Syllabus
The primary PI of the SBU iGEM team
Dr. Gergen
What does iGEM stand for?
What is International Genetically Engineered Machines?
What does PCR stand for?
What is Polymerase chain reactions
A molecule that encodes the genetic instructions for life
What is DNA?
In what city is the Grand Jamboree held?
What is Paris?
The minimum time that should be devoted by team members in the summer
30-40 hours per week
Name 3 villages
Examples: fashion, oncology, space, infectious disease, diagnostics, therapeutics, etc
Towards what charge does DNA move?
What is positive?
A circular piece of DNA present in bacterial cells
What is a plasmid?
Besides meeting all the requirements for a bronze and silver medal, what is also needed in order for a team to win a gold medal
What is show excellence in the area of various special prizes?
On an SBU iGEM team, the leadership team consists of
1. Team Leader(s)
2. Wet Lab Leader
3. Dry Lab Leader
4. Wiki Leader
5. Outreach Leader
Where did iGEM start?
What is MIT?
This piece of lab equipment must be balanced for proper usage
What is a centrifuge?
This technique uses a cleaving protein to make cuts in DNA, allowing us to alter an organism's genome
What is CRISPR-Cas-9?
DOUBLE JOEPARDY!! In iGEM, this is the concept that teams consider the ethical, social, and environmental impact of their project while engaging with stakeholders
What is human practices?
Students should update this as much as possible
What is your Notebook
What was the name of the 2024 project?
What is Micronaut?
This piece of lab equipment can help us measure absorbance
Spectrophotometer
This is the region of DNA which marks the beginning of transcription
What is a promoter
What happens in the first 3 days?
What is paneling and judging?
What is the course that must be enrolled in during the spring (should be done ASAP)
What is BIO447 (Readings in Mollecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
What year did the Stony Brook iGEM team begin?
What is 2014?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! This technique helps us identify proteins in our sample
What is Western blotting?
This assembly allows multiple overlapping DNA fragments to be seamlessly linked in a one-step, single-tube, isothermal reaction
What is Gibson?
What makes you qualify for a gold medal over bronze and silver?
What is demonstrate excellence in three special prizes?