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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:05:40 -0400<br>
Subject: iGEM 2009 recruitment</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: Shawn Finney-Manchester
<shawn.finneymanchester@gmail.com></blockquote>
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Hello Bio Undergraduates,<br>
<br>
Are you interested in getting your hands dirty in the fields of
synthetic biology and genetic engineering? Do you want to build your
very own genetically engineered machine?<br>
<br>
If you answered yes, then the international Genetically Engineered
Machine contest is for you.<b> The goal of the iGEM competition is to
design and build biological systems that solve important problems in
synthetic biology and genetic engineering using DNA building
blocks </b> The competition consists of a team of undergraduates
who work full time during the summer in the lab and then part time in
the fall putting together presentations. iGEM was founded here at MIT
in 2003 and now attracts teams from universities across the US and
from over 21 countries.<br>
<br>
<b>We are looking for students who are excited by the incredible
engineering opportunities that biological systems present, who are
curious about tackling cutting edge problems, and who are looking for
something really fun to do this summer. We are looking for the MIT
iGEM 2009 team.</b> Wet lab experience in Biology (including 7.02) is
great but not required, enthusiasm and commitment are a must.<br>
<br>
The competition is advised this year by a team of graduate students
from biological and chemical engineering and distinguished faculty and
instructors like Natalie Kuldell, Narendra Maheshri, and Kristala
Prather.<b> We have come up with some very interesting possible
projects for this summer, including:<br>
</b><br>
- cells that can detect compounds by generating their own olfactory
response<br>
- engineered cyanobacteria to produce hydrogen<br>
- cell processes that are triggered/synchronized by light<br>
- cells that possess an obvious indicator for growth phase<br>
<br>
<b>All team members will be fully funded for the summer</b>, most
likely through the UROP program. Depending on the progress made during
the summer, there is the option of publishing and continuing the work
into the academic year.<br>
<br>
Some important things to keep in mind:<br>
<b>-Applications are due Friday April 3rd<br>
-There will be information sessions on Tuesday March 31st at 4:30pm
and 5:15pm in 56-614. Pizza will be served.<br>
-The application and other information can be found at:<br>
</b><a
href="http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:MIT/2009"><b
>http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:MIT/2009</b></a><br>
<br>
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Looking
forward to hearing from you,<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Shawn Finney-Manchester<br>
PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering<br>
</font><a href="mailto:shawn.finneymanchester@mit.edu"><font
color="#888888">shawn.finneymanchester@gmail.com</font></a><font
color="#888888"><br>
413-250-2548</font></blockquote>
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