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<b>This page will soon host the website of the MIT team for iGEM 2008</b>
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For now it is being used for initial planning. The graduate student advisors need to have a meeting soon to discuss a number of points (date and time TBD, use the Doodle poll at http://www.doodle.ch/y9iy9hfm6d9q5eze to help select a time).
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'''Welcome to the MIT team Wiki for iGEM 2008'''
*FOR OUR MORE UP-TO-DATE WIKI, PLEASE REFER TO OUR NEW WIKI [http://2008.igem.org/Team:MIT]
*'''iGEM''' is the international genetically engineered machines competition.  
*The objective of the competition is to design and build an engineered biological system using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA].
*To see examples of the '''amazing possibilities''' of iGEM, check out last years [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Main_Page iGEM page]
*Read our '''promotional brochure''' to learn about synthetic biology at MIT ([[media:mit_igem2008_brochure_front.gif|front]] and [[media:mit_igem2008_brochure_back.gif|back]]).
*iGEM at MIT is possible because of '''outside support''', contact Tom Knight (tk [at] mit.edu) to help out!
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The agenda is (please edit!):
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# Scheduling interviews and finalizing the undergrad team
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# Preparing the UROP application
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# Brainstorming initial project ideas
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# Creating a website for the 2008 team (probably based on 2007 page [[IGEM:MIT/2007]])
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#* For help setting up a team lab notebook, please contact [[User: Ricardo Vidal]]. He's working with OpenWetWare at MIT this year, and could help you all get familiar with some new tools that update the notebook since [[IGEM:MIT/2007/Notebook|last year's iGEM notebooks]]. - [[User:Jason R. Kelly|Jason R. Kelly]]
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# Should we schedule a regular meeting?
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Interested in learning more about iGEM 2008?  Explore below for an example of what's possible.
 
For more info on this year's iGEM please see [http://2008.igem.org 2008.igem.org].
 
Many more valuable links and helpful tidbits are available at the [http://parts.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Resources iGEM Resources page]
 
===For visitors===
*Read more about [[Synthetic Biology|engineering biology]].
*[http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/ 20.020: MIT's introduction to bioengineering design]
 
===External links===
*[[iGEM|iGEM on OpenWetWare]]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/registry BioBricks Parts registry]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Main_Page Official iGEM 2007 wiki]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/igem Official iGEM 2006 wiki]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:MIT/2007 MIT 2007 Wiki]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/MIT_2006 MIT 2006 Wiki]
*BioBricks parts contributed by MIT:
**[http://parts.mit.edu/registry/index.php/Part:BBa_I728005 OmpC Surface Display]
**[http://parts.mit.edu/registry/index.php/Part:BBa_I728004 CPX Surface Display]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109(S08) 20.109 instructions (2008)]
 
===Internal links===
*'''[[../2008/Notebook/Yogurt|Team Notebook]]'''
 
===Protocols===
*[[General Cloning Protocol]]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/MIT_iGEM_T4_and_Quick_Ligation DNA Ligations]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/MIT_iGEM_Top10_ChemComp_Ecoli_transformation_protocol#Regular_Transformation_protocol_for_Top10_cells Top10 chem competent cell transformation]
*[http://web.mit.edu/biopolymers/www/DNA.html DNA sequencing]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Endy_pcr PCR]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/MIT_iGEM_Agarose_Gels Running DNA Gels]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/MIT_iGEM_Restriction_Digests Restriction Digests]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Endy:Preparing_Antibiotic_Stocks Preparing Antibiotic Stocks]
*[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Endy:_DNA_sequencing DNA sequencing]
 
===Good Lab Citizenship===
*Go over the [[DOs_and_DONTs_of_Good_Lab_Citizenship|Do's and Dont's of Good Lab Citizenship]]
 
===Wiki editing resources===
*[[Simple_wiki_editing_examples| Simple wiki editing examples]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page (extended - wikipedia)]
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Help with images (wikipedia)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Help with tables (wikipedia)]
 
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=== Want to help out the iGEM team? ===
*iGEM at MIT is partly supported by the [http://web.mit.edu/urop/basicinfo/ Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program] and faculty including Drew Endy and Tom Knight.
*We guarantee UROP funding for undergrads.  We need help to continue supporting undergrads, paying registration fees, and supplying lab reagents, contact [[Tom Knight]] to help out!
*'''Read more''' about our team on our '''[[/Notebook/Fundraise|fundraising notebook]]'''.
 
 
=== Want to join the iGEM team? ===
*'''Graduate''' students interested in advising the team should email '''grads [AT] igem.mit.edu'''
*'''Undergraduate''' students should get in touch during IAP or Spring of 2009!
 
 
 
===Schedule===
*April 10 - UROP funding deadline
*April 18 - iGEM registration opens
*May 3 - Teachers Workshop, MIT, USA
*May 9 - Registration closes
*June 9 - Summer term, lab work begins
*June 15 - Team rosters due
*July 1 - Registration fee due
*August 1 - Team project descriptions due
*August 19 - Summer term ends
*September 1 - Final team roster due
*October 1 - Jamboree attendance fees due
*October 15 - Project Summary form due
*October 29 - Project and part documentation due
*October 29 - BioBrick Part DNA received by the Registry
*November 8-9 - iGEM competition Jamboree, MIT, USA
 
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<script language="JAVASCRIPT"><!-- update your browser, silly-->
Today = new Date();
Jamboree = new Date("November 8, 2008");
msInADay = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
display = Math.floor((Jamboree.getTime() - Today.getTime())/msInADay);
document.write("There are " + display +" days left until the Jamboree!");
// </script>
</html>
 
 
 
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===Brainstorming===
 
*'''[[/Notebook/Yogurt/Brainstorming|Brainstorming]]
 
===Meeting Logistics===
*'''[[/Room Reservations|Room Reservations]]'''
*'''[[/Onduty|Gradvisor "On Duty" Shifts]]'''
*'''[[Technical Overseers|Technical Overseers]]'''
 
 
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The MIT iGEM team consists of six undergraduate students working full-time during summer 2008 on engineering a biological system.  In addition, we have a number of graduate student and faculty advisers.
 
'''[[Picture of MIT iGEM 2008 (coming soon!)]]'''
 
===Students===
*[[User:Prarthna_Desai|Prarthna Desai]]
*[[User:Derek_Ju|Derek Ju]]
*[[User:John_Kucharczyk|John Kucharczyk]]
*[[User:Asad_Moten|Asad Moten]]
*[[User:Sara_Mouradian|Sara Mouradian]]
*[[User:Allin_Resposo|Allin Resposo]]
*[[User:Andrew_Ang|Andrew Ang]]
 
===Grad Advisors===
*[[User:Barbero|Robbie Barbero]]
*[[User:Scottmc|Scott Carlson]]
*[[User:Cookb|Brian Cook]]
*[[User:Rachel_A._Hillmer|Rachel Hillmer]]
*[[User:Lav_R._Varshney|Lav Varshney]]
*[[User:Lventouras|Laure-Anne Ventouras]]
*[[User:Chia-Yung_Wu|Chia-Yung Wu]]
*[[User:Vikram Yadav|Vikramaditya Yadav]]
*[[User:Fmoser|Felix Moser]]
*[[User:Jyoti_Goda|Jyoti Goda]]
*[[User:Woo Chung|Woo Chung]]
 
==Faculty Advisors==
*[[Tom Knight]]
*[[Drew Endy]]
 
Email grads: '''grads [AT] igem.mit.edu'''
 
Email undergrads: '''team [AT] igem.mit.edu'''
 
alternative address: '''igem2008-all [AT] mit.edu'''
 
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 3 July 2008

194px http://web.mit.edu

Welcome to the MIT team Wiki for iGEM 2008

  • FOR OUR MORE UP-TO-DATE WIKI, PLEASE REFER TO OUR NEW WIKI [1]
  • iGEM is the international genetically engineered machines competition.
  • The objective of the competition is to design and build an engineered biological system using DNA.
  • To see examples of the amazing possibilities of iGEM, check out last years iGEM page
  • Read our promotional brochure to learn about synthetic biology at MIT (front and back).
  • iGEM at MIT is possible because of outside support, contact Tom Knight (tk [at] mit.edu) to help out!

<html> <img src="http://openwetware.org/images/b/b9/Icon_board.png" alt="Resources"> </html>Resources

Interested in learning more about iGEM 2008? Explore below for an example of what's possible.

For more info on this year's iGEM please see 2008.igem.org.

Many more valuable links and helpful tidbits are available at the iGEM Resources page

For visitors

External links

Internal links

  • [[../2008/Notebook/Yogurt|Team Notebook]]

Protocols

Good Lab Citizenship

Wiki editing resources

<html> <img src="http://openwetware.org/images/e/e2/Icon_info.png" alt="INFORMATION" border="0"> </html>Information


Want to help out the iGEM team?


Want to join the iGEM team?

  • Graduate students interested in advising the team should email grads [AT] igem.mit.edu
  • Undergraduate students should get in touch during IAP or Spring of 2009!


Schedule

  • April 10 - UROP funding deadline
  • April 18 - iGEM registration opens
  • May 3 - Teachers Workshop, MIT, USA
  • May 9 - Registration closes
  • June 9 - Summer term, lab work begins
  • June 15 - Team rosters due
  • July 1 - Registration fee due
  • August 1 - Team project descriptions due
  • August 19 - Summer term ends
  • September 1 - Final team roster due
  • October 1 - Jamboree attendance fees due
  • October 15 - Project Summary form due
  • October 29 - Project and part documentation due
  • October 29 - BioBrick Part DNA received by the Registry
  • November 8-9 - iGEM competition Jamboree, MIT, USA

<html> <script language="JAVASCRIPT"><!-- update your browser, silly--> Today = new Date(); Jamboree = new Date("November 8, 2008"); msInADay = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; display = Math.floor((Jamboree.getTime() - Today.getTime())/msInADay); document.write("There are " + display +" days left until the Jamboree!"); // </script> </html>


Brainstorming

Meeting Logistics

<html> <img src="http://openwetware.org/images/3/39/Icon_groups.png" alt="People"> </html>People

The MIT iGEM team consists of six undergraduate students working full-time during summer 2008 on engineering a biological system. In addition, we have a number of graduate student and faculty advisers.

Picture of MIT iGEM 2008 (coming soon!)

Students

Grad Advisors

Faculty Advisors

Email grads: grads [AT] igem.mit.edu

Email undergrads: team [AT] igem.mit.edu

alternative address: igem2008-all [AT] mit.edu


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