Team:TokyoTech/Human Practices
Human Practices
Reason of Qualification for Gold Medal Criterion #1
In order to break the conventional concept of Integrated Human Practices (IHP), we made a new model of IHP by integrating both design of lab works and social engagement from sociocultural perspectives, and visualizing the route of IHP that we followed.
Reason of Qualification for Silver Medal Criteria #2 & #3
We collaborated with several Japanese iGEM teams at iGEM Japan Meetup 2019 and iGEM Japan Summer Meetup 2019. We had active discussions and received a plenty of advices about the direction of our project and project inspiration.
As shown above, we have been engaged with several kinds of HP activities such as discussion with experts of ELSI and Turing Pattern, and Questionnaire on Open Campus and Team building.
Specialists
- Discuss with Prof. Kondo
- Discuss With Prof. Mikami
- Discuss With Prof. Yamamura & Dr. Yasuda
We have choose Turing pattern as the theme for this year's project.There is a very famous Turing pattern researcher in Japan, which is Professor Kondo of Osaka University.
We have interviewed him by email.He told us about the use of Turing patterns for fingerprint authentication and other applications of Turing pattern.
Under the introduction from our PI, we did a discussion with Prof. Mikami, which is an expert at HumanPractice. From the consultation, our team were told that our Human Practice plan was too âordinaryâ so we asked for advices on improvement regarding the issue.
In making the project easier to understand, we thought that the speckled pattern formed by the E. coli was not enough. We consulted Prof. Yamamura and Dr. Yasuda, instructors and got advices about Hardware that we created after that.
Education
- Symposium & Delivery Class
- Questionnaire on Open Campus
- Team building
We held a symposium on genome editing at 9 March this year. In this symposium, Prof. Tanaka, a specialist in bioethics, was invited to discuss various topics regarding this technology.
On September 14, a school trip was held at Koshigaya-Kita High School. From there, we have learned about the importance proper communication regarding the dangers and conveniences of genetic engineering.
We also conducted a survey on GMOs at our open campus event held on 10 August.
Through the results of the Symposium, Delivery Class, and Questionnaire, we learned about the importance of delivering information about our technology properly. However, it does little if we just speak.
So we consulted PI and received advices on how to use BioArt to achieve it.From now on, genetic engineering will stay as a technology that continue to permeate the world. We thought it was important to think not just about how to limit the usage of genetic engineering (though of course it should be considered), but also how to accept it. I think art is the perfect way to appeal to the people and society.
We also put tremendous efforts into team building this year. Our team has won the gold award for 11 consecutive years, but we were only to win bronze award for last year competition. In response to this, we decided to reconsider strategies on study sessions within the team and also the succession of technology.
Collaborations
- iGEM ââJapan Meetup 2019 & iGEM Japan Summer Meetup 2019
We hosted a Meetup event that attended by most Japanese iGEMâs team and also participated in a Meetup event organized by the Gifu-TOKAI team. Participating in these Meerups allowed us to learn about our problems of project, to gain insights about different topics related to molecular biology and to develop positive friendships and collaborations with teams all over Japan. In iGEM Japan Summer Meetup 2019, Prof.Mikami was also called for advice on each team's Human Practice.
