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July Newsletter
This month...
- Distribution Kit Plate requests due today July 8
- Safety Values and Risks workshop - Book a session
- Mentorship Program accepting applications until July 10
- Team Highlight: Need help with Arduino? Ever wondered what iGEM sounds like? Animal crossing hangout and more...
- Upcoming Measurement Webinars & Measurement Committee Office Hours
- iGEM X JOGL Program Launch starting soon (9AM EDT/3PM CEST)!
- Register for MathWorks Webinar July 23
- Upcoming Dates to Consider
Keep scrolling to see what's new in the iGEM community this month.
Distribution Kit Plate requests due today!
Request Distribution Kit Plates by Wednesday, July 8
We have a limited amount of 2019 Distribution Kit Plates that we can ship out to teams this year. The deadline to submit a request is Wednesday, July 8, by 11:59PM EDT (Today!). Click below for more information and for instructions on how to request kit plates:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Competition/Distribution_Kit
Sign up for New Safety Values and Risk Workshops with Ambassadors
Sessions Available - Book a time that works for you and your team!
The iGEM Safety Committee has trained the 2020 Ambassadors to run Risk Workshops with iGEM 2020 teams. These small-group sessions will help your team evaluate risk in your project, and navigate the iGEM Safety Program. By the end of the workshop you should know where to go for information on different risks and be confident you have the tools you need to
manage them effectively.
Sign up for a pre-scheduled workshop with an Ambassador, or invite an Ambassador to present at your regularly scheduled team meeting.
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Safety/Workshops
Mentorship Program applications open
Apply to be a mentor or to receive mentorship by Friday July 10
The 2020 Mentorship Program application deadline has been extended! We're still looking for experienced iGEMers to be mentors for the iGEM Competition this year, or new iGEM teams who would like to receive mentorship through the program. Apply by Friday July 10, 11:59PM EDT:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Teams/Mentorship
iGEM 2020 Webinars: Molecular Biology, Measurement, and Modeling
Videos are available online now!
Have you missed any of the Measurement Committees webinars so far? Not to fear! Recordings of all the sessions are available to watch on YouTube and Bilibili. Browse through by topic, from Modeling to Molecular Biology.
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Measurement/Webinars#sessions
Upcoming webinars and office hours
The iGEM Measurement Committee is running more webinars and office hours this month! The upcoming webinars are:
- July 14, 7:00 AM EDT: Quantifying fluorescence and cell count with plate readers
- July 14, 10:00 AM EDT: Cell-Free Systems
- July 21, 7:00 AM EDT: Quantifying fluorescence and cell phenotypes with flow cytometry
- July 21, 10:00 AM EDT: Transformation and Sequencing
- July 28, 10:00 AM EDT: CRISPR
- August 4, 10:00 AM EDT: Protein Purification and Characterisation
Office hours are running on July 21, and August 4th, each date at both 3:00 AM and 1:00 PM EDT. Full details and webinar recordings are available on the Measurement Webinars page!
Teams Highlight: Collaborations!
Looking for a collaboration, or have one to offer to other teams?
Check out our collaborations page! Here's a few examples of collaborations that have been posted so far:
- Team Lambert GA: Aquaponics Recipes Needed
- Team Rochester: Offering Help with Arduino
- Team IISER_Bhopal: The Sound of iGEM
- Team Concordia-Montreal: Yeast in Space
- Team Queen's Genetic Engineered Machine (QGEM): Biosensor Working Group
Teams can email iGEM HQ (hq [AT] igem [DOT] org) to have your collaboration request posted to the page:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Teams/Collaborations
Upcoming Team Meetups & Events
- July 11: Eastern China iGEM Meetup
- July 18: Northeastern coastal areas online Meetup
- July 22 - 25: Virtual Benelux iGEM Meetup
- July 25: Shaanxi iGEM Meetup
- July 25 - 26: JulyGEM
- August 1: iGEM Animal Crossing Hang-out!
iGEM 2020 teams can email iGEM HQ (hq [AT] igem [DOT] org) to have your meetup or event posted to the official 2020 events page:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Calendar/Events
iGEM X Just One Giant Lab (JOGL)
Be a part of achieving Vision 2030 for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
iGEM is teaming up with Just One Giant Lab to foster efficient collaboration among teams and enhance the accessibility to skills and resources amidst the pandemic. Join the iGEM 2020 program on the JOGL platform and be a part of the global effort to achieve Vision 2030 for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Create a JOGL account
- Launch your project/ Join one
- Participate in iGEM: SDG challenge
- Post your needs, navigate resources and collaborate
Join JOGL, learn what it's all about at today's Launch Event!
July 8 at 9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST.
Register for today's Launch event:
https://bit.ly/iGEM-JOGL-Launch
Join JOGL here:
https://app.jogl.io/program/iGEM2020
Sponsor Updates
MathWorks Workshop, July 23, 10AM EDT: Modeling is an important part of synthetic biology and the iGEM Competition. This workshop, presented by our Partner MathWorks, will provide iGEM teams with an introduction to modeling, simulation and analysis with MATLAB and SimBiology using an example from synthetic biology literature. Register Now
GenScript announced their third sponsorship winner: Team iBowu-China! There are still 3 sponsorships up for grabs. The next voting deadline is July 31. Learn more: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors/GenScript
Don't forget! All registered iGEM 2020 teams may receive up to 20 kb of FREE custom DNA or equivalent value of IDT products in your local currency. Last day to register with IDT to receive free products is August 28, 2020, 11:59 PM EDT. Learn more: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors/IDT
Upcoming dates to consider
- July 8: Distribution Kit Plate requests due More...
- July 8: iGEM X JOGL Program Launch More...
- July 10: Mentorship Program applications extended deadline More...
- July 11: Eastern China iGEM Meetup More...
- July 14: Measurement Week 5 Webinars More...
- July 18: Northeastern coastal areas online Meetup More...
- July 21: Measurement Committee Office Hours - Session 4 More...
- July 22 - 25: Virtual Benelux iGEM Meetup More...
- July 23: MathWorks Workshop: Modeling and Analysis of Synbio Systems with SimBiology and MATLAB More...
July 25: Shaanxi iGEM Meetup More...
July 25 - 26: JulyGEM More...
July 31: Next GenScript sponsorship team voting deadline More...
With thanks to iGEM's 2020 Sponsors:
Learn more about iGEM's Sponsors:
Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors
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