2015 iGEM Research Team - summer 2015

If you are interested in doing research this summer, you should think about applying for the 2015 iGEM Research Team. The iGEM research team is an opportunity to do paid research with a team of other undergraduate students with the ultimate goal to compete in the iGEM (international genetically engineered machines) Jamboree. The iGEM competition is the premier undergraduate research competition and frontier for synthetic biology. This past year, 246 teams from all over the world met in Boston to compete in the Jamboree. Georgia Tech is looking for a team of 6 to work full time this summer on a research project and present it at the iGEM Jamboree in Boston next fall.

This is a great opportunity to develop research skills, build connections with Georgia Tech professors and faculty, gain international recognition, and acquire communication and leadership skills. In the past, the Georgia Tech iGEM teams have won the gold and silver award levels at the world competition. In addition, the 2013 Georgia Tech iGEM team recently published a peer-reviewed original research article in ACS Synthetic Biology based on their discoveries.

Georgia Tech is looking for people of all majors to apply (such as CS, mechanical/industrial engineering, and many other majors that feel they could bring something useful to the team) due to the many aspects to the competition outside the realm of synthetic biology. The applications will be due on January 16th at 5:00 pm with interviews being held the following weeks. Here is the link to the application and email kfitton3@gatech.edu if you have any questions!

http://www.jotform.us/form/43443931784158

Thanks,
Georgia Tech 2014 iGEM Team