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SYNENERGENE offers funding for advanced Human Practices work
Proposals due May 30
Get funding for your Human Practices work! Work with institutional partners, to promote responsible research and innovation! The Rathenau Instituut and the Wilson Center invite proposals from iGEM teams to collaborate and work toward responsible embedding of synthetic biology in society. This opportunity is open to all iGEM teams.
View Information and Submit your Proposal — Due May 30SynBioBeta Activate! China 2016
iGEM Partner sponsor, SynBioBeta is hosting events in three different cities across China in one week. Hear about the latest synthetic biology industry advances, new technologies and applications. Network with industry leaders, academics, investors and entrepreneurs. Understand the current trends and learn about the growing synthetic biology market and opportunities.
Learn More About Each Event and Register
- June 14th – SynBioBeta Activate! Beijing
- June 16th – SynBioBeta Activate! Shanghai
- June 17th – SynBioBeta Activate! Shenzhen
Judging Application now open!
Want to be a judge at the Giant Jamboree this year? The application form is now open! We're looking for scientists, engineers, programmers, hardware devs and people with synbio experience.
If you're not on a 2016 iGEM team this year, we can waive your Jamboree registration fee. If you're an instructor or advisor (sorry, no student team members), we can give you a 50% discount on your Jamboree application fee.
The deadline is the 1st of June!
iGEM Forums
With the iGEM season kicking off, we are excited to announce a new iGEM forum for 2016! This phpBB forum will allow users to connect more easily with each other, which is something our community has often requested. We even have a chat option up and running for quick communication with anyone who is online.
Sign up today and join the conversation!
You can also find the direct link on our Connect with iGEMers page.
ATTENTION 2016 TEAMS:
Your Team Wiki pages are still locked and you cannot edit them yet. We are updating the back-end infrastructure to make the wikis even better for this year. We hope to get the wikis up and running as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!
#WelcomeToiGEM
Distribution kits are starting to arrive! Take a picture with your DNA Distribution box and tag it in social media with #WelcomeToiGEM.
Get creative! We are going to collect all the photos and show them off later in the season.
See what fellow teams are showing off on Twitter.
*Not on Twitter? Send us your photos!
First 2016 DNA Distribution Kits are on their way!
The first batch of teams have been approve and distribution kits have been sent.
You can find more information about the DNA Distribution here, tracking information from UPS will be sent to your team's PI.
Note: If you are unsure why your team has not been approved, check your team information page to make sure you have completed all of the required fields -- and don't forget to add your secondary PI!
Grant Funding Opportunity - Deadlines approaching!
Over $100,000 USD in grants available to iGEM 2016 teams!This year iGEM is offering 3 new corporate grants to help support iGEM 2016 projects. This opportunity offers a unique collaboration with industry leaders, whom are seeking out iGEMers to help find solutions to their biggest problems. Visit Parters Offers Page to learn more about GenScript, Syngenta and SYNENERGENE'S funding opportunities
iGEM Mentorship Program
Mentee and Mentor Application deadline: May 7, 2016We are expanding last year's program to help iGEM teams learn how the iGEM competition works and iGEM alumni refine communication, leadership, and mentoring skills. For more on the program or to apply to be a mentor or mentor visit our Mentorship page .
Need help adding a secondary PI?
If you are having trouble adding a secondary PI, see the instructions in the Registration Handbook.
Why do teams need to have two PIs?
All iGEM teams must have two PIs to participate in iGEM. Throughout years of running the competition, we have found that in general teams with at least two PIs have a better iGEM experience, learn more, and succeed even more than on their own.
Teams with only one PI often find that they don't get adequate support throughout the season. While iGEM is a student driven competition, PIs are important for providing guidance, having funding connections, dealing with university bureaucracy and regulations, and more.
Also, often a PI goes away for a portion of the summer leaving the team without any PI guidance for part of the season.
Don't underestimate the value of your PIs!
For more details on team roles, see the Requirements and Team Roles pages.
Funding Opportunity - Application deadline May 1st, 2016l
Receive up to $5,000 for your CRISPR –related iGEM projects and 20% off Gene Synthesis and Cloning. Find out how.
WELCOME 2016 Teams!
Congratulations to all teams who have registered to participate in iGEM 2016! We know you are eager to get started and will be processing applications over the next couple of weeks. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
We are looking forward to a great iGEM season and hope you are as well!
iGEM Mentorship Program
iGEM HQ is excited to announce the AlumniGEM team mentorship program will be run again in 2016! The first round of applications is due on the 7th of May. We encourage high school teams, collegiate teams and anyone who wants to be a mentor to signup now!
For more information, please check out the Mentorship Resource pages!
Regular registration deadline coming up!
Be sure to register your team and submit the registration fee by March 31, the deadline for regular registration! Registration fees received after March 31 at 11:59PM Boston time will be subject to a late fee surcharge of $500 USD. Team PIs can register their team for iGEM 2016 by following these steps:
- Complete the registration application
- Submit the team's registration fee
- Stand by for contact email from iGEM HQ (this will follow after submission of the registration application and fee)
Please note, students will not be able to register a team. Please see the team roles page for additional information.
Plant Synthetic Biology in iGEM
iGEM HQ is excited to announce a new initiative to support plant synthetic biology during the 2016 season and beyond! Plant synthetic biology has risen in popularity among iGEM teams over the last few years and we're working hard to help support those teams for 2016.
For more information, please check out the new Plant Synthetic Biology Resource page!
Team registration now open!
Registration for iGEM 2016 is now open! Team PIs can register their team for iGEM 2016 by following these steps:
- Complete the registration application
- Submit the team's registration fee
- Stand by for contact email from iGEM HQ (this will follow after submission of the registration application and fee)
Please note, students will not be able to register a team. Please see the team roles page for additional information.
PLOS iGEM Collection
iGEM 2015 teams have the opportunity to publish their results in the PLOS iGEM Collection! Submissions to the PLOS iGEM Collection will be posted for open review on the PLOS Collections blog, where members of the PLOS and iGEM communities will review them. For submission instructions and additional details, see the PLOS Collections Blog post.
iGEM at Synbiobeta
iGEM HQ will be at Synbiobeta London 2016 from April 6 to April 8! Come say hello, and be sure you hear Randy's talk!
High School and Community Lab teams
We're pleased to welcome High School and Community Lab teams back to iGEM 2016! Please click for registration details for High School teams and Community Lab teams.
Shipping to China
Due to restrictions by the Chinese Inspection and Quarantine Services (CIQ), iGEM is currently unable to ship DNA distribution kits or part requests to China. We must ask teams from China to please plan accordingly for 2016.
Team registration update
Registration for iGEM 2016 will open by the end of February! Regular registration will end on Thursday March 31, and late registration will end on Sunday May 1. The registration application will be posted in this news section. The following items are required for team registration:
- Completion of the registration application by the team's primary Principal Investigator (PI)
- Submission of the team registration fee (can be submitted before or after the registration application)
- After we receive the application and registration fee, iGEM HQ will contact the team's primary PI
Be sure to read over the Requirements for participating in iGEM 2016, and contact us if there are any questions.
Join the judging team
Judging during iGEM focuses on evaluating team projects and presentations, while providing constructive and positive feedback to the teams. It is an integral part of iGEM's success and we hope you consider joining the judging team!
Help improve the iGEM website
Are you interested in helping make iGEM's website better? Volunteer as a beta reader! Email kelly AT igem DOT org.
Preparing for iGEM 2016
Excited for the start of iGEM 2016? Check out the right-hand menu bar for information about iGEM 2016, including the updated Requirements for iGEM 2016!
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