Team:NYU Abu Dhabi/Medals

M E D A L S

Bronze Medal Silver Medal Gold Medal

Bronze Medal

To get a brief over view on our project, find our 2 minute promotion video on the bottom of the home page of our wiki or follow this link: https://video.igem.org/w/9PUvb9KAkFTKYCKXK3fXo4.

You can take a look at the contributions that each team member made by following this link: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Attributions. To see and find out more about all of our wonderful team members, find our team page here: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Team.

Find a description about the NYU Abu Dhabi iGEM team's project by following this link:https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Description.

For our parts contribution, we took a look at the construction and function of the plasmid pAC-TetInv [BBa_J61004]. Find more details here: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Contribution.

Our project truly emphasized the engineering aspect of synthetic biology just as much as the biological aspect. With the help of one of our PIs, Dr. Song, we developed a diagnostic device that uses electrokinetic concentration of DNA and CRISPR-Cas12a components to detect the presence of the Chytrid fungus in a short period of time and with minimal labor.https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Engineering.

We met with the student team from the Lubbock TTU who are similarly tackling the Chytrid amphibian pandemic by developing a chitin-based microbial biosensor. Follow the link to find a more in-depth description about our meeting: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Collaborations.

A big aspect of our project was talking to relevant experts in the field about their needs in a diagnostic device to detect the Chytrid fungus in amphibians. Find out more about what we learned here: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Human_Practices.

See how we plan to implement our product as a functional and efficient field diagnostic device here: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Implementation.

Meeting with experts in the field of Chytrid fungal detection in frogs was vital to move forward with the implementation and optimization aspect of our device. Find out more here: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Human_Practices.

See how we demonstrate that our project is likely to work in a relevant context here:https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Proof_Of_Concept

This year, our team decided to make use of the wide range of majors, skills, and talents that we possess by implementing them into our project. We made a thorough business plan and model for our product, Chytritect bringing together synthetic biology and economics/business to demonstrate the extent of the capabilities of the product and its place in the real world. More detail on our entrepreneurial efforts can be found under this link: https://2021.igem.org/Team:NYU_Abu_Dhabi/Entrepreneurship. Additionally, using the artistic talents of the team, we managed to create and animate the promotion video and the presentation video, as well as design the logo for our product, which plays a big role in marketing it.