Attributions
We are indebted to all the support from everyone, which make us a better team. We can never walk this far without your help.
Team
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Yi-Jun Lan, Wet Team Leader, IDT construct ordering, Bacteriocin construct designer, Bacteriocin-related primer design, Experiments (Bacteriocin, dMPr, Tyrosine functional test)
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Chia-Hua Tsai, Wet Team Member, Wet team-related infographics designer, Animation maker, Experiments (tyrP, dMPr)
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Ting-Han Sung, Wet Team Member, pchR construct designer, pchR-related primer designer, Experiments (tyrP, TAL, TAL functional test, tyrP functional test)
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Yeoh Chuin Shung, Wet Team Member, tyrosine ammonia-lyase (TAL) construct designer, TAL construct-related primer designer, Experiments (Knock out, Bacteriocin, TAL, pchR)
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Hui Emmanuela Miriam, Wet Team Member, tyrosine transporter (tyrP) construct designer, tyrP-related primer designer, Experiments (Knock out, Bacteriocin, TAL, pchR)
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Meghiya Michelle, Wet Team Member, Experiments (Knock out, Bacteriocin, TAL, pchR), HP Member, in charge of Entrepreneurship
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Sabrina Yeo Samuel, Team Leader, Wet Team Member (Experiments - gene Knock out, Bacteriocin, TAL, pchR), HP Team Member, in charge of Integrated Human Practice
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Tham Fu Jie, Dry Team Leader, Modeling Team
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Heng Ji Yu, Vice Team Leader/Dry Team Member, Hardware Team
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Chieh-En Hsieh, Dry Team Member, Wiki Team
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Yen-Chung Chen, Dry Team Member, Wiki Team
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Tzu-Huan Hsu, Dry Team Member, Hardware Team
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Hsin-Chieh Yu, Dry Team Member, Modeling Team
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Meng-Chien Lin, HP team Leader, in charge of Public Education and Engagement
Advisor
Trayee Dhar
Provided tutoring while in the lab
Provided insight and advise on experiment approach, methods and data
Kuan-Yu Lin
Provided tutoring while in the lab
Provided insight and advise on experiment approach, methods and data
Wan-Hsin Hsueh
Provided tutoring while in the lab
Provided insight and advise on experiment approach, methods and data
Guan-Yu Chen
Assisted us for the laser cutting of the acrylic spinning platform
Provided tutoring while in the machine plant of Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hsiu-Min Lin
Helped us with the graphic design
Assisted in the design of business model
Chen-Wei Chen
Provided insight and advise on experiment approach, methods and data
Gave advice on our presentation
Offered guidance and assistance on project design and wiki construction
Principal Investigator
Dr. I-Son Ng
Assisted in fundraising
Provided advice and insight on the project
Provided lab space, materials, and equipment
Provided mentorship
Provided advice on presentation, safety form
Accompanying teacher to the Giant Jamboree
Provided valuable insights on the realisation of mathematical representations and experiments design
Dr. I-Hsiu Huang
Provided advice and insight on the project
Provided lab space, materials, and equipment
Provided mentorship
Provided advice on presentation, safety form
Accompanying teacher for enterprise visit (GeneMont)
Guided us on the meaning & significance of modelling results
Dr. Masayuki Hashimoto
Provided advice and insight on the project
Provided lab space, materials and equipment
Provided mentorship
Provided advice on presentation, safety form
Accompanying teacher to the Jamboree and Enterprise visit (GeneFerm)
Dr. Han-Ching Wang
Provided advice and insight on the project
Provided lab space, materials, and equipment
Provided mentorship
Provided advice on presentation, safety form
Accompanying teacher for Enterprise visit (SynBio)
General Support
Huey-Jen Su, president of National Cheng Kung University
Fong-Chin Su, vice president of National Cheng Kung University
Jang-Yang Chang, vice President of National Cheng Kung University
Chung-I Lin, vice president of National Cheng Kung University
Cheng-Wen Wu, vice president of National Cheng Kung University
Financial Support
Special Thanks
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All 2018 NCKU Tainan iGEMers provided mentorship and helped with troubleshooting.
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Shih-I Tan, PhD student from the Department of Chemical Engineering, provided assistance in the lab.
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Ying-Chen Yi, PhD student from the Department of Chemical Engineering, provided assistance in the lab.
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Wen-Ping Chang, assistant from Professor Hashimoto’s lab, provided assistance in the lab.
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Chia-Yuan Chen, associate professor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, assisted us in the fabrication of PDMS microfluidic chip and also provide us with the materials and space.
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Wei-Ting Chen, master student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, taught us the skills for fabrication of PDMS microfluidic chips.
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Ruey-Jen Yang, professor from the Department of Engineering Science, he suggested us to try to bond glass to PDMS chip and also change our bonding parameter for a stronger bonding site.
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Yi-Je Juang, professor from the Department of Chemical Engineering, suggested us to design a passive valve for our microfluidic channels.
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Dr. Chen-Hsun Weng, chief of Industry-Academic Collaboration at MDIC NCKU, taught us in the engraving of microfluidic channel on the acrylic disk.
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Joel F. Stocker, associate professor from the School of Medicine, provided advice on presentation.
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Yin-Chun Huang, provided advice on presentation.
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Shu-Ling, Wu, reporter of United Daily News, covered our iGEM experiences in their news.
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Chieh Chang, reporter of Economy Daily News, covered our iGEM experiences in their news.
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NCKU News Agency, covered our iGEM experiences in their news.
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Yi-Wen Liu, National Education Radio Kaohsiung’s host , we were welcomed to share about iGEM experiences.
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Yuh-Feng Lin, director of TCKDF (Taiwan Chronic Kidney Disease Foundation), gave us a chance to participate in a volunteering event and shared about CKD in Taiwan.
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Yi-Lien, Wu, head of secretary of TCKDF (Taiwan Chronic Kidney Disease Foundation), gave us a chance to participate in a volunteering event and shared about CKD in Taiwan.
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Michael Weber, elementary school teacher from Nanke International Experimental School, provided us an opportunity to educate elementary school students about Chronic Kidney Disease.
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Members of Tainan First Senior High School Research Club, provided us an opportunity to talk about synthetic biology and also iGEM to high school students.
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Anissa Juliani, representative teacher from Indonesia Kemurnian ll Senior High School, provided us an opportunity to talk about iGEM and synthetic biology to high school students.
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Li-Hui Huang, nurse of Chia Yi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Dialysis Center, assisted us by sharing her experiences with CKD patients.
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Yu-Chen Kuo, chronic kidney disease nurse specialist in NCKU hospital, assisted us with more background knowledge on CKD and also gave us some ideas on what form our drug will take.
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Felicia Febrianti, business administration senior student of NCKU, advised us on our business model and business plan.
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Synbio Tech provided us the opportunity to present our project / provided feedback and advice on our project.
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Jin-Seng Lin, director of Synbio Tech Culture Collection and Research Institute, advised us about our research plans, including how to mass produce our product.
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I-Ju Chang, marketing manager of Synbio tech, shared about how to market a product, and helped with our entrepreneurship plans.
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Erica Chang, accounting supervisor of Synbio tech, shared about how to start a start-up company.
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GeneFerm Biotechnology provided us the opportunity to present our project / provided feedback and advice on our project.
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Chia-Hsuan Wu, manager of production department of GeneFerm Biotechnology.
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Chia-Yi Wu, director of R&D of GeneFerm Biotechnology
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Chen-Ching Chen, head of Tainan Intellectual Property Office, gave us a crash course on applying for patents.
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Jing-Ming Shiu, assistant professor of Business Administration Department of National Cheng Kung University
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Winston Medical Supply Co. provided us the opportunity to present our project / provided feedback and advice on our project.
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Yu-Cheng Wang, CEO of Winston Medical Supply Co., shared about API ( Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ) and suggestions on our project.
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Yi-Ching Chen, marketing director of Winston Medical Supply Co, gave us valuable insights toward drug marketing.
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GeneMont Biotech Incorporation provided us the opportunity to present our project / provided feedback and advice on our project.
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Escape Studios assisted and sponsored us in our escape room event.
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Shun-Chieh Hsu, Attending physician of Feng Dian United Dialysis Center, provided us with valuable insights about CKD patients , dialysis knowledge and posibilities our device to be in the dialysis center.
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Kuan-Wen Chen, Dean of International Medicine of Feng Dian United Dialysis Center, provided us suggestion towards our project.
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Ming-Hua Shiao, Research Fellow & Division Director Biomedical Platform and Incubation Services Division, provided valuable suggestions toward our project and helped develop a better business model.
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Jun-Sheng Wang, Project Manager in Biomedical Platform and Incubation Services Division, NARlabs, provided valuable suggestions toward our project and helped develop a better business model.
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Shu-Miao Chen, Chief of public relation in Ministry of Science and Technology, provided important information of NARlabs’ research and helped arrange our visit to NARlabs Hsinchu.