IGEM:IMPERIAL/2009/Template:Projectproposal

Project Description

• Introduction to the specific problem/application that we would like to target (max 150 words)
• Motivations behind the choice (max 100 words)
• Previous iGEM projects or papers in this area, to give us an idea how novel this idea is (max 5 references)
• Present your overall project as a black-box with well defined inputs/outputs.
• Decompose your overall project into functional modules that you will later describe in more details.

Specifications

• Present a list of suitable specifications for the overall project and its functional modules.
  • Try to think of both general considerations such as choice of chassis e.g. use of non-pathogenic strains in food applications, and specific considerations e.g. for a specific biosensor having a defined detectable output and sensitivity.

Design

• Present your design for the particular application/problem
• Try to split your project into different layers of complexity and consider the inputs and outputs at each layer
  • Black Box overall design (e.g.at culture level),
  • BlackBox cellular level,
  • Genetic Device,
  • individual modules of this device,
  • BioBricks of each module

Modelling

• At what levels of your design would it be useful to model?

Testing

• What type of measurements/characterisation do you propose to perform?
  • have you already foudn some useful experimental protocols.
• Any special equipment or expertise required, if yes any available at Imperial?

Examples

Here are two good examples of previous project proposal presentation:

• CBD Proposal
• ID Proposal