Team:UCL/Achievements
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Achievements
Look below to see the achievements of the 2016 UCL iGEM team
Medal criteria
General Achievements
• Pioneering iGEM team to work on ageing
• Highly diverse feedback and interaction throughout the whole iGEM community and greater society
• Project as a whole was greatly shaped by constant feedback and integrated human practices
Experimental Achievements
• Further characterised IrrE biobrick [b] (Part:BBa_K729005) [/b] using lubrication gel
• First step to a novel synthetic biology approach to preventing ageing of the lungs via a gene therapy [b] (Part:BBa_K1954005) [/b]
• Thorough characterisation of lycopene probiotic device [b] (Part:BBa_K1954001) [/b] using different oxidative stress inducers
• Characterised SPY-GFP as a ph sensitive promoter [b] (Part:BBa_K239009) [/b]
• We designed a novel Vitellogenin construct and put it into biobrick format [b] (Part:BBa_K1954002) [/b] . This construct has the potential to transform the biocontrol of whiteflies, drastically improving agricultural yields.
Modelling Achievements
• Modelled [b] xylitol [/b] pathway
• Modelled the [b] L-Arginine [/b] pathway
Human Practices Achievements
• Submitted a [b] Parliamentary Question [/b] , which went through to Parliament
• Meeting and discussion with UK Director of Public Prosecutions and Human Rights Lawyer [b] Keir Stamer [/b] , who was recently appointed the shadow Brexit Minister of the opposition
• Spoke to [b] experts [/b] in the field of ageing and synthetic biology (Aubrey de Grey, Maximina, Filipe, William Baines, CEO Signum Biosciences, Piers Millet, Alexandar Stolzing, Janet Thornton, David Schlezinger, Eugenio Macchiarulo , Davit Eaton, etc.)
• Engaged with the [b] elderly [/b] through group discussions and activities (Elderlyhome Hamburg, Zumba (https://2016.igem.org/Team:UCL/HP/Silver/London) , Tea Party)
• [/]Prototyped our own app [/b] to raise awareness of synthetic biology
• [b] Simulated old age [/b] with ageing simulation to better understand the needs of the elderly first hand
• [b] Global survey [/b] of perception on synthetic biology (with over 348 responses)
• Organised a successful 3 day iGEM [b] workshop [/b] for Year 8 students, iGEM workshop with Year 8 and 12 students from the Sutton Trust Summer School
• Presented our project at the [b] UCL Synthetic Biology Showcase [/b] , UK iGEM meet-up
• Explored [b] religion and ageing [/b] with different religious leaders (Jay Lakhani, Pastor Randall Lee
• Discussed [b]public policy [/b] with Jason Blackstock and David Kurten.
• [b]Concluded [/b] our project with a positive outlook on the future work to be done regarding ageing research.
Entrepreneurship Achievements
• Exploring London’s sugar substituted sweets landscape with [b]London Sweet Shops [/b]
• Visit to [b]The Raw Chocolate Co [/b] for insights into the use of xylitol in industry
• Spoke to [b] 69 iGEM teams [/b] , 7 synthetic biology start-ups and the UKS leading SynBio labs we co-founded
• Alphabrick got chosen to be fast-tracked to Cambride Universitys Judge Business School [b] accelerator programme [/b] to bring our product to market by 2017 and won 1500 for winning the Biohackathon.
• Created Xweet [b]Business plan [/b] for the production of xylitol
• Identified value chain and created a [b]production plan [/b] using synthetic biology and biochemical engineering processes.
• Filed for a [b]provisional patent [/b] for our production process of xylitol.
• Produced a [b]prototype [/b] () of a xylitol-containing confectionary good.
BRONZE
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We have registered for iGEM, had a great summer so far and now looking forward to attending the Giant Jamboree! |
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We completed and submitted the Judging Form. |
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We have documented the story of our project on our team wiki. |
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We are going to present a poster and give a presentation at the Giant Jamboree. |
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We have attributed our team members (and non-team members) and acknowledged our advisors and sponsors. |
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We have created and documented a new BioBrick part (LanA) (BBa_K1954000) and submitted them to the iGEM registry. |
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SILVER
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We have experimentally validated BBa_K1954001 and documented its characterization and submitted the part in the iGEM registry. |
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We have helped the members of a new iGEM team, get acquainted with all the basic techniques needed to compete in iGEM such as helping with characterising one of CLSB iGEM's parts. We’ve also been part of a plethora of other collaborations, as described in our collaborations page. |
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We identified, investigated and addressed the ethics, safety and social impact of our project in our human practices. |
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GOLD
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Integrated human practices |
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Improvement of our and BBa_K1954003 and and BBa_K1954003 biobricks |
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Proof of concept |
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Demonstrate your work |
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