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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"> Oliver B Dodd &lt;obdodd@mit.edu&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Join the MIT Biomakers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt">The MIT BioMakers Group (MBMG) is a new student group on campus with the goal of&nbsp;uniting students across the institute who love to invent with biology.&nbsp;</span>We are looking for new members who love thinking creatively
 about biology and want to be part of a community of like-minded students.<span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">•&nbsp;<u>Supporting the creation of biomakerspace opportunities on campus</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;(e.g. design project applications,&nbsp;find equipment to acquire, craft community rules)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">•&nbsp;<u>Participating in community projects</u>&nbsp;(e.g. a hydroponics system with feedback controller for optimized plant growth)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">•<u>&nbsp;Organizing lectures, social events, and ideation workshops</u>&nbsp;to catalyze new independent biology/biotech projects&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">If you’re interested to hear more, and see some examples of independent projects currently being undertaken by group members, come to&nbsp;<b><u>first Community Meeting (<span class="m701699082084553098gmail-aqj">Friday,
 Feb 24</span>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<span class="m701699082084553098gmail-aqj">3-4pm</span>&nbsp;in 32-124),&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSPDd9ph7huD-bLt7_Zj_F0MU-74rBMDCjFuRkcvaddwPoWw/viewform" target="_blank">RSVP&nbsp;</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSPDd9ph7huD-bLt7_Zj_F0MU-74rBMDCjFuRkcvaddwPoWw/viewform" target="_blank">Here</a>.</u>&nbsp;</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Biologically,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">The BioMakers Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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