Talking Synthetic Biology — Launch of Synthetic Biology Dialogue Report
Venter does it again — Landmark paper published by the J. Craig Venter Institute
Redesigning ribosomes — Nature paper by the Chin lab
10 November 2009
The UK iGEM teams had a stellar year at the 2009 Jamboree. The Cambridge and Imperial teams made it to the all-European final six, and this year Cambridge walked away with the Grand Prize BioBrick Trophy for their E. chromi project!
The UK sent a record 9 teams across the pond to compete in the 2009 iGEM Jamboree. And compete they did, bringing home enough prizes to warrant chartering a cargo plane.
There is much more to be said about the competition and each of the team projects, but in the first instance here's a run-down of the glories bestowed on the UK teams:
Grand Prize BioBrick Trophy: Cambridge (E.chromi)
Best Environmental project: Cambridge
Best Manufacturing project: Imperial (the E.ncapsulator)
Best Model: Bristol (VESECURE)
Best Human Practices Advance: Imperial
Gold medals: Aberdeen, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Imperial and Newcastle
Silver medal: UCL
Bronze medal: Southampton
A special mention to iGEM newcomers Aberdeen, Sheffield, Southampton and UCL, who all put in impressive performances.
Congratulations to all of this year's teams for their excellent work and spirited contributions to iGEM!
iGEM 2009 results
Watch team presentations and explore their wiki pages to learn more about their projects
Read Daisy Ginsberg's news feature about iGEM 2009 in Wired Magazine
