<li>Designed a functional fusion protein to facilitate epigenetic engineering</li>
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<li>Designed a functional fusion protein to facilitate epigenetic engineering, with numerous advantages over existing technologies</li>
<li>Validated a novel methylation assay, MaGellin, to accelerate development of epigenetic engineering tools</li>
<li>Validated a novel methylation assay, MaGellin, to accelerate development of epigenetic engineering tools</li>
<li>Built a complementary MaGellin software package to automate experimental analysis</li>
<li>Built a complementary MaGellin software package to automate experimental analysis</li>
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<li>Wrote an article on the ethical implications of epigenetic interventions, accepted for publication in the "nation's premier peer-reviewed undergraduate bioethics journal" </li>
<li>Wrote an article on the ethical implications of epigenetic interventions, accepted for publication in the "nation's premier peer-reviewed undergraduate bioethics journal" </li>
<li>Developed an open-source Laboratory Information Management System to help teams keep their labs organized </li>
<li>Developed an open-source Laboratory Information Management System to help teams keep their labs organized </li>
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<li>Promoted iGEM, synthetic biology, and our research at numerous outreach events to inspire future scientists</li>
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<li>Featured in an <a href="http://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2013/its-not-all-in-the-dna-penn-team-benefits-from-mack-institute-sponsorship-in-synthetic-biology-competition/">interview</a> and <a href="http://mandtforlife.com/2013/07/02/building-genetically-engineered-machines-with-biological-lego/">blog post</a></li>
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Revision as of 19:01, 27 September 2013
Penn iGEM
Accomplishments:
Our goal was to enable epigenetic engineering. We believe synthetic biological systems should be as subtle and robust as natural occurring counterparts. Moreover, we wanted to begin development on much-needed second-generation epigenetic therapeutics.
Designed a functional fusion protein to facilitate epigenetic engineering, with numerous advantages over existing technologies
Validated a novel methylation assay, MaGellin, to accelerate development of epigenetic engineering tools
Built a complementary MaGellin software package to automate experimental analysis
BioBrick'ed our MaGellin plasmid so other iGEM teams can build off our work
Wrote an article on the ethical implications of epigenetic interventions, accepted for publication in the "nation's premier peer-reviewed undergraduate bioethics journal"
Developed an open-source Laboratory Information Management System to help teams keep their labs organized
Promoted iGEM, synthetic biology, and our research at numerous outreach events to inspire future scientists
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