About
iGEM
iGEM, standing for International Genetically Engineered Machine, is the largest synthetic biology competition in the world where multidisciplinary teams are working on designing techniques and building biological devices that will bring novel solutions to everyday issues facing the world. By working on the projects, teams are contributing to an open registry of standard biological parts and the whole competition is stimulating synthetic biology research and entrepreneurship in biotechnology. Teams are also encouraged to collaborate with leaders in the industry and with each other, for the exchange of knowledge and skills. By virtue of marketing and human practices, students are motivated to bring synthetic biology outside the lab by interacting with stakeholders, local communities, schools and many more. Learn more about iGEM on the official page:
iGEM Stockholm
The iGEM Stockholm team is driven entirely by the team as an extracurricular project and participating students can come from any university in Stockholm. For good project management, the team is usually divided into subteams which are responsible for different parts of the project. Sometimes people are in only one subteam while some can be in multiple subteams, but these roles give a good picture of what kind of responsibilities a typical Stockholm team has:
Wetlab
Planning and carrying out the experimental components of each year's project.
Drylab
Constructing the computational aspects of the project (simulations, modelling, etc.).
Human Practices
Planning and hosting project-related community outreach and integrating feedback from the community to direct the project.
Media
Creating promotional material like social media posts, presentations, posters, websites, etc.
Finance
Managing the finances of the project and looking for funds/sponsorships from different organizations (universities, companies, etc.)
Join iGEM Stockholm
Applications for the 2025 team are closed. Until next year, follow the team on social media (listed at the bottom of the page) to see what their journey is like! Applications will open again next year, so stay tuned...
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Contact
Follow iGEM Stockholm on social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) or email us at info@igem.se.