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<center>[[Image:PrincetonLogo2007.png|400x400px| 2007 logo]] [[Image:GroupPictureSmallcropped.jpg|750x400px|Group picture]]<br><br>
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=Princeton University=
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==Welcome==
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The [[Princeton/People | Princeton University iGEM 2007 team]], consisting of 10 undergraduate students, 2 high school students, and 7 instructors, envisions a paradigm shift in the way one can target cancer and destroy the resulting cancerous cells.
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Welcome to the [http://www.princeton.edu Princeton University] Synthetic Biology 2007 wiki for the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) 2007 competition. 2007 is our fourth year of participation; a [https://2006.igem.org/wiki/index.php/Princeton:Project_Summary summary] of our iGEM 2006 project, which was the second runner-up in the overall competition, is available.
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==People==
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Using standard engineering practices, we have designed, and are in the process of implementing, a novel system that utilizes RNA interference (RNAi) to detect and destroy cancer cells in a tissue-specific manner. We are interfacing RNAi components together with promoter and repressor elements to form logic circuits, which allow the use of multiple criteria to target cancerous cells in a unique and highly specific manner. As a measure of safety, we utilize mutant lentiviral integrase to deliver our construct into the cell as a non-integrated plasmid, preventing any disruptive effects that could be attributed to pseudorandom integration by the lentivirus. This also ensures that the daughter cells will not inherit the cancer-detecting circuitry, thus preventing unintended proliferation of our construct and allow for more extensive and comprehensive cancer treatments. We have constructed many components of our system and are in the process of testing our plasmids in a proof of concept manner. Where possible, we will revise and improve upon our components based on mathematical modeling and experimental results.
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===Group pictures===
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Please see the [[Princeton/overview | extended overview]] for more information.
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[[Image:Princeton_2007_partialgrouppicturecropped.png|frame|center|Partial group picture, Princeton University]]
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<h3>Team Members</h3>
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[[Image:Princeton_2007_groupoutingcropped.png|frame|center|Group outing picture, Longport (2007-07-17)]]
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*[[user:asichel|Andrew Sichel]] 
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*[[user:aswamina|Aparna Swaminathan]]
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*[[user:btsui|Bambi Tsui]]
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*[[user:cdehart|Caroline DeHart]]
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*[[user:dcooper|Devin Cooper]]
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*[[user:jmonk|Jon Monk]]
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*[[user:jchiu|Justine Chiu]]
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*[[user:katias|Katia Sherman]]
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*[[user:kmangal|Kush Mangal]]
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*[[user:nyuan|Neal Yuan]]
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*[[user:pcowgill|Paul Cowgill]]
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*[[user:vichij|Vichi Jagannathan]]
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===Instructors===
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* Ron Weiss [mailto:rweiss@princeton.edu rweiss@princeton.edu] [https://weisswebserver.ee.princeton.edu https://weisswebserver.ee.princeton.edu] (PI)
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* Ihor Lemischka [mailto:ihor.lemischka@mssm.edu ihor.lemischka@mssm.edu]
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* Priscilla Purnick [mailto:ppurnick@princeton.edu ppurnick@princeton.edu] (designated contact)
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* Christoph Schaniel [mailto:christoph.schaniel@mssm.edu christoph.schaniel@mssm.edu]
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* Patrick Guye
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* Noah Davidsohn
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* Saurabh Gupta
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* Sairam Subramanian
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* Steve Firsing
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===Student members===
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<h3>Instructors</h3>
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* Justine Chiu
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* Devin Cooper
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* Paul Cowgill
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* Caroline DeHart
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* Vichi Jagannathan
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* Kush Mangal
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* Jonathan Monk
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* Katia Sherman
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* Andrew Sichel
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* Aparna Swaminathan
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* Bambi Tsui
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* Neal Yuan
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==Previous work==
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*[[user:rweiss|Ron Weiss]] [mailto:rweiss@princeton.edu Contact Ron] [http://www.princeton.edu/~rweiss Website]
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*[[user:Cil|Cil Purnick]] [mailto:ppurnick@princeton.edu Contact Cil]
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*[[user:ilemisch|Ihor Lemischka]] [http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyInfo.php?id=43268&deptid=92 Website]
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*[[user:cry707|Christoph Schaniel]] [http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyInfo.php?id=43270&deptid=92 Website]
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*[[user:pguye|Patrick Guye]]
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*[[user:eskamoah|Noah Davidsohn]]
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*[[user:saurabhg|Saurabh Gupta]]
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===2006: Programmed differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells using artificial signaling pathways===
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<h3>Resources</h3>
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[[Princeton/literature | Literature on RNAi and Cancer]]
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[[Image:Princeton_2006_projectsummary_heartandbrain.png|thumb|right|300px|Heart and brain]]
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<h3>Pictures</h3>
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[[Princeton/People | Our happy team]]
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Our vision is to develop reliable techniques for programmed tissue generation in mammalian systems. Our iGEM 2006 work encompasses artificial cell-cell signaling and signal processing, directed differentiation, pattern formation, modeling and precise cellular placement.
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<h3>Overview</h3>
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[[Princeton/overview | Our Project]]
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<h3>Lab Work</h3>
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[[Princeton/lab | Lab work]]
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A [https://2006.igem.org/wiki/index.php/Princeton:Project_Summary summary] of the project is available.
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<h3>Research</h3>
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[[Princeton/lab/experimentation | Experimentation]]
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<h3>Bioinformatics</h3>
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[[Princeton/lab/bioinformatics | Bioinformatics]]
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<h3>Simulations</h3>
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[[Princeton/lab/simulation | Simulations]]

Latest revision as of 03:48, 27 October 2007


2007 logo Group picture

An RNAi-Enhanced Logic Circuit: Cancer-Specific Detection and Destruction

The Princeton University iGEM 2007 team, consisting of 10 undergraduate students, 2 high school students, and 7 instructors, envisions a paradigm shift in the way one can target cancer and destroy the resulting cancerous cells.

Using standard engineering practices, we have designed, and are in the process of implementing, a novel system that utilizes RNA interference (RNAi) to detect and destroy cancer cells in a tissue-specific manner. We are interfacing RNAi components together with promoter and repressor elements to form logic circuits, which allow the use of multiple criteria to target cancerous cells in a unique and highly specific manner. As a measure of safety, we utilize mutant lentiviral integrase to deliver our construct into the cell as a non-integrated plasmid, preventing any disruptive effects that could be attributed to pseudorandom integration by the lentivirus. This also ensures that the daughter cells will not inherit the cancer-detecting circuitry, thus preventing unintended proliferation of our construct and allow for more extensive and comprehensive cancer treatments. We have constructed many components of our system and are in the process of testing our plasmids in a proof of concept manner. Where possible, we will revise and improve upon our components based on mathematical modeling and experimental results.

Please see the extended overview for more information.

Team Members

Instructors

Resources

Literature on RNAi and Cancer

Pictures

Our happy team

Overview

Our Project

Lab Work

Lab work

Research

Experimentation

Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics

Simulations

Simulations
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