Congratulations to all iGEM 2017 participants!
Which track was most popular? Which region had the most teams? Look below for iGEM 2017 by the numbers, and the winners announcement
Scroll down to learn more about:- Jamboree Updates: Winners announced
- iGEM by the numbers
- Competition News: Team Wikis and Registry pages THAWED
- Community Activity: Join After iGEM
Jamboree Updates: Winners Announced
iGEM is proud to recognize the following teams from the iGEM 2017 Competition:
Overgraduate Section:1st Runner-up:
Munich
The Chairman's Award is presented to the team that best displays iGEM’s spirit and values. This year we are proud to recognize two outstanding teams.
Team AshesiGhana from Ashesi University College in Ghana, Africa – for their efforts to address illegal gold mining in Ghana, one of the world’s leading producers of gold.
Team Georgia State from Georgia State University, USA – for their public engagement and outreach efforts to promote the accessibility of scientific communication to the deaf and hard of hearing.
Team Wikis and Registry pages THAWEDTeam wikis and Registry pages are now thawed, and can be edited by team members. Please note that team wikis will be re-frozen and archived on Friday December 15, and no further changes can be made after.
iGEM 2017 by the NumbersNearly 5,400 participants from 310 teams representing 44 countries across the globe participated in iGEMThe number of iGEM participants is greater then many leading universities' undergraduate populations. The iGEM 2017 total participation exceeds
Oxford University's undergraduate enrollment by almost 2,000 people and is nearly 5x greater then MIT's freshman class.
iGEM around the world: Asia made up the largest region represented with 43% of teams. 28% of teams are from North America. European teams comprised 25% of all teams with nearly a quarter form the UK, and 18% and 12% from Germany and France, respectively.Sections: Undergraduate teams made up 60% of team participation, Overgraduate 26% and High School at 14%.The high school track with 42 teams was made up of 64% of teams from Asia, followed by 25% from North America, 7% from Europe, and 4% from Latin America Tracks:Environment was the most popular choice with 20% of teams participating. Health came in second with subcategories of Therapeutics (12%) and Diagnostics (7%).Gender:Women's participation in iGEM reached an all time high in 2017, with women comprising 47% of student team members. Although the number of women engineers has increased in recent years, recent data shows that women only make up around 20% of those earning degrees in engineering
and only 1.5% of the entering workforce (data from NSF). iGEM is proud to be doing its part in closing the gender gap and positioning women to be leaders in the workforce.
After iGEM Continue your participation in iGEM beyond the competition with involvement in the 'After iGEM' ProgramThis new initiative is focused on YOU, all the iGEMers that have gone through the competition since its inception in 2004. This program supports this thriving community of over 30,000 academics and industry experts who have
participated in the iGEM competition over the past 13 years.Join the iGEM Network and learn more about programs and opportunities just for you. Sign up below to learn more.
iGEM 2017 SponsorsiGEM is proud to recognize our iGEM 2017 Sponsors.
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