Date | 03/08/2016 |
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Time | From 15:00 |
Place | CBCB Level 2 Meeting Room |
Attendees | Lauren (chair), Jake (minutes), Josh, Emilija, Lauren, Rupert, Kerry, Kristina |
Apologies | Neil and Dana |
Previous Meeting | 27th July 2016 |
Meeting Agenda
Agenda
Apologies
Approval of minutes from last meeting
Recap of deadlines
12th August – Track Selection, Title and Abstract
Action items.
Standing
Action Points | Responsible Team | Status |
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IWBDA | Lauren, Josh, Jake, Kristina | August 17th-18th |
Westminster Meetup | Ollie, Kerry, Rupert, Emilija | August 17th-19th |
Track Selection | Everyone | August 12th |
Sponsorship Opportunities | Outreach and Funding | |
Conduct Flow Cytometry InterLab Study/td> | Interlab | |
Cell death experiment | Lightbulb | |
Order the temperature measuring dye for microfluidics. | Component | |
Investigate heating effect of various concentrations of agarose gel. | Component | |
Source platinum wire for the electrodes | Component | |
Prepare feedback on Scottish iGEM meetup. | Admin | |
Pro and Cons for Foundational Advance track selection and distribute. | All | |
Look into how Reading and Bielefeld made improvements to their respective fuel cells. | Battery | |
Investigate ways of engineering the bacteria so that electrons could be transferred to the mediator M. blue faster (e.g. by making the cell more porous) | Battery | |
Prepare synthetic wastewater | Battery | |
Investigate other ways of engineering the fuel cell to increase efficiency (e.g. mixed culture etc). | Battery | |
Adapt COMSOL model for smaller containers (microfluidics etc.) | Simulation | |
Work out how to integrate Edinburgh's data storage scheme into our simulator | Simulation | |
Check over RuleBender models to ensure rate constants are OK | Simulation | |
Abstract | Everyone | |
Graphics for wiki bio cards | Wiki | |
Incorporating ethics into our design | Outreach and Funding |
Completed Items
Task | Responsible Team | Status |
Flow Cytometry | Interlab | Done |
Investigate giving a talk at ‘Skeptics in the Pub’ | Outreach and Funding | Done |
Send around the Google Drive Link again | Admin | Done |
Chase up our construct with DNA 2.0 (see minutes) | Lightbulb | Done |
Get discount codes from Tom and Neil and register for Jamboree. | Admin | In progress |
Order IDT constructs | Lightbulb | Done |
Add plug for SVOL visual to Wiki | Wiki | Done |
Prepare cloning strategy documents for the alternative bricks and identify which ones we want IDT to synthesise. | Alternative Constructs | In Progress |
Talk to Goksel Misirli regarding our simulator design and standard virtual parts | Simulation | Done |
Breadboard – Rupert
Report
Component – Jake
Report
Alternative Constructs– Jake
Report
Wiki – Rupert
Report
Battery – Josh
Report
Plan
Admin – Emilija
Report
Light Bulb – Lauren
Report
Interlab - Emilija
Report
Outreach and Funding - Ollie
Report
2. Money
3. Progress with Medal Criteria - Emilija
4. Any other business.
5. Next Meeting