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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Brian Teague &lt;<a href="mailto:teague@mit.edu">teague@mit.edu</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>iGEM Info sessions: program life with DNA!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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** WHAT: iGEM Info Sessions<br>
** WHEN:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tuesday November 28th, 7:00 PM<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wednesday December 6th, 8:00 PM<br>
** WHERE: 56-614<br>
** WHO: All years and majors!<br>
** PIZZA: YES<br>
<br>
Come find out about iGEM! &nbsp;iGEM is an international competition in<br>
synthetic biology, and the MIT team is looking for members! We're<br>
looking for 10-12 motivated students to<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- choose an interesting problem (something YOU want to work on)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- design the experiments to address the problem<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- build sophisticated DNA circuits and test them out<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- communicate your results to the world.<br>
<br>
ALL YEARS AND MAJORS ARE WELCOME. &nbsp;Previous teams have included students from Courses 20, 6, 7, 10, 5, 18, 2, 8, and 4. &nbsp;No experience required!<br>
<br>
Projects vary widely. Past few years:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- 2017: Synthetic systems to control alternative splicing<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- 2016: Molecular diagnostic for endometriosis<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- 2015: Biomanufacturing and biofuels<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- 2014: A treatment for Alzheimer's disease<br>
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(find links to past teams' websites at <a href="http://igem.mit.edu">http://igem.mit.edu</a>)<br>
<br>
Timeline:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- IAP: 2-3 hrs/day, 2 weeks: intro to synthetic biology, learn about previous projects, choose your project<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Spring: ~5 hours/week: continue to gain skills; begin building DNA<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Summer: 10-12 weeks, full-time: the bulk of the iGEM experience.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Fall: Get ready for the iGEM Jamboree! Work on poster, talk, website.<br>
<br>
More information, FAQs &amp; application instructions at<br>
<br>
<a href="http://igem.mit.edu">http://igem.mit.edu</a><br>
<br>
(and ... COME TO THE INFORMATION SESSIONS!)<br>
<br>
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-- <br>
Brian Teague<br>
<a href="mailto:teague@mit.edu">teague@mit.edu</a><br>
Weiss Group, Synthetic Biology Center @ MIT<br>
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