Jamboree at MIT 11/05/10-11/07/10 :: Team Perspectives

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Jamboree: Northwestern iGEM Team 2010 at the MIT Stata Center
Northwestern iGEM Team 2010 at the Jamboree
Jamboree: Northwestern iGEM Team 2010 at the MIT Kresge Auditorium
Northwestern iGEM Team 2010 at the Jamboree

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Advisor: Joshua Leonard

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Timi Chu

The iGEM Jamboree was a very unique experience that embodied the true purpose of iGEM for me. I learned a lot about what other iGEM teams were working on in the realm of synthetic biology from the actual researchers themselves. Since the projects were done by undergraduates just like me, they seemed more approachable and I was more comfortable asking them questions than I would have with established professors.

Besides the research, I especially enjoyed the culture and diversity that was represented at the Jamboree. During the poster session, our team was approached by people who spoke with all different kinds of accents. Even coming from New York, I had never been in a more culturally rich group before. It was cool to see that synthetic biology research was taking place all over the world and not only in the United States.

Since this was our inaugural year, the Jamboree was a true learning experience for us. Even though iGEM provided sufficient resources from past years for us to reference while creating our presentation and poster, being up there presenting in front of an auditorium of people was very different from just practicing in the classroom. Going through the entire experience ourselves definitely will help us in helping subsequent teams from Northwestern.

Ragan Pitner

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Kevin Rogacki

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Matt Tong

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Sean Yu

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Ben Zhang

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