Conceptualization

He actively contributed ideas and participated in discussions during the topic selection process. He proposed integrating a roller as both a doser and scratcher aligned well with the team’s chosen idea.

Background Research

He conducted preliminary research on proposed topics, including wearable manicure solutions and current methods for Staphylococcus aureus sensing.

Investigation

He was involved in the virtual screening of small molecule drugs binding with V8 protease and assisted with computer-aided verification of the fluorescence reporting system.

Analysis

He contributed to establishing rules for virtual screening and completed half of the analysis work for the selected small molecule drugs.

Notebook/Record keeping

He created, maintained, and organized the hardware project documentation.

Project Administration

He assisted the team captain in overseeing and managing the hardware projects.

Public Engagement

He prepared materials for popular science activities aimed at elderly audiences.

Hardware

He interviewed the marketing manager of MOCYNE to gather information on current beauty and skincare products, as well as to seek advice on product design and safety. He constructed the prototype for the medicated manicure device. He conducted 3D printing of the medicated massaging comb. He assisted with the 3D model exhibition on the hardware wiki. He supported the team captain in supervising and administering hardware projects.

Software

He operated Schrodinger and Gromacs programs to assist with virtual screening and verification of the fluorescence reporting system.

Visualization

He modeled the prototype of the medicated manicure device and fabricated it, along with the medicated massaging comb, using photocuring 3D printing technology.

Writing

He contributed to writing and reviewing wiki content related to modeling and hardware.

Conceptualization

During the initial stages of the project, he contributed numerous creative ideas and conducted related research. He shared the group research findings during weekly brainstorming meetings and participated in the final project determination.

Background Research & Investigation

He collected a substantial number of research papers related to the project, analyzed and discussed feasibility, investigated experimental conditions, and identified the sources of molecules to be screened, which greatly aided in the experimental design.

Analysis & Data Curation

He was deeply involved in all wetlab experiments, actively analyzing experimental results, organizing and preserving experimental data, and proposing improvements to the experiments.

Project Administration

He was responsible for designing and organizing the experimental section, including plasmid construction, protein expression and purification, and reaction system analysis. He also led the creation of an educational Minecraft mod and participated in making the promotional video (PV).

Fundraising

He provided consumables such as ultrafiltration tubes for the experiments, ensuring the progress of the experiments.

Writing

He contributed to the writing of the wiki for both the wetlab and Education sections.

Conceptualization

Participated in pre-project brainstorming and project selection.

Public Engagement

Designed a card game focused on synthetic biology and utilized this card game for the World Original Card Game Competition; launched the “Hear the Rhythm of Gene” and built a website to promote this event; contacted with World Laureate Association and collaborated on an EDU lecture.

Visualization

Visualized the data of ODE and fluorescence models.

Software

Used ODE model to analyze the production and interaction of proteins; used mathematical and physical approach to analyze the change of fluorescence intensity with time.

Writing

Responsible for parts of EDU page and Model page.

As this year’s team leader, she coordinated the work of various departments and played a key role in laboratory activities.

Conceptualization & Research

Conducted thorough research on potential project topics during the initial phase and, after the topic was determined, searched for related literature and fully designed all experiments within Escherichia coli.

Laboratory Leadership

Led other members to jointly complete the construction of the fluorescent system in E. coli, and further analyzed and processed the experimental data.

Modeling Collaboration

For content that could not be fully experimentally verified in the lab, collaborated with the modeling department to design a modeling approach.

Human Practices & Public Engagement

Participated in interviews to find potential applications and iteration plans for the project. Represented the team in educating university students about this year’s project in the education sector.

Conceptualization

Helped to conceptualize the projects in weekly brainstorm meetups.

Background Research

Searched for papers during the four months of brainstorming and came up with project ideas before the project was finalized.

Investigation

Participated in constructing plasmids, transforming and cultivating E. coli. Engaged in protein purification and in vitro assembly. Scanned the fluorescence of protein and E. coli.

Public Engagement

Made videos and uploaded them to video platforms, helped create PowerPoints for lectures, and participated in developing synthetic biology Minecraft addons.

Writing

Assisted in writing experimental records and weekly meeting records.

Software

Responsible for the molecular dynamics and virtual screening model in the project.

Analysis

Analyzes the results generated from the models she’s responsible for.

Visualization

Visualizes the results of models to enhance analysis.

Writing

Organizes and writes the content for the modeling and measurement sections in the wiki.

Project Administration

Manages the modeling and measurement aspects of the project.

Conceptualization

Participated in pre-project brainstorming and project selection.

Public Engagement

Engages in the DNA Sonify project in education and conducts interviews with relevant professors.

Conceptualization

Contributed to the overall project design during weekly brainstorm meetups.

Visualization

Participated in designing the team’s visual identity system, creating promotional materials including team uniforms, badges, and stickers. Responsible for animations in the promotional video and some diagrams on the Wiki.

Public Engagement

Collaborated with other teams to design a children’s science picture book on synthetic biology. Designed a self-published booklet about synthetic biology and handled layout design for social media posts.

Writing

Wrote Wiki content for the Education section.

Conceptualization

Actively contributed valuable project design ideas during weekly brainstorming sessions and represented the team in weekly meetings. His insights and experience in topic selection significantly influenced the final project focus.

Background Research

Conducted literature reviews and feasibility studies after narrowing down the project direction. Explored potential experimental targets beyond the V8 protease itch target, such as pain and burning targets, enhancing the project’s depth and richness.

Investigation

Actively participated in wet lab experiments throughout the summer and during the first semester of his sophomore year, focusing on plasmid construction, strain cultivation, and transformation experiments.

Public Engagement

Organized a visit and exchange activity at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, collaborated with Jia Hua Cosmetics Group in Shanghai, and coordinated discussions with multiple professors for topic sharing and interviews. Conducted educational outreach through a science lecture at Jianping Experimental Middle School and participated in exchange meetings with other IGEM teams at Fudan University.

Analysis and Writing

Compiled and analyzed the team’s wet lab experiment notebooks for the wiki.

Overview

Deeply involved in various departments, including Wetlab, Education, Design, and Hardware. Played a key role in brainstorming, literature research, system construction, and experimental platform development.

Investigation

Responsible for building in vivo and in vitro systems in the lab, including plasmid construction, inducible protein expression, and protein purification.

Public Engagement and Design

Actively participated in designing MC, public presentations, teaching, social media video production, and external communications, significantly promoting synthetic biology.

Hardware

Established a bacterial detection system, though it was not adopted due to high experimental difficulty.

Visualization and Media

Directed and filmed promotional and presentation videos, producing exceptional work with a lasting impact.

Conceptualization

Participated in brainstorming for the project topic and developed the narrative logic of the project promotion video.

Visualization

Designed the Visual Identity System, including the team logo, color scheme, and patterns. Created the storyboard and all animation assets for the project promotion video. Designed the Slides for the judging session.

Project Administration

Served as the leader of the design team.

Entrepreneurship

Designed and prepared the packaging for the team’s skincare product.

Public Engagement

Illustrated scenes for a synthetic biology picture book for children in collaboration with other teams.

Writing

Wrote texts for education activities themed “scientific knowledge in movies”.

Conceptualization

Participated in weekly brainstorming meetings and contributed many ideas.

Background Research

Conducted research by reading scientific articles to find evidence and protocols for the project.

Public Engagement

Taught a popular science course on synthetic biology. Conducted interviews with third-party testing agencies and summarized the findings.

Writing

Responsible for the “Pursue the Solution of the Problem” section of the human practice wiki.

Conceptualization

Participates in brainstorming sessions, discussing ideas with team members and providing constructive feedback.

Background Research

Searches journals to verify the feasibility of ideas proposed by team members.

Public Engagement

As a member of Human Practice, surveys and interviews doctors, researchers, enterprises, and other stakeholders. Collects data and provides feedback to help improve departmental work. Participates in Education activities and conducts offline science popularization in the community.

Writing

Contributes to wiki content writing, responsible for the solution, application, and security sections of Human Practice.

Safety

Completes the safety form and participates in laboratory safety training.

Conceptualization

Participated in pre-project brainstorming and project selection, conducting background research.

Writing

Responsible for parts of the Human Practices and Education pages.

Investigation

Completed and edited slides for popular science activities. Participated in translating the wiki to help the public understand the iGEM competition. Recorded outreach activities on the public account to increase awareness of iGEM members’ social activities.

Public Engagement

Participated in project background research and contacted and interviewed various stakeholders.

Entrepreneurship

Completed SWOT analysis and stakeholder analysis, and analyzed the logical chain of the project.

Art & Design

Designed the visual identity and logo for the ShanghaiTech iGEM WeChat Subscription Account: SinbioSafari. Completed the VIS design, card game design, and promotion video production. Collaborated on an educational picture book with other schools.

Visual Identity System Prototype Design

Contributed to the design of the visual identity system for PACIFY.

Wiki Design

Completed the UI/UX prototyping and layout design for the wiki.

Educational Teaching

Taught science related to synthetic biology to nearly 100 students in Jing County, Anhui Province, using vivid examples.

Educational Card Game Design

Designed, materialized, and created game rules for two educational card games: “The Voyage of Bacteria” and “The Road of Transcription,” played by dozens of schools.

Promotion Video Production

Directed and completed the shooting and editing of the promotion video.

Software Development

Built a system from scratch using MDX to generate a static wiki website, based on the Gatsby.js framework with Typescript. The system programmatically generates navigation (navbar, footer) and supports KaTeX with copy-tex and mhchem extensions.

Wiki Features

Implemented support for “GitHub Flavored Markdown” syntax, Prism.js for syntax highlighting, and Mermaid for drawing graphs. Developed multiple MDX components, such as:

• Image: Display images and GIFs with optional captions.
• Plot: Create interactive plots with Plotly.js.
• Modal: Create pop-up modals.
• PDF: Embed PDF files with a native browser reader.
• Video/Audio: Embed media files with players.
• Model: Embed an interactive 3D model viewer.

Frontmatter and Optimization

Supported frontmatter options for MDX, including main title, URL path, favicon, and cursor tracer. Optimized website performance and addressed GitLab deployment limitations.

Wiki Writing Support

Developed the iGEM CDN Tool for managing files on the iGEM CDN server. Assisted team members in setting up software environments and responded to component and styling requests.

Additional Contributions

Acted in the promotion video. Served as a technical consultant for the DNA Sonify Project and built a website for it.

Analysis

Completed the construction of the sspA plasmid, expressed V8 protease, and screened for potential inhibitors while analyzing drug results.

Conceptualization

Designed a flip system for detecting V8 protease within bacterial cells. Fully participated in brainstorming sessions and project definition.

Background Research

Conducted literature research on V8 protease and the flip system, and designed related experiments.

Writing

Authored sections of the wiki content related to V8 protease expression purification, drug screening, and experimental design.

Conceptualization

Engaged in four months of brainstorming sessions.

Background Research

Collected project environment and business background information.

Public Engagement

Conducted interviews, including contacting interviewees, preparing for interviews, and organizing content. Involved in teaching, creating leaflets, presentations, and survey questionnaires.

Visualization

Developed visual content for the Human Practice page.

Investigation

Designed questionnaires and conducted data searches.

Safety

Interviewed relevant experts and assisted in completing the safety form.

Writing

Responsible for writing the Human Practice page.

Conceptualization

Contributed creative ideas and participated in weekly brainstorming sessions.

Background Research

Reviewed reports and studies related to the project, analyzed feasibility, provided constructive advice, and explored more possibilities.

Project Administration

Led the development of the project into a product, including designing, CAD drawing, generating 3D models, and prototyping.

Public Engagement

Participated in HP interviews, coordinated with doctors and experts, and documented the interviews.

Hardware

Designed the appearance and internal structure of the scratcher, developed 3D models, and created prototypes using 3D printing.

Visualization

Contributed to designing the team logo, visual identity, and mascot. Narrated and wrote the script for the promotion video.

Writing

Responsible for writing the web page content on improving implementation under the HP section.

Conceptualization

Contributed to the overall project design during weekly brainstorming sessions and helped develop the initial project idea.

Investigation

Constructed plasmids for FlipGFP/mCherry, transformed and cultivated engineered E. coli. Conducted experiments to induce BL21 for target protein expression and purification. Used mass spectrometry to verify protein sequences and measured emission light of the Flip System in vitro.

Background Research

Reviewed papers and books to verify experiments, understand the Flip System theory, and solve experimental challenges.

Executive Team Leader

Led the team in the posterior period of the project, coordinating the work of various departments and ensuring the project was completed on time.

Laboratory Leadership

Led other members to jointly complete the construction of experiments

Analysis

Conducted drug screening and analyzed the results.

Conceptualization

Fully participated in topic definition and brainstorming during the initial project phase.

Background Research

Completed research on the in vivo fluorescence system of the V8 protein after topic definition.

Investigation

Constructed the sspA plasmid, expressed the V8 protein, and obtained active V8 protein.

Data Curation

Integrated with the model to provide drug data and assisted with virtual screening using computational methods.

Notebook/Record Keeping

Guided team members in wet lab experiments and maintained detailed records.

Project Administration

Managed the team, followed up on project progress, and assessed personnel.

Writing

Authored web content related to the V8 protein and drug screening sections.

Visualization

Designed enzyme digestion experiments and co-transfection experiments with dual and triple genes in E. coli.

Conceptualization

Contributed a variety of great ideas and participated in weekly brainstorming sessions, aiding in the development of the final project.

Background Research

Conducted online research, gathered evidence on project practicality, and studied the final product form.

Project Administration

Planned and implemented a Manga collection activity with a synthetic biology theme.

Public Engagement

Engaged in teaching synthetic biology to elementary school students, participated in EDU activities, and promoted via WeChat subscription account.

Hardware and Software

Contributed to the production of the automatic massage machine project and designed the scratching rake.

Writing

Authored the implementation section of the Hardware’s Wiki and project description.

Conceptualization

Engaged in four months of brainstorming.

Education Material Preparation

Created PowerPoint presentations for teaching and developed part codes for “The Melody of Gene.”

Hardware Part Administration

Conducted product form and market demand research.

Product Making

Performed PCB welding.

Writing

Authored the hardware section of the wiki content.

Conceptualization

Actively participated in discussions during the topic selection phase, offering new ideas and guidance on experimental design.

Project Administration

Regularly monitored progress during the experimental phase, collaborated on result analysis, and helped iterate on experiments.

Conceptualization

Provided significant assistance during the topic selection phase with detailed suggestions and constructive feedback on the research direction.

Project Administration

Offered guidance throughout the experimental phase to ensure the project stayed on track.

Conceptualization

Provided detailed guidance during the experimental design phase, offering valuable suggestions on the project’s feasibility.

Software

Offered significant advice and guidance on modeling efforts, particularly in analyzing metabolic expression in E. coli. Drawing on his experience from previous years, he provided substantial assistance throughout the process.

Conceptualization

Deeply involved in the topic selection process, providing valuable feedback on brainstormed ideas.

Visualization

Offered substantial guidance in project selection and experimental design, drawing on her experience as a veteran iGEM participant.

Writing

Provided effective solutions to specific issues during the experimental phase.

Conceptualization

Deeply involved in the topic selection process, providing valuable feedback on brainstormed ideas.

Visualization

Offered substantial guidance in project selection and experimental design, drawing on his experience as a veteran iGEM participant.

Writing

Provided effective solutions to specific issues during the experimental phase.