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==<font color="#FF6600"><center>2007 Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine (VGEM) Team</center></font>==
==<font color="#FF6600"><center>2007 Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team</center></font>==
Welcome to the Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine (VGEM) Team's wiki! The VGEM Team is an undergraduate research group interested in synthetic biology and biological engineering, and will compete in MIT's 2007 international Genetically Engineered Machines competition [http://www.igem2007.com (iGEM)] in November.  We'll be adding new information regularly, so be sure to check up on us soon. - George<br />   
Welcome to the 2007 VGEM Team's OpenWetWare wiki.  This wiki contains the internal workings of our team, including our online lab notebook, project designs and other useful information. The VGEM Team is an undergraduate research group interested in synthetic biology and biological engineering, and will compete in MIT's 2007 international Genetically Engineered Machines competition [http://www.igem2007.com (iGEM)] in November.  Check on [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Virginia our official iGEM wiki] for our final project description and [http://seas.virginia.edu/VGEM our external website] for more information about the team.<br />   
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==<center>Acknowledgements</center>==
==<center>Acknowledgements</center>==
<center>This team was made possible by the generous support from the following groups at the University of Virginia:</center>
<center>The VGEM Team was made possible by the generous support from the following groups at the University of Virginia:</center>
<center>[http://www.seas.virginia.edu '''The School of Engineering and Applied Science''']</center>
<center>The Departments of [http://www.bme.virginia.edu '''Biomedical Engineering'''], [http://www.che.virginia.edu '''Chemical Engineering'''], [http://www.virginia.edu/biology '''Biology'''], and [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/microbiology/ '''Microbiology''']</center>
<center>[http://www.seas.virginia.edu/vef/ '''The Virginia Engineering Foundation''']</center>
<center>[http://www.seas.virginia.edu '''The School of Engineering and Applied Science'''] and the [http://www.seas.virginia.edu/vef/ '''The Virginia Engineering Foundation''']</center>
<center>[http://www.virginia.edu/vprgs/ '''The Office of the Vice President for Research''']</center>
<center>[http://www.virginia.edu/vprgs/ '''The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies''']</center>
<center>[http://www.che.virginia.edu '''The Department of Chemical Engineering''']</center>
<center>[http://http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/som/home.cfm '''The School of Medicine''']</center><br />
<center>[http://www.bme.virginia.edu '''The Department of Biomedical Engineering''']</center>
<center> We would like to acknowledge and thank our 2007 corporate sponsor:</center>
<center>[http://www.virginia.edu/biology '''The Department of Biology''']</center><br/ >
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<center> The VGEM team would like to especially thank the following for in-kind support:</center>
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Our research focuses on using photobiological interfaces for input and output of engineered biosystems.  We are interested in using biophotonics for molecular system control (input and monitoring) and for basic quantum biology discovery. Viewing the cell as a computer, the genome as its OS and biobricks as individual software applications, it's only natural to seek out appropriate monitoring and input technologies. We view electromagnetic radiation (e.g., light) not only as an excellent monitoring tool (e.g., traditional fluorescence proteins) but also as an appropriate input device similar to a computer's keyboard and mouse.<br />
Our 2007 project is focused on energy biotechnology and is titled '''"Harvesting Plant Biomass and Sunlight to Power Butanol Biosynthesis: A Synthetic Biology Approach to Metabolic Pathway Engineering."''' More information about our project can be found at our official iGEM wiki, which you can get to by clicking the iGEM logo below. Please check out our other project designs by clicking the "projects" link listed below the iGEM logo.
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*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Projects| <font color="#000000">Projects</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Projects| <font color="#000000">Projects</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Timeline| <font color="#000000">Timeline</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Timeline| <font color="#000000">Timeline</font>]]
*[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pi9gjqgh83id5hokqqd6ciei08%40group.calendar.google.com <font color="#000000">Calendar</font>]
*[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pi9gjqgh83id5hokqqd6ciei08%40group.calendar.google.com <font color="#000000">Calendar</font>]
===Planning===
We discussed relevant literature, brainstormed project ideas and planned for the summer during our weekly meetings throughout the spring semester.  Currently, we've stocked our lab with materials and supplies, and will start handling the bacteria tomorrow (5 June 2007).
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Meetings| <font color="#000000">Meetings</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Meetings| <font color="#000000">Meetings</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Notebook| <font color="#000000">Lab Notebook</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Journal Club| <font color="#000000">Summer Journal Club</font>]]
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Journal Club| <font color="#000000">Summer Journal Club</font>]]
===Documentation===
===Resources===
*[[IGEM:VGEM/2007/Notebook| <font color="#000000">Lab Notebook</font>]]
*[http://www.DNA20.com<font color="#000000">DNA2.0</font>]
===iGEM Links===
*[http://www.geneart.com/index.php?id=252<font color="#000000">GENEART</font>]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Virginia<font color="#000000">VGEM's official wiki on iGEM</font>]
*[http://www.geneart.com/index.php?id=252<font color="#000000">GENEART</font>]]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/registry/index.php/Main_Page <font color="#000000">Registry for Standard Biological Parts</font>]
*[http://parts.mit.edu/registry/index.php/Main_Page <font color="#000000">Registry for Standard Biological Parts</font>]
*[[IGEM:Help| <font color="#000000">Guides</font>]]
*[[IGEM:Help| <font color="#000000">Guides</font>]]
===Resources===
*[https://new.fishersci.com/wps/portal/HOME<font color="#000000">Fisher Scientific</font>]
*[https://new.fishersci.com/wps/portal/HOME<font color="#000000">Fisher Scientific</font>]
*[http://www.dnahack.com <font color="#000000">DNA Hack</font>]
*[http://www.dnahack.com <font color="#000000">DNA Hack</font>]
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*[http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/biohacking.php<font color="#000000">Biohacking Blog</font>]
*[http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/biohacking.php<font color="#000000">Biohacking Blog</font>]
*[http://www.ebiweb.org/research.htm<font color="#000000">Energy Biosciences Institute</font>]
*[http://www.ebiweb.org/research.htm<font color="#000000">Energy Biosciences Institute</font>]
*[http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2006/05/bio-butanol.html<font color="#000000">R-Squared Energy Blog</font>]
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*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v403/n6767/abs/403335a0.html <font color="#000000">A synthetic oscillatory network of transcriptional regulators</font>] by Michael B. Elowitz and Stanislas Leibler
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v403/n6767/abs/403335a0.html <font color="#000000">A synthetic oscillatory network of transcriptional regulators</font>] by Michael B. Elowitz and Stanislas Leibler
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v403/n6767/abs/403339a0.html <font color="#000000">Construction of a genetic toggle switch in ''Escherichia coli''</font>] by James J. Collins ''et al''
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v403/n6767/abs/403339a0.html <font color="#000000">Construction of a genetic toggle switch in ''Escherichia coli''</font>] by James J. Collins ''et al''
*[http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/1721.1/21168/1/biobricks.pdf <font color="#000000">Biobricks<font>] by Tom Knight
*[http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/21168 <font color="#000000">Biobricks</font>] by Tom Knight
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/abs/nature04342.html;jsessionid=3E7E09FF4E647671DF79F2A37BC3632F <font color="#000000">Foundations for engineering biology</font>] by Drew Endy
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/abs/nature04342.html;jsessionid=3E7E09FF4E647671DF79F2A37BC3632F <font color="#000000">Foundations for engineering biology</font>] by Drew Endy
===Current Research===
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===Implications===
===Implications===
*[http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n6/pdf/nbt0607-627.pdf<font color="#000000">DNA synthesis and biological security</font>]
*[http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n6/pdf/nbt0607-627.pdf<font color="#000000">DNA synthesis and biological security</font>]
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2007 Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team

Welcome to the 2007 VGEM Team's OpenWetWare wiki. This wiki contains the internal workings of our team, including our online lab notebook, project designs and other useful information. The VGEM Team is an undergraduate research group interested in synthetic biology and biological engineering, and will compete in MIT's 2007 international Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM) in November. Check on our official iGEM wiki for our final project description and our external website for more information about the team.

Acknowledgements

The VGEM Team was made possible by the generous support from the following groups at the University of Virginia:
The Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biology, and Microbiology
The School of Engineering and Applied Science and the The Virginia Engineering Foundation
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
The School of Medicine


We would like to acknowledge and thank our 2007 corporate sponsor:
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<html> <center><img src="http://openwetware.org/images/b/b9/Icon_board.png" alt="Resources"> </html>Project

Our 2007 project is focused on energy biotechnology and is titled "Harvesting Plant Biomass and Sunlight to Power Butanol Biosynthesis: A Synthetic Biology Approach to Metabolic Pathway Engineering." More information about our project can be found at our official iGEM wiki, which you can get to by clicking the iGEM logo below. Please check out our other project designs by clicking the "projects" link listed below the iGEM logo.

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Resources

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Our group is an interdisciplinary conglomeration that includes researchers from The School of Engineering and Applied Science, The College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Medicine.

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Undergraduate Team


Graduate Mentor

  • Brianne Ray, Microbiology


Lab Specialist

  • Kay Christopher, Biology


Faculty Advisors


Financial Administrator


Additional Contact Information

Photographs


Engineering is a great profession. There is the satisfaction of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realisation in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes to men or women. Then it elevates the standard of living and adds to the comforts of life. This is the engineer's high privilege.

- Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)

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Introductions

Reviews and Perspectives

Foundations

Current Research

Implications
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