The 2014 team won a Gold Medal, an Interlab Study Award and the Overgrad Best Part Collection Award for their project
The PoPS Calculator
Project Description
The Spinach RNA is an aptamer, which can bind to DFHBI to create a fluorophore that resembles GFP in spectral properties. This provides a way to easily quantify RNA concentration and allows promoter activities to be calculated in units Polymerases Per Second (PoPS). The possibility of measuring promoter activity in absolute terms will enable researchers to share and compare results obtained in different labs, and better characterise the function of promoters.
Read more about the project and the team in their wiki at the iGEM homepage.
The Team
Anne Pihl Bali
Major contributions to the project: Meeting coordinator and streak purification master.
Anne Sofie Lærke Hansen
Major contributions to the project: Coordination of the fundraising and sponsorships as well as maintaining a sterile environment in the lab.
Caroline Mosbech
Major contributions to the project; Moviestar and Responsible for preventing the autoclave from exploding.
Kristian Barrett
Major contributions to the project: Making sure the DFHBI is stored properly and lighting up the bunsen burner.
Kristian Jensen
Major contributions to the project: Nanodropping like it's hot.
Mark Thomas Østerlund
Major contributions to the project: The Wiki.
Rasmus Bech
Major contributions to the project: Diluting things correctly.
Thor Bech Johannesen
Major contributions to the project: The Wiki.
Advisors
Christopher Workman, Associate Professor
Mogens Kilstrup, Associate Professor
Jan Martinusen, Associate Professor
Ali Altintas, PhD Student
Kristian Davidsen, BSc Student
Helen Cook, MSc Student
Hilde Comou, PhD Student
Anne Egholm Pedersen, PhD Student