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The University of Texas at Austin :: iGEM Team<-- What is synthetic biology? What is iGEM?
iGEM
 , the International Genetically Engineered Machine, is a semi-competitive research program in synthetic biology. Teams around the world spend the Spring, Summer, and early Fall building their projects each year and then present at the Grand Jamboree for awards across several categories. Our laboratory hosts the Austin UTexas team each year. In the fall of each year, the iGEM community gathers at an annual "Jamboree" to present their work from the past year. Pre-COVID, World Jamborees were held in Boston. Starting in 2022, they moved to Paris, France. Select students will have a chance to attend this event (at least virtually) to present our team's work. If you're new to synthetic biology and are interested in learning more about it, check out our SynBio101 page
Interested in joining the UT Austin iGEM Team?Participating in the iGEM competition is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to gain research and career skills. iGEM is a science pentathlon! It's part synthetic biology research project, part robotics competition for biology, part entrepreneurial pitch contest, part bioethics course, and part engineering design project. Students are expected to explore their own project ideas, reflect on and explain how their proposed solution to a problem would benefit society, engage in outreach to stakeholders, and operate as a team to complete proof-of-principle research. After working on their research during the spring and summer, teams create a project website and give poster and oral presentations at a Jamboree in mid-fall with >350 teams from all over the world participating.
We are especially looking for NON-biologists to join the team! Maybe you are a design major, maybe pre-law, or a social scientist interested in how technology and science interacts with society. We want you on our 2024 iGEM team!
Click here for more information and application instructions! (link restricted to UT Austin students)
<-- What do our alumni go on to do? Our iGEM alumni regularly go on to prestigious graduate schools, medical schools, and biotech companies. Recent alumni have gone to Caltech, MIT, Harvard, Rice, Wash U, U Washington, UT Austin, and other prestigious graduate programs. They can also be found at medical schools throughout Texas. Within biotech, they work at companies such as Ginkgo Bioworks, Sanofi, and Zymergen.
Want to Sponsor the UT Austin iGEM Team?Contact us if you are interested in sponsoring or having your company sponsor the incredible students on our iGEM team. You can also make a tax-deductible donation through our 40for40 giving page at any time. Your donations are used to support travel and participation in the international iGEM jamboree and to provide stipends to students during the summer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UT Austin has a long history of participation in iGEM, including:
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Donate to the UT Austin iGEM team – to support travel, supplies, and research stipends for our excellent students!
2023 iGEM Team Project
Finalist Best Agriculture Project
Top 10 undergrad team 
Winner Best Foundational Advance
Joint with North Carolina A&T 
Advanced to International Jamboree
One of five teams to participate in the 1st ever iGEM competition!
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