Team:Lambert GA/Attributions

Attributions

Lambert iGEM has worked in conjunction with individuals from academia and industry on Labyrinth, and we would like to extend our gratitude.

This year, our team has been fortunate to continue building our relationship with Dr. Mark Styczynski. During our 2018 iGEM project CAPTIVATE we developed a colorimetric software app. The Stycynski Lab has designed and published articles on zinc biosensors. During discussions, Dr. Styczysnki approached our team to write a colorimetric detection app for their zinc biosensor. The resulting app Zin-Q is the result of this collaboration. As Zinc deficiency is associated with helminthiasis the Zinc biosensor and corresponding app can be an in-field screening device for undiagnosed helminth infections.

Similarly, we continued to work closely with Dr. Saad Bhamla as he provided invaluable mentorship and access to lab equipment. We were also able to engage in a cooperative exchange of feedback and criticism with his research students during collaborative work sessions with his lab team.

Dr. Sammy Bell was our point of contact for the implementation of protocols with regard to industry standards. He also gave us access to other professionals in the field such as Dr. Christian Epe, Dr. David Lowery, and Dr. Marcus Terneus, who consulted with us on project design and implementation. They specifically helped us to refine our target species to C. elegans as a model organism.

Dr. Dana Barr, PI of the Barr-Ryan lab at Emory University, was instrumental in gaining access to test the MeshMax prototypes with fecal samples. She also gave feedback on the sensitivity and specificity needs of public health implementation.

Project Foundation

This year’s project resulted from the continuous interchange with Dr. Mark Styczynski and Dr. Saad Bhamla of Georgia Tech, Dr. Dana Barr of Emory University, and Dr. Sammy Bell of Boehringer Ingelheim, who provided insightful feedback and guidance for its execution. Dr. Rainier Martinez and Dr. Christian Epe provided guidance for us to develop our idea into a project. An important aspect of this year’s project is the improvement of the BBa_K2550201 reporter sequence submitted last year by our team, which was sequenced at the Styczynski Laboratory at Georgia Tech.

Research
Abby Bell
Improved Part		 Annie Pei
Model | Wiki		 Aryan Gupta
OpenCellX		 Ashtyn Cauffman
Improved Part
Courtney Taing
C.elegans Toehold | Wiki		 Faith Johnson
Model | Outreach		 Julia Chang
Entrepreneurship | Poster		 Justin Yu
OpenCellX
Kathy Ye
MicroMesh		 Krishi Kishore
Zin-Q | FluoroCents		 Megan Hong
C. elegans Toehold		 Melanie Kim
Model
Monica Cho
Improved Part		 Michelle Wu
Human Practices		 Nikhita Lalwani
Model | Outreach		 Nithik Balachandran
Wiki | FluoroCents
Nuno Carvalho
Wiki | Video		 Ruth Hong
Model		 Sahil Jain
Model		 Sai Mettupalli
OpenCellX
Saif Khan
Outreach | MicroMesh		 Sarah Blackstone
Outreach		 Shanthi Hegde
Graphic Design		 Sindhu Mettupalli
MicroMesh
Sri Pinnamareddy
Human Practices | Poster		 Tanishk Sinha
FluoroCents		 Tapasya Katta
MicroMesh		 Dr. Brittney Cantrell
Mrs. Janet Standeven
Support

Laboratory

  • Bhamla Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Styczynski Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Barr/Ryan Lab, Emory University

Scientific

  • Ms. Yan Zhang, Researcher of Styczynski Research Group, guided in design of toehold switch

OpenCellX System, OpenCell, OpenCell Pro

  • Dr. Saad Bhamla, Principal Investigator of Bhamla Lab, aided in developing centrifuge and vortex parts and experimenting with optimization
  • Mr. Elio Challita, Bioengineering Graduate Researcher of Bhamla Lab, shot high-speed videos of the OpenCell and helped with modeling and efficiency testing
  • Mr. Soham Sinha, Undergraduate Researcher of Bhamla Lab, helped with prototype testing and correcting flawed designs for optimization

MicroMesh

  • Dr. Dana Barr, Professor at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, provided laboratory equipment to test filters with fecal samples

FluoroCents

  • Dr. Saad Bhamla, Bhamla Lab, consultant for development of ambient light sensor
  • Mrs. Rebecca Howell, Lambert High School, helped to optimize design of the device

Zin-Q App

  • Dr. Mark Styczynski, Styczynski Research Group, developed zinc biosensor
  • Dr. Monica McNerney, Styczynski Research Group, developed zinc biosensor

Presentation

  • Mr. Ryan Wason, Lambert High School, presentation coach

Outreach

  • Dr. Rainier Martinez, Dominican Republic Ministry of Health
  • Georgia State University iGEM, Presentation practice
  • Florida State Univeristy iGEM, Presentation practice
  • University of Georgia iGEM, Summer Camp
  • Riverwatch Middle School, Summer Camp
  • South Forsyth Middle School, Summer Camp

Financial

  • North Fulton Endodontics
  • JP Morgan Chase Bank
  • Powermax Properties, LLC
  • East Metro Primary Care Inc.
  • Natural Plastering Inc.
  • Smile Doctors Braces
  • Ajaz and Heba Chaudry
  • Kevin Li
  • Thomas Chacko
  • Ahad Masroor Khan
  • Richard Trentlind
  • Hazel Arnold

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