Purdue iGEM
About
From engineering e.coli for the bioremediation of benzene to engineering cutting edge genome editing tools such as CRISPR and Argonaute to design viral diagnostic assays, Purdue iGEM has worked to advance the rising field of Synthetic Biology. At the cross-section of Engineering and Biology, Synthetic Biology is an interdisciplinary field rising in fame. Using Synthetic Biology solutions, Purdue iGEM has tackled a variety of problems such Bioremediation, Climate change, Food Sustainability, and Accessible Healthcare. The Purdue International Genetically Engineered Machine(iGEM) team presents and competes such solutions annually at the world’s largest international synthetic biology competition. Purdue iGEM is looking for a diverse set of students that are passionate about synthetic biology, goal-oriented, problem solvers, team leaders, and most importantly team players. Purdue iGEM doesn’t discriminate we encourage and welcome students from all disciplines to join our organization and use their knowledge to help us develop a comprehensive undergraduate research project. Digital design, marketing, visual animation, public outreach and education, software development, web development, hardware development, scientific modeling, undergraduate research experience, wet lab, experimental design, leadership, fundraising, and oral and written research presentation are all just the tip of the iceberg of what our members can do/learn to do. Interested in Joining? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for information about upcoming callouts, and contact the team at igem@purdue.edu for more information regarding club meetings and events. We’d love to meet you!
**COVID-19 MESSAGE**
Due to COVID-19 we will be changing the structure of Purdue iGEM to minimize in-person contact. All students (online, in person, international, etc..) are more than welcome to participate in our organization virtually this fall.