Top 10 Undergrad
We are honored to be recognized as one of the Top 10 Undergraduate Teams at the iGEM 2024 Grand Jamboree. This distinction places us among the most impactful and innovative undergraduate teams globally, highlighting our overall project execution, creativity, and scientific impact.
This recognition reflects the dedication and hard work of our team. From designing and implementing our project to engaging with the community and addressing real-world challenges, we strived to create a meaningful contribution to synthetic biology. Being named in the top 10 underscores the strength of our ideas and the rigorous effort we put into achieving excellence in every aspect of the competition.
Inclusivity Award, Undergrad
We are incredibly proud to have received the Inclusivity Award, which highlights efforts to make science more accessible, diverse, and inclusive. This special prize recognizes teams that promote collaboration across different backgrounds and foster equality in synthetic biology.
Our team focused on bridging gaps by organizing outreach events tailored to underrepresented communities, creating resources that were accessible to all, and encouraging broader participation in STEM fields. Simultaneously, we focused on including dementia and Alzheimer’s patients in every aspect of society, alleviating the stigma they have been experiencing. These initiatives not only strengthened our connection with the community but also enriched our project by incorporating diverse perspectives and ideas. Winning this award affirms our commitment to inclusivity and our belief in the power of collaboration to drive meaningful scientific progress.
Gold Medal
Achieving a Gold Medal is a testament to our team's dedication to meeting iGEM's highest standards of excellence. This distinction recognizes teams that fulfill all gold medal criteria, which include demonstrating success in project design, in our model approach, applying integrated human practices, ensuring safety and responsibility and creating an impactful deliverable.
Our project stood out for its real-world applications, addressing critical challenges with innovative solutions. We engaged with stakeholders and the community to integrate diverse perspectives into our work, ensuring its relevance and sustainability and we prioritized rigorous safety assessments and public engagement to align with iGEM's values of responsibility and collaboration.
Village Award Nomination: Best Therapeutics Project, Undergrad & Overgrad
We are proud to have been nominated for the Best Therapeutics Project under the Village Awards, one of the most competitive categories at iGEM. Competing against both undergraduate and overgraduate teams, this nomination highlights our project's potential to transform therapeutic applications through synthetic biology.
Our team designed an innovative therapeutic platform that addresses critical challenges in disease treatment. Despite having a limited time to complete our work, we demonstrated exceptional creativity and execution, delivering a project that stood out among teams from around the world. This recognition affirms our dedication to creating solutions with real-world applicability and impact.
Special Prize Nomination: Best Presentation, Undergrad
We are thrilled to have been nominated for the Best Presentation Prize, a recognition that celebrates outstanding communication of a team’s vision, methodology, and impact. This award acknowledges teams that effectively present complex scientific concepts in an engaging and accessible way to judges and audiences.
During the Jamboree and our presentation video, we focused on delivering a clear, creative, and compelling presentation that showcased the depth of our project. By balancing technical rigor with a visually appealing and easily understandable narrative, we ensured that both the judges and our peers could grasp the significance and innovation behind our work.
