Southern Connecticut State University Wins Bronze at iGEM

Synthetic Biology• Multi disciplinary• Biology• Chemistry• Computer Science• Physics• Mathematics

• Biology and Engineering Principles• Design, Build, Test Cycle

Synthetic Biology Applications

• Environmental Remediation

• Drug Production

• Diagnostics

• Manufacturing



• Drug Production

• Diagnostics

• Manufacturing



• Drug Production

• Diagnostics

• Manufacturing



• Drug Production

• Diagnostics

• Manufacturing

iGEM• International Genetically

Engineered Machine

• Started in 2003 at MIT as independent study course

• Grown to 305 teams in 2016

Growth of teams from 2004 to 2014

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

iGEM Competition

Tuberculosis• Global Issue• 1/3 World Population infected• 1.5 million deaths in 2014• TB and HIV

• Drug Resistant• Latent vs Active• Treatable

Current Testing

• Skin Test

• Blood Test

• Chest X-ray

• Sputum Culture

• All require Laboratory Equipment

Project Goals

• Breath Test

• Fast Results

• Distributable

• Easy to Read

Our Project

Our Project

Tuberculosis

Our Project

Tuberculosis

VOCs

Our Project

Tuberculosis

VOCs

Our Project

Tuberculosis

VOCs

Our Project

Tuberculosis

VOCs

Our Project

Tuberculosis

VOCs

Outreach

• Outside the Lab

• Building with Biology• Local Middle and High School

Teachers

Jamboree• Boston, Ma• Oct 27th-Oct 31st

• In attendance• 5,600 people• 42 countries

• Presentation and Poster• Workshops• Seminars













Outcomes

• Bronze Medal

• Research Experience

• Attended a Conference

• Contributed to Science

Southern Connecticut State University Wins Bronze at iGEM

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