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Our Team
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The UW iGEM team is a very interdisciplinary group. Our team members span three faculties: Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, and represent a wide range of undergraduate programs: Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Mathematical Physics.

Drawing on our diverse backgrounds, we bring a wide range of skills and modes of creative thinking to our iGEM project. The iGEM competition is providing us with an opportunity to become more familiar with the emerging field of synthetic biology in an engaging and fun atmosphere. In addition to gaining experience in the design, construction, and analysis of genetic circuits, we are also meeting the challenge of bringing together a large, diverse group toward a common goal.


Our Project
Abstract
- goals

- biological implementation of a fundamental engineering concept, the half-adder - half adder calculates the sum of two 1-bit inputs project - bacterial sensor which responds to two inputs: red light and the chemical tetracycline - input sensors control genetic switches in order to carry out logic functions - output of the half-adder function...green or red fluorescence

Schematic Design of Biological Half-Adder
Project Modelling Construction and Testing Extensions
  • Binary addition and boolean logic
  • Half-adder vs. full-adder designs
  • Biological half-adder implementation

//Modelling

  • Strategy for half-adder construction
  • Testing plan and testing constructs
  • Plan for full-adder
  • Gene design for full adder


Acknowledgements
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[http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/fsf/index.html Faculty of Science Foundation ] [http://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mefcom/ Mathematics Endowment Fund ] [http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~sff/ Sir Sanford Fleming Foundation] [http://www.weef.uwaterloo.ca/ Waterloo Engineering Endowment Fund] [http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~watsef/mainpage.html Waterloo Science Endowment Fund]
 
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[http://www.engineering.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering] [http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo Faculty of Science] [http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics]
 
We would like to thank the following people for their support and guidance:
  • Dr. Trevor Charles
  • Dr. Barbara Moffatt
  • Dr. Joshua Neufeld