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Resources Hub

Welcome to the Resources Hub! Here you will find information and advice to help you during your iGEM experience. If you have any suggestions for a new page or additions to an existing one, please don't hesitate to contact us at hq AT igem DOT org.

iGEM Resources

Start a Team

There are several things you need to consider before starting an iGEM team; here are some guidelines to help!

START A TEAM

Navigating iGEM

There are several things you need to consider as you start navigating through the iGEM 2019 season.

NAVIGATING iGEM

iGEM FAQ

Please read through our frequently asked questions.

iGEM FAQ

Diversity Committee

The iGEM Diversity Committee is responsible for promoting and improving the accessibility to iGEM for women, members of the LGBTQ community, and other members that represent our diverse community.

DIVERSITY

Funding

Tips and advice on how to request funding and what to consider when making a team budget.

FUNDING

Visa Help

iGEM can provide you with an invitation letter to start your visa application process. We recommend you apply early!

VISA HELP

Team Map

Click on the interactive map above to look at iGEM teams from previous years or you can also download a spreadsheet with all the teams information to explore the data!

ALL TEAMS SPREADSHEET

Wet lab and Dry lab

Cloning Help

Cloning is difficult. No one who has ever picked up a pipette in the lab would debate this fact. However, cloning shouldn't be impossible! This page exists to help students and teams who are struggling with cloning and other molecular techniques.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Parts Registry

The iGEM Registry is a growing collection of genetic parts that can be mixed and matched to build synthetic biology devices and systems. As part of the synthetic biology community's efforts to make biology easier to engineer, it provides a source of genetic parts to iGEM teams and academic labs.

PARTS REGISTRY

Software Tools

We have collected various software tools that are free to use and may be of some help in your iGEM project. Most of the tools are for Design, but there are some for Modeling and Visualization as well!

SOFTWARE TOOLS

Documentation

Telling Your Story

Telling your story in a clear and concise way is challenging, but well worth the effort in the end. The goal of this page is to help teams understand the importance of scientific communication.

YOUR STORY

Wiki Editing Help

All iGEM wiki sites are powered by Mediawiki. Using/editing the wiki is a trial-and-error process. Editing the wiki is a simple, fun thing to do and you definitely get better the more you play around with it.

WIKI EDITING HELP

Using HTML, CSS and Javascript

All the iGEM web sites are built on top of MediaWiki, which allows groups of people to create and edit pages easily. This page can help you add HTML, CSS and Javascript to your wiki.

HTML CSS JAVASCRIPT

Template Documentation

This page will help you edit and build your team wiki based on the default template given to your team. This page can help you edit the template on your wiki.

TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION