Team:Wageningen UR/Attributions

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Team Achievements

All the work as described in the labjournals was executed by team members of iGEM Wageningen_UR 2012. The table below highlights some of the special achievements of this team. A detailed description of the other work done can be found in the Journal.

Activity Done by Team member? requirement for
Measuring VLP size using DLS Mark Yes Medal silver.png
Purification of VLPs using FPLC Mark Yes
Visualizing and measuring VLP size using EM Mark, Wouter, Hugo, Kees Yes Medal silver.png
Construction of inside and outside modified VLPs Hugo, Jeroen, Robert Yes
Production of VLPs All team members Yes Medal silver.png
Writing the protocol for HepBcAg VLPs Kees Yes
Design and assembly of GFP-E-coil construct Lisa, Kees, Robert Yes Medal gold.png
Modification of existing BioBricks Lisa, Robert Yes Medal silver.png
Teaching about synthetic Biology on a secondary school Joël, Niels Yes
Organizing the participation of iGEM in the Discovery Festival Wouter and representatives of other Dutch iGEM teams Partly Medal gold.png
Modeling of subunits and VLP formation Agneya, Thijs, Kees Yes
The Constructor Thijs, Jasper, iGEM Wageningen UR 2011 Partly Medal gold.pngMedal software.png
Isolation of the PLRV coat protein from natural samples Marnix Yes
Presenting a poster at a scientific conference All team members Yes
Organised a mini symposium in the beginning of the competition for all dutch teams Jeroen Yes
Interviewed stakeholders about our project Nick, Kees, Jeroen Yes

Table 1. Overview of attributions and achievements.

Acknowledgements

With special thanks to:

Our supervisors Dr. Mark van Passel and Floor Hugenholz, for asking the right questions and advising in problem solving

Dr. Richard Kormelink, for providing the templates of CCMV and advising in VLP assembly

Dr. Afshin Mehraban, for practical advice in working with VLPs

Prof. Dr. George Lomonossoff and Dr. Hadrien Peyret for providing the HBcAg gene

Dr. Jan van Lent, for giving team members a crash course in electron microscopy

Dr. Servé Kengen, for assistance and explanation about the FPLC

Ing. Remko Fokking, for explanation about DLS

The whole staff of Systems and Synthetic biology, Wageningen UR, for the lab space and tolerating our presence.

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