Hi Ellen,
Let me add in what I had already sent to you by email earlier, for broader public debate:
What do students need to produce?
Patrik
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:03:32 AM UTC-8, Ellen Jorgensen wrote:
-- Let me add in what I had already sent to you by email earlier, for broader public debate:
I would like to see a requirement to open-source everything produced during the project. And open-sourcing the physical *materials* is probably easiest through the registry. But if some group is willing to send out plasmids for free to anyone who asks for them, that could be an alternative.
Perhaps open-sourcing of all the information, quality of documentation, and availability of materials could all be lumped into the judging criteria? So a team that submits DNA for an unproven construct back to the registry would get credit for that accordingly. But a team that publishes extensive experimental data on their construct and makes it available at cost through addgene might score much higher...
Perhaps open-sourcing of all the information, quality of documentation, and availability of materials could all be lumped into the judging criteria? So a team that submits DNA for an unproven construct back to the registry would get credit for that accordingly. But a team that publishes extensive experimental data on their construct and makes it available at cost through addgene might score much higher...
How will your projects be evaluated?
There should be clearly described judging criteria, so participants know what to expect, but they should be flexible enough to allow and reward a wide range of creative and innovative projects.
What do students need to produce?
Something related to genetically engineered machines. I wouldn't necessarily restrict the scope to just synbio constructs. An interesting piece of DIYbio hardware that would enable synbio should be acceptable as well. Someone want to simplify and reimplement MAGE, for example? Or design a lab robot that can reach into a fridge to do combinatorial assembly of parts?
Patrik
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:03:32 AM UTC-8, Ellen Jorgensen wrote:
Hi All,This year iGEM has added an experimental track called 'Community Labs'. I've been tapped to head the committee for this track at iGEM, and I have already reached out to many of you to help craft the requirements for entry (very minimal in terms of academic affiliation, age, etc.)One big question remaining is what to do about the gold/silver/bronze medal requirements.Traditionally, to medal at iGEM you have to submit a part to the registry. But community labs in Europe, for example, might not be able to do that legally. There are many projects that could enable synthetic biology without actually creating a part, and we'd like to include them in the track. Should we have medals at all? Or should the medal requirements be different (I think they are for software and Entrepreneurship track teams)?BTW, Community Lab track teams will not be competing for other track awards like Best Materials Project but they will be eligible for the cross-track awards like Best Presentation, and the Grand Prize for the over 23 post-grad age category (unless the entire team is under 23, in which case they are in the undergrad category). There will be a specific Community Lab Track award, but the criteria are not specified yet (and I feel the more open the better).Your thoughts about gold/silver/bronze? Especially those groups under restrictions?
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