iGEM @BOSLab

iGEM Competition

• The iGEM Competition is an annual, worldwide synthetic biology event aimed at undergraduate university students, as well as high school and graduate students

• For 20 years, the iGEM Competition has offered students the opportunity to push the boundaries of synthetic biology by tackling everyday issues facing the world.

• Multidisciplinary teams work together to design, build, test, and measure a system of their own ideas using interchangeable biological parts and standard molecular biology techniques

• In 2023, over 400 teams competed worldwide from countries like China, U.S, Japan, and more*. As an example, check out MIT iGEM

• Of the 400 international teams, 56 are high school teams with just 10 teams from the USA*

Benefits of participating in iGEM 

• Opportunity to do a research project and investigate/solve real world problems and contribute to the scientific community.

• Develop practical skills, such as wet and dry lab procedures, designing surveys, web design, and many others.

• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Collaboration with peers and experts from all over the world.

• Experience communicating to a diverse audience and receiving feedback from experts in a variety of fields

• Networking opportunities and becoming an iGEM alumni

• Compete in a highly prestigious competition

• Discover a new passion and possibly new life goals