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<p>Principal investigators (PIs) are individuals in a position of authority (ex: in a university setting, he/she is authorized to have lab space, grants, and hiring privileges) who are responsible for the team. This includes the official team registration (see <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Requirements">Registration</a> section), the team roster, certifying the safety form, payment of the team’s fees, and any other official aspect of the team. Team PIs provide guidance and support throughout the season, including assistance with fundraising, lab support, and help with school bureaucracy and regulations. PIs should plan on accompanying the team to the Giant Jamboree in October. The team PIs serve as the official points of contact for iGEM Headquarters; both PIs must be able to receive emails / phone calls from iGEM HQ, and respond promptly. <i>Each team must have at least two PIs (primary and secondary).</i> <span class="pop_why" onclick="which_why='why_role'">?</span> | <p>Principal investigators (PIs) are individuals in a position of authority (ex: in a university setting, he/she is authorized to have lab space, grants, and hiring privileges) who are responsible for the team. This includes the official team registration (see <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Requirements">Registration</a> section), the team roster, certifying the safety form, payment of the team’s fees, and any other official aspect of the team. Team PIs provide guidance and support throughout the season, including assistance with fundraising, lab support, and help with school bureaucracy and regulations. PIs should plan on accompanying the team to the Giant Jamboree in October. The team PIs serve as the official points of contact for iGEM Headquarters; both PIs must be able to receive emails / phone calls from iGEM HQ, and respond promptly. <i>Each team must have at least two PIs (primary and secondary).</i> <span class="pop_why" onclick="which_why='why_role'">?</span> | ||
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<li>At least one team PI must be a professor. For High School teams, one of the team PIs must be either a principal or teacher. For Community Lab teams, one of the team PIs must be the director of the community lab. High School teams and Community Lab teams are not required to have a professor as one of their team PIs, but can if they want to.</li> | <li>At least one team PI must be a professor. For High School teams, one of the team PIs must be either a principal or teacher. For Community Lab teams, one of the team PIs must be the director of the community lab. High School teams and Community Lab teams are not required to have a professor as one of their team PIs, but can if they want to.</li> | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 19 April 2016
Student role and requirements
Student team members brainstorm project ideas, choose a project idea, and build and test their chosen biological system. Students are also responsible for documenting their work (please see Deliverables).
- Every student team member must do the following by the Roster Deadline:
- have an iGEM user account
- enter their age information
- join the online team roster
- Undergraduate and overgraduate teams have age restrictions for the student team members. ?
Primary and secondary principal investigator (PI) role and requirements
NEW! Need help adding a secondary PI? See the Registration Handbook for detailed instructions.
Principal investigators (PIs) are individuals in a position of authority (ex: in a university setting, he/she is authorized to have lab space, grants, and hiring privileges) who are responsible for the team. This includes the official team registration (see Registration section), the team roster, certifying the safety form, payment of the team’s fees, and any other official aspect of the team. Team PIs provide guidance and support throughout the season, including assistance with fundraising, lab support, and help with school bureaucracy and regulations. PIs should plan on accompanying the team to the Giant Jamboree in October. The team PIs serve as the official points of contact for iGEM Headquarters; both PIs must be able to receive emails / phone calls from iGEM HQ, and respond promptly. Each team must have at least two PIs (primary and secondary). ?
- Both the primary and secondary PIs must:
- have an iGEM user account
- join an online team roster by the Roster Deadline
- At least one team PI must be a professor. For High School teams, one of the team PIs must be either a principal or teacher. For Community Lab teams, one of the team PIs must be the director of the community lab. High School teams and Community Lab teams are not required to have a professor as one of their team PIs, but can if they want to.
Instructor role and requirements
Team instructors provide day-to-day support for the team, and are aware of team activities and experimental plans.
- Instructors must:
- have an iGEM user account
- join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline
Advisor role and requirements
Team advisors include graduate students, post-graduate students, post-docs, and/or technicians who support the team.
- Advisors must:
- have an iGEM user account
- Join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline
Student team leader role and requirements
Often, teams have a student team leader who serves as the team's point of contact between the team and PI, and the team and iGEM Headquarters.
- Student team leaders must:
- have an iGEM user account
- Join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline
