Team:TAS Taipei/Attributions
ATTRIBUTIONS
All work was carried out by student members of TAS_Taipei 2019 and conducted at Taipei American School's Sandy R. Puckett Memorial Research Laboratory unless stated otherwise. Our advisors, Jude Clapper, Teresa Chiang, and Jonathan Hsu, helped troubleshoot our experiments and offered suggestions on all aspects of our project.
Team Members
Experimental
| Literature Research | Whole team participated. |
| Designing & Cloning DNA Constructs | Allison K., Yasmin L., Vivian W. |
| SDS-PAGE Gels | Allison K., Yasmin L., Vivian W., Kelsey W. |
| Metal-Binding Protein Assay | Allison K., Yasmin L., Vivian W., Anna C., Jake Y., Evelyn L., Kimberly H., Eugene C., Jill L., Kelsey W., Jessie H., Jessica C. |
| Pesticide-Degrading Enzyme Assay | Allison K., Yasmin L., Ryan C., Anna C., Kimberly H., Eugene C., Jessica C. |
| Protein Purification | Allison K., Yasmin L., Kelsey W., Anna C., Kimberly H., Eugene C. |
| Ellman’s Absorbance Test | Anna C. |
| Wiki Text | Allison K., Yasmin L., edited by Jonathan Hsu, and Jude Clapper. |
Modeling
| Research | Ryan C, Kelsey W. |
| Experimental Data Analysis & Graphs | Ryan C. |
| Wiki Text | Ryan C., Jessica C., Vivian W., edited by Nicholas Ward, Jonathan Hsu, and Jude Clapper |
Prototype
| Protein Serial Dilutions | Allison K., Yasmin L. |
| Visual Test | Anna C., Jessie H. |
| Ellman’s Visual Test | Anna C. |
| Wiki Text | Anna C., Ryan C., Yasmin Y., Allison K., edited by Jonathan Hsu, Jude Clapper. |
Human Practices
| Bioethics Discussion Presentation | Presented by Dhirpal S., Eugene C. |
| Bioethics Roundtable Discussion | Whole Team Activity |
| Model United Nation (MUN) Impact Conference | Presented by Iris H.; Video featuring Daniel C., Eugene C., Jessie H., and edited by Alexander C. | Distributor Calls | Eugene C., Kimberly H., Daniel C., Jessica C., Dhirpal S., Jill L., Anna C. |
| Survey | Eugene C., Kimberly H., Daniel C., Dhirpal S., Jessie H., Jessica C., Kelsey W., Yury L. |
| Local Farmer Interviews | Jessica C., Eugene C., Vivian W. |
| Market Vendor Interviews | Eugene C., Kimberly H., Vivian W., Dhirpal S., Jessie H., Jill L., Ryan K., Daniel C., Anna C., Yasmin L. |
| Policy Brief | Eugene C., Kimberly H., Jessica C. |
| Fundraising (Club and Spring Fair Sales) | Whole Team Activity |
| Education (7th Grade & Kindergarten) | Whole Team Activity |
| Tse Xin Organization Interview (Donation) | Anna C., Eugene C., Kimberly H., Jill L., Kelsey W. |
| Chang Gung Food Safety Testing Laboratory Interview | Kimberly H., Eugene C., Jessica C., Vivian W. |
| Marketing Plan | Kimberly H., Eugene C., Jessica C. |
| iGEM x SDGs Video Conference | Organized by Daniel C., Eugene C., Kimberly H., Jessica C., Jill L., Kelsey W.; Video featuring Eugene C., Kimberly H., and edited by Jessica C. |
| Qatar Live Conference | Dhirpal S. |
| Collaborations | Eugene C., Kimberly H., Jessica C., Jessie H. |
| The News Lens Article | Daniel C., Dhirpal S., Kimberly H. |
| ICRT Interview | Eugene C., Anna C. |
| Wiki Text | Daniel C., Jessica C., Eugene C., Kimberly H., Dhirpal S., Anna C., Vivian W., Iris H., edited by Teresa Chiang, Jonathan Hsu, and Jude Clapper. |
Software
| Software Coding & Design | Vivian W., Jessie H. |
Wiki & Graphic Design
| Wiki Coding & Visual Design | Jessie H. |
| Graphics & Animations | Yasmin L., Jessie H. |
| Sticker | Jessie H. |
| Infographic | Jessie H., Daniel C., Eugene C., Jessica C., Kimberly H., Kelsey W. |
| Poster (Giant Jamboree) | Whole Team Activity |
| Cover Images | Daniel C., Jessie H. |
Project Attributions
General Support
- Ms. Zoe Kuo, Science Department Assistant
- Ms. Joanna Lin, Science Department Assistant
- Mr. David Iverson, Science Department Chair
- TAS Science Department
- Parents and friends of the TAS_Taipei 2019 team
Project Support & Advice
- Dr. Aaron Kyle, Columbia State University Professor
- Dr. Chun-Hui Chiu, Chang Gung Univeristy Professor
- Mr. Yu-Tsung Lee, Chang Gung University
- Alexander Chen for editing our MUN Impact video
Lab Support
- MathWorks: Provided Licenses to Softwares
- Integrated DNA Technologies: DNA Synthesis
- MEDCLUB Scientific: IDT Distributor
- Twist Bioscience: DNA Synthesis
- Tri-I Biotech 源資國際生物科技股份有限公司: Gene Sequencing and Primer Synthesis
- SnapGene: DNA Design Software
- THEPS Limited 中港環保工程股份有限公司: Lab Waste Treatment
Project Advisor Support
- Mr. Jude Clapper
- Dr. Teresa Chiang
- Dr. Jonathan Hsu
- Dr. Nicholas Ward
- Mr. Sean Tsao
Wiki Support
Some parts of this wiki have been derived from past TAS_Taipei wiki pages, which were designed entirely by the respective teams. Mr. Nick Steckler, our web design teacher, has also been of great help.
Presentation Coaching
- Mr. Jude Clapper
- Dr. Jonathan Hsu
- Dr. Nicholas Ward
Human Practices Support
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration 衛生福利部食品藥物管理署
- Taiwan Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 行政院農業委員會
- Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation 財團法人慈心有機農業發展基金會
- Food Safety Testing Laboratory, Chang Kung University of Science and Technology 長庚科技大學食品安全檢驗室
- Taiwan Advanced Bio-pharmaceutical Inc. 尖端醫 for demonstrating how to use the EDICITSEP kit
- Taipei American School Model United Nations
- Taipei American School Joanna Nichols Visiting Scholar Program (Dr. Aaron M. Kyle)
- Taipei Hope Plaza Farmers’ Market 台北希望廣場
- ICRT Radio
- The News Lens
- Ms. Connie Ma for putting us in contact with ICRT and The News Lens
Collaborators
- Teams Costa Rica and Tübingen for co-organizing the iGEMxSDGs Challenge with us
- Teams Greatbay_SZ, MSP-Maastricht, Tartu TUIT, Tuebingen, Toronto and UM_Macau for participating in our iGEMxSDGs Online Video Conference
- Team US_AFRL_CarrollHS for inviting us to contribute to their Wiki Guide and offering suggestions on our project
- Team Stony Brook for organizing and inviting us to join their 2019 iGEM Instagram Challenge
A huge thank you to the following individuals for supporting our research program.
- Dr. Sharon Hennessy , TAS Superintendent
- Mr. Andrew Lowman, TAS Upper School Principal
- Dr. Dan Long & Ms. Jessica Lin, TAS Dean of Students and his Department Assistant
- Generous Donations to TAS
Team Training & Project Start
- Does your institution teach an iGEM or synthetic biology course? Taipei American School teaches a year-long synthetic biology course. During the first semester, students learn synthetic biology techniques in both classroom and laboratory settings. During the second semester and over the summer, students work on their iGEM project.
- When did you start this course? TAS started this course in 2013. The 2019 TAS_Taipei team began taking this class in August 2018.
- Are the syllabus and course materials freely available online? We follow the BioBuilder curriculum (biobuilder.org).
- When did you start your brainstorming? November 2018
- When did you start in the lab? January 2019
- When did you start working on your project? November 2018
