Team:BIT/HP

Human Practice

Communication between Beijing Institute of Technology and Peking University iGEM teams

    On June 30th, 2013, the team of BIT visited Peking University to communicate with the team of Peking University about the upcoming iGEM. During the meetingthe two teams had a heated discussion over their topics and exchanged their ideas on how to tackle the problems. Both of the teams gained a lot from communicating with each other.
First, under the leadership of a student from Peking University, we went to the seminar room where the two teams described their projects in detail. During the dialogue, both sides put forward some questions and cast doubt on the practicability of the other’s project. In the process of questioning and answering, we not only broadened our horizons, but also learned more knowledge. What is more, we knew how to improve our own projects. In the end, the team of Peking University expressed appreciation of our project. We hope the two teams will have outstanding performances in the competition. After all, even though Peking University iGEM team is our competitor, it is also our cooperator from whom we can learn much.




    After the meeting, we visited the biological laboratory of Peking University, learning about some of their experimental progress. Suggestions were given at the same time on our next step of the experiment. Finally, we gathered at the gate of the library of Peking University to take some photos, which drew an end to the day’s communication.

BIT iGEM team showed the Peking University team around the BIT laboratory

    In July, we launched a second seminar with Peking University with their team leader and one of the team members coming to our campus. We had further communication for our project and strove for the opportunity for collaboration.
    We showed them around the lab and visited the microbiological lab and LMB. At last, we went to the meeting room to discuss our experimental progress and project in further detail.






    We thought out several plans. We have to watch closely what will happen next and gear up to implement any of these solutions.