We have received generous funding support from BBSRC/WT/SEB fund for UK iGEM, WMG’s Global Research Priorities programme (GRP), GenScript, Faculty of Science funding, Andrew Little Fund (Department of Engineering), Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences/ WISB, Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP), and the Department of Physics. In addition, two students: Robert Richardson and Isobel Holden, have won individual awards to support their research from MIBTP and GRP, respectively. We are very grateful for the support and funding from these sponsors, helping us to achieve our goal and advance the field of synthetic biology.

We would like to give our thanks to our supervisors, without whom we would be lost in the maze of biology.

Dr Alfonso Jaramillo, Dr Manish Kushwaha, Dr Chuan Huang, Dr Miriam Rodriguez Garcia, Mr Will Rostain and Mr Alexander Darlington have been a huge help to this project, providing experience and expertise in the field of synthetic biology and modelling.

They have supported us throughout the project with teaching us the necessities of lab work, instructing us on RNA modelling and molecular computational models, checking our G-block and oligo orders for errors, and for being extremely patient with us through the ups and downs of the project.