about intellectual property in the framework of iGEM. Mr. Keller was the perfect interlocutor to go to because he and his teams work very closely on Open science problematics, on the proposal of a new legal Framework for Open Source Hardware. At the same time, he works closely with the Evry iGEM team, which regularly conducts experiments at La Paillasse. </br></br> |
Mr. Keller's input was very enriching and allowed us to get a better grasp of the Open science | Mr. Keller's input was very enriching and allowed us to get a better grasp of the Open science | ||
problematics in the domain of synthetic biology, which will be developed in our IP report. He kindly agreed to take part in the Parisian meet-up that we organized. </br></br> | problematics in the domain of synthetic biology, which will be developed in our IP report. He kindly agreed to take part in the Parisian meet-up that we organized. </br></br> | ||
