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* Chair: Jannetta, Minutes: Rachel, Computer: Harsh  
* Chair: Jannetta, Minutes: Rachel, Computer: Harsh  
*Present: Jen, Janetta, Neil, Steven,Younus, Da, Alan, Richard, Harsh
*Present: Jen, Janetta, Neil, Steven,Younus, Da, Alan, Richard, Harsh
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*Apologies: Phil (Holiday), Jem and Matt  
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*Apologies: Phil (holiday), Jem and Matt  
*Approval of agenda and minutes - Approved  
*Approval of agenda and minutes - Approved  
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*[[Team:Newcastle/Agendas/26_March_2010| Agenda]]
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====4. Research Feedback====
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====Research Feedback====
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'''Properties of concrete and surface tension''' (Zoltan and Steven)
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#'''Properties of concrete and surface tension''' (Zoltan and Steven)
-
*High compressive strength low tensile strength
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#*High compressive strength low tensile strength
-
*Steal added good for temp change  
+
#*Steal added good for temp change  
-
*CaCO<sub>3</sub> – similar to concrete; expand same as concrete... might crack like concrete  
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#*CaCO<sub>3</sub> – similar to concrete; expand same as concrete - might crack like concrete  
-
*Spider silk like steal- reduce possibility of cracking   
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#*Spider silk like steal - reduce possibility of cracking   
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*Glue- no many papers- expansion may not be a problem?   
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#*Glue - no many papers - expansion may not be a problem?   
-
*Silk alkali resistant  
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#*Silk alkali resistant  
-
*Capillary properties of concrete change over time- in project we consider small rapid  
+
#*Capillary properties of concrete change over time- in project we consider small rapid  
-
*Cement water ratio and surface area and environment  
+
#*Cement water ratio and surface area and environment  
-
*Where to look for the cracks? Crack pattern  
+
#*Where to look for the cracks? Crack pattern  
 +
#'''Microinjection''' (Zoltan and Steven)
 +
#*Simple issue
 +
#*Not correct term
 +
#*Swimming ''Bacillus''
 +
#*Oxygen gradient big selling points
 +
#'''Genetics Homologous recombination plasmid chromosome''' (Harsh and Rachel)
 +
#*Test in plasmids- Find good plasmid
 +
#*Integrate into genome
 +
#*Recombination site... Find!!!
 +
#*amyE site amylase with insert can’t break down amylase
 +
#'''Nutrients''' (Harsh and Rachel)
 +
#*Bacteria algae growth living in concrete
 +
#*Only activate feed bacillus
 +
#*Two hybrid
 +
#*Biofilms exclude other not algae
 +
#*Antifungals, antialgaes, antibiotic
 +
#'''Sporulation, germination and secretion control''' (Alan and Da)
 +
#*SpoA – last years team sporulation control, maybe turn off completely
 +
#*Nutrient availability
 +
#*KinA
 +
#*Inducible promoter
 +
#*Glue out of bug
 +
#'''Quorum sensing''' (Younus and Phil)
 +
#*CompX and cff
 +
#*Two-component system comP
 +
#'''Kill switch''' (Richard and Jannetta)
 +
#*Why ? Don’t want?- not die after job fill new cracks
 +
#*Nuclease
 +
#*Phil mazEF
 +
#*Skf SbB
 +
#*If linear DNA works
 +
#'''Glue, CaCo3 and spider silk''' (Zoltan and Jannetta)
 +
#*Bacteria that produce CaCo3 from urea 
 +
#*How secrete spider silk long complex proteins – how can we make it happen in bacillus
 +
#*Secretion systems
 +
#'''Other points'''
 +
#*Linear DNA – Richard
 +
#*Justifications of Linear 
 +
#*Build it up the use
 +
#*Mutations
 +
#*Not specifically a problem – keep thinking about it though
-
'''Microinjection''' (Zoltan and Steven)
+
====Action points====
-
*Simple issue
+
*All - Read Voigt paper
-
*Not correct term
+
*All - Next week working off the proper wiki
-
*Swimming Bacillus
+
*Janetta contact details doc in drop box
-
*Oxygen gradient big selling points
+
*Janetta and Richard – Flow chart!!!
 +
*Reminder to neil and jen not welcome trust funding by 2nd of April?
 +
*Janetta - T-shirt sponsors and logo – embroidered / print mixed – 5 or 6 sponsors design your own- printing cheaper, quotes dependent on design
 +
*Jannetta - send us links for graphic design software- please
 +
*Transfer the wiki
 +
*Individual iGEM applications - Phil hasn’t applied; Richard not accepted; Janetta text Phil
 +
*Jen/Neil - Pay for team!!
 +
*Visas/Passport update - Harsh will apply May/June; Richard needs to get a visa waiver
-
'''Genetics Homologous recombination plasmid chromosome''' (Harsh and Rachel)
+
====Wiki transfer====
-
*Test in plasmids- Find good plasmid
+
*Clarify contents of identified pages
-
*Integrate into genome 
+
*Ethics page
-
*Recombination site... Find!!!  
+
*Research page
-
*amyE site amylase with insert can’t break down amylase
+
*Safety page
 +
*Identify other pages required
 +
*Ideas for layout/theme
 +
*Zoltan - Tidy it up - Urgent
 +
*Borrow last years / Look at anything thats nice
 +
*It evolves!!! We can change it
 +
====Travel plans====
 +
*Flights and Accomodation
 +
**Need to sort out  who is going
 +
====Funding====
 +
*Harsh has made draft letter
 +
*Main chemical company – free stuff?
 +
====Advisors/additional team members - civil engineer/graphics designer====
 +
*Still looking – Neil, Jen
-
'''Nutrients''' (Harsh and Rachel)
+
====Tutorials====
-
*Bacteria algae growth living in concrete
+
#Sequentia and Clone manager - basics  
-
*Only activate feed bacillus
+
#Modelling part two  
-
*Two hybrid
+
====What next?====
-
*Biofilms exclude other not algae
+
*Flow chart of what we’re going to do Big picture!!!  
-
*Antifungals, antialgaes, antibiotic
+
*If its coloured life is easier  
-
'''Sporulation, germination and secretion control''' (Alan and Da)
+
*Cambridge brick - Colour
-
*SpoA – last years team sporulation control, maybe turn off completely
+
*Web services for Biosynthetics, Flow chart
-
*Nutrient availability
+
*Taverner
-
*KinA
+
====Timeline discussion====
-
*Inducible promoter
+
-
*Glue out of bug
+
-
 
+
-
'''Quorum sensing''' (Younus and Phil)
+
-
*CompX and cff
+
-
*Two-component system comP
+
-
 
+
-
'''Kill switch''' (Richard and Jannetta)
+
-
*Why ? Don’t want?- not die after job fill new cracks
+
-
*Nuclease
+
-
*Phil masEF
+
-
*Skf SbB
+
-
*If linear DNA works
+
-
 
+
-
 
+
-
'''Glue, CaCo3 and spider silk''' (Zoltan and Jannetta)
+
-
*Bacteria that produce CaCo3 from urea 
+
-
*How secrete spider silk long complex proteins – how can we make it happen in bacillus
+
-
*Secretion systems
+
-
 
+
-
'''Other points'''
+
-
*Linear DNA – Richard
+
-
Justifications of Linear 
+
-
Build it up the use.
+
-
Mutations- How stop general questions
+
-
Not specifically a problem – keep thinking about it though
+
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  |5. Action points
+
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|-
+
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|All -Read Voygt paper
+
-
|-
+
-
|All-Next week working off the proper wiki!!!
+
-
|-
+
-
|Janetta contact details doc in drop box
+
-
|-
+
-
|Janetta and Richard – Flow chart!!!
+
-
|-
+
-
|Reminder to neil and jen not welcome trust funding by 2nd of April?
+
-
|-
+
-
|Janetta- T-shirt sponsors and logo – embroidered / print mixed – 5 or 6 sponsors design your own- printing cheaper , quotes dependent on design
+
-
|-
+
-
|Janetta- send us links for graphic design software- please
+
-
|-
+
-
|Transfer the wiki
+
-
|-
+
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    |1. Individual iGEM applications
+
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|-
+
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|Phil hasn’t applied
+
-
|-
+
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|Richard not accepted
+
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|-
+
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|Janetta text Phil
+
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|-
+
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|Jen/Neil-Pay for team!!
+
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|-
+
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+
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+
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        |2. Visas/Passport update
+
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|-
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|Harsh- May June apply
+
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|-
+
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|Richard visa waiver
+
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|-
+
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        |3. Wiki transfer
+
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|-
+
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              |1. Clarify contents of identified pages
+
-
 
+
-
|-
+
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              |2. Id Ethics page
+
-
|-
+
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|Research page
+
-
|-
+
-
|Safety page
+
-
|-
+
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|entify other pages required
+
-
|-
+
-
 
+
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              |3. Ideas for layout / theme
+
-
|-
+
-
|Zoltan Tidy it up-Urgent
+
-
|-
+
-
|Borrow last years / Look at anything thats nice
+
-
|-
+
-
|It evolves!!! We can change it!!! Now!!!!!!!
+
-
|-
+
-
 
+
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+
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    |4. Travel plans
+
-
|-
+
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              |1. Flights
+
-
|-
+
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|Need to sort out who is going
+
-
|-
+
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              |2. Accomodation
+
-
|-
+
-
|Need to sort out  who is going
+
-
|-
+
-
        |5. Funding
+
-
|-
+
-
|Harsh has made draft letter
+
-
|-
+
-
|Main chemical company – free stuff ?
+
-
 
+
-
|-
+
-
        |6. Advisors/additional team members - civil engineer/graphics designer?
+
-
|-
+
-
|Still looking –Neil,Jen
+
-
|-
+
-
 
+
-
        |7. Tutorials
+
-
|-
+
-
|Sequentia and Clone manager- basics  
+
-
|-
+
-
|Modelling part two  
+
-
|-
+
-
        |8. What next?
+
-
|-
+
-
|Flow chart of what we’re going to do Big picture!!!  
+
-
|-
+
-
|If its coloured life is easier  
+
-
|-
+
-
|Cambridge brick-Colour
+
-
|-
+
-
|Web services for Biosynthetics, Flow chart
+
-
|-
+
-
|Deverner
+
-
|-
+
-
====Time line discussion====
+
*Need someone else on time line.  
*Need someone else on time line.  
*16th of June Lab induction  
*16th of June Lab induction  
*Deadlines soon  
*Deadlines soon  
-
*Change flight deadline – not 31st  
+
*Change flight deadline – not 31st
-
+
 
====Other business====
====Other business====
-
*Pdf mark up tools – PDF exchange viewer, foxit, keeps mark-up  
+
*PDF mark up tools – PDF exchange viewer, foxit, keeps mark-up  
*Making dropbox use better  
*Making dropbox use better  

Latest revision as of 10:24, 27 October 2010

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Contents

Formal meeting - 26th March 2010

  • Room: CBCB; Start: 11 am
  • Chair: Jannetta, Minutes: Rachel, Computer: Harsh
  • Present: Jen, Janetta, Neil, Steven,Younus, Da, Alan, Richard, Harsh
  • Apologies: Phil (holiday), Jem and Matt
  • Approval of agenda and minutes - Approved
  • Agenda

Research Feedback

  1. Properties of concrete and surface tension (Zoltan and Steven)
    • High compressive strength low tensile strength
    • Steal added good for temp change
    • CaCO3 – similar to concrete; expand same as concrete - might crack like concrete
    • Spider silk like steal - reduce possibility of cracking
    • Glue - no many papers - expansion may not be a problem?
    • Silk alkali resistant
    • Capillary properties of concrete change over time- in project we consider small rapid
    • Cement water ratio and surface area and environment
    • Where to look for the cracks? Crack pattern
  2. Microinjection (Zoltan and Steven)
    • Simple issue
    • Not correct term
    • Swimming Bacillus
    • Oxygen gradient big selling points
  3. Genetics Homologous recombination plasmid chromosome (Harsh and Rachel)
    • Test in plasmids- Find good plasmid
    • Integrate into genome
    • Recombination site... Find!!!
    • amyE site amylase with insert can’t break down amylase
  4. Nutrients (Harsh and Rachel)
    • Bacteria algae growth living in concrete
    • Only activate feed bacillus
    • Two hybrid
    • Biofilms exclude other not algae
    • Antifungals, antialgaes, antibiotic
  5. Sporulation, germination and secretion control (Alan and Da)
    • SpoA – last years team sporulation control, maybe turn off completely
    • Nutrient availability
    • KinA
    • Inducible promoter
    • Glue out of bug
  6. Quorum sensing (Younus and Phil)
    • CompX and cff
    • Two-component system comP
  7. Kill switch (Richard and Jannetta)
    • Why ? Don’t want?- not die after job fill new cracks
    • Nuclease
    • Phil mazEF
    • Skf SbB
    • If linear DNA works
  8. Glue, CaCo3 and spider silk (Zoltan and Jannetta)
    • Bacteria that produce CaCo3 from urea
    • How secrete spider silk long complex proteins – how can we make it happen in bacillus
    • Secretion systems
  9. Other points
    • Linear DNA – Richard
    • Justifications of Linear
    • Build it up the use
    • Mutations
    • Not specifically a problem – keep thinking about it though

Action points

  • All - Read Voigt paper
  • All - Next week working off the proper wiki
  • Janetta contact details doc in drop box
  • Janetta and Richard – Flow chart!!!
  • Reminder to neil and jen not welcome trust funding by 2nd of April?
  • Janetta - T-shirt sponsors and logo – embroidered / print mixed – 5 or 6 sponsors design your own- printing cheaper, quotes dependent on design
  • Jannetta - send us links for graphic design software- please
  • Transfer the wiki
  • Individual iGEM applications - Phil hasn’t applied; Richard not accepted; Janetta text Phil
  • Jen/Neil - Pay for team!!
  • Visas/Passport update - Harsh will apply May/June; Richard needs to get a visa waiver

Wiki transfer

  • Clarify contents of identified pages
  • Ethics page
  • Research page
  • Safety page
  • Identify other pages required
  • Ideas for layout/theme
  • Zoltan - Tidy it up - Urgent
  • Borrow last years / Look at anything thats nice
  • It evolves!!! We can change it

Travel plans

  • Flights and Accomodation
    • Need to sort out who is going

Funding

  • Harsh has made draft letter
  • Main chemical company – free stuff?

Advisors/additional team members - civil engineer/graphics designer

  • Still looking – Neil, Jen

Tutorials

  1. Sequentia and Clone manager - basics
  2. Modelling part two

What next?

  • Flow chart of what we’re going to do Big picture!!!
  • If its coloured life is easier
  • Cambridge brick - Colour
  • Web services for Biosynthetics, Flow chart
  • Taverner

Timeline discussion

  • Need someone else on time line.
  • 16th of June Lab induction
  • Deadlines soon
  • Change flight deadline – not 31st

Other business

  • PDF mark up tools – PDF exchange viewer, foxit, keeps mark-up
  • Making dropbox use better

Items for next agenda

  • Need wiki transferred by next meeting
  • Review of flow chart if done

Next meeting

  • Thursday early as possible – email to organise
  • Chair: Da, Minutes: Alan, Computer: Younus