Asia/About-iGEM

iGEM Foundation

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is dedicated to education and competition, advancement of synthetic biology, and the development of open community and collaboration. In 2012, iGEM spun out of MIT and became an independent nonprofit organization located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The iGEM Foundation fosters scientific research and education through organizing and operating the iGEM Competition, the premier student synthetic biology competition. It also fosters scientific research and education by establishing and operating the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, a community collection of biological components. The organization promotes the advancement of science and education by developing an open community of students and practitioners in schools, laboratories, research institutes, and industry. The iGEM community has a long history of involving students and the public in the development of the new field of synthetic biology.

iGEM Asia Jamboree Organizing Committee 2013

Chairman	Prof. King Ming CHAN, School of Life Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Committee Member	Prof. King Lau CHOW, Division of Life Science, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Committee Member	Prof. Pun To YUNG, Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Committee Member	Prof. S.K. KONG, School of Life Sciences the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Committee Member	Prof. Ting Fung CHAN, School of Life Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Committee Member	Prof. Yuk Lap YIP, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mission and Goals of the iGEM Asia

Foster the advancement of Synthetic Biology in the Asia-Pacific through comeptitions and education: