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iGEM Meetups
Hosting a meetup? Tell us about it and we’ll spread the word and include it on the Meetups page. Email HQ the details of your event.
Upcoming Deadlines
• May 1
Late Registration ends
• May to August
Safety Checkins
• May to August
Meetups
• June 1
Giant Jamboree registration opens
• July 31
Giant Jamboree registration closes
Meet iGEM at...
iGEM Headquarters may be coming to an event near you! Come visit us at:
• May 18-27:
iGEM China Tour
• June 28- July 3:
SB Gordon Conference
• August 19-21:
IWBDA 2015
Past events:
• USFIRST Championships
• BioBuilder Biodesign Club
• Experimental Bio 2015
• NIST SBSC Kick-Off
• Synberc Spring 2015 |
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Welcome 280 teams!
iGEM is proud to announce that 280 iGEM teams have registered to take part in the iGEM 2015 competition. See the complete list here.
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Click here to see the map.
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iGEM Meetups
Now is the perfect time to host a meetup and connect with other iGEMers in your area. Through meetups you can brainstorm ideas, receive feedback, learn tips from veterans, and much more.
Visit our Meetup page to find an event near you. We are continuously updating this page so please check back often. Know of an event not listed on our page? Email HQ details of your meeting and we’ll help you spread the word.
Upcoming meetups:
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April: Tec-Monterrey
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June: New England (NEGEM)
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July: NCTU_Formosa
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August: SKLBC China
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September: New England (NEGEM)
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DNA Distribution
DNA distribution kits have all been sent out. Each kit contains over 1000 sequence confirmed parts from the Registry of Standard Biological Parts! It is a collection of popular parts included in previous distributions as well as selected part submissions from iGEM 2014 teams. Please check out our 2015 DNA Distribution Kit Handbook and Distribution Contents page for more information. |
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Special Announcements
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Announcing 8 iGEMers awarded Synbio LEAP 2015 Fellowship including HQ Fellow Kim de Mora!
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The Synthetic Biology Leaders Excellence Accelerator Program Synbio LEAP is a unique program for leaders in the synthetic biology field.
This year, 23 fellows were awarded the opportunity to take part in this year-long program with an impressive 8 members having participated in iGEM! |
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Kim De Mora – iGEM HQ Fellow
We are excited to announce that Kim de Mora, iGEM HQ Fellow, has been awarded the LEAP fellowship. Among his many accomplishments is a Ph.D in Synthetic Biology from the University of Edinburgh and involvement in iGEM since competing in 2006. At iGEM, Kim manages the judging for the iGEM competition as well as the new tracks programs. Please join us in congratulating Kim along with all our iGEMer LEAP awardees on this great accomplishment! |
2015 Interlab Measurement study
All iGEM teams are invited and encouraged to participate in the Second International InterLab Measurement Study in Synthetic Biology. We had 45 teams participate in 2014 - will you help us do even better this year? For more information and to sign up, check out the InterLab 2015 page. |
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Apply to be a Judge
Interested in judging at the iGEM 2015 Giant Jamboree? Apply here! Have a colleague who might be interested? Send them the link: http://2015.igem.org/Judging/Application_Form |
Partner Sponsors and Special Offers
iGEM is proud to announce our Partner Sponsors and Special Offers for iGEM 2015. These offers are designed specifically for our iGEM teams. Please see our Partner Special Offers page for details and check back often for updates and new offers.
Synenergene Details
Get funding for your Human Practices work. Proposals due May 15. With an iGEM-Synenergene partnership you can work with science museums, think tanks, and other institutions in Europe and around the world to promote responsible research and innovation. This opportunity is open to all iGEM teams. For application information and additional details, see the Synenergene sponsor page.
IDT Details
If you haven’t registered with IDT, please do so soon. After you register, you will receive account information and instructions on how to take advantage of the free DNA! Mark your calendar! We will have another webinar for all iGEM teams on June 24th. If you couldn’t attend the April webinar, watch the video here. For more details visit the IDT sponsors page.
MathWorks Details
Special Offer: Complimentary software for use in the 2015 iGEM competition.
Webinar: SimBiology and MATLAB for Modeling Synthetic Biology Systems
Date: May 27, 2015
Time: 9:00 to 10:00 EDT
This webinar will provide iGEM teams with an introduction to modeling, simulation and analysis with MATLAB and SimBiology using an example from synthetic biology literature. Register here. For more details visit Mathworks sponsor page.
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