Timeline

Don't be late for some very important dates!

2024 Recruitment

Main Team Applications Open

Jan 3, 2024 @ 11:59pm ET

Applications for all subteams open only once a year! Follow our social media for updates.

Info Session, STC 0020

Jan 11, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Come learn how you can join Waterloo’s synthetic biology design team from our team leads! Check our social media links in the footer for more information.

Main Team Applications Close

Jan 16, 2024 @ 11:59pm ET

Late applications will not be considered, so make sure you submit your application on time!

Main Team Interviews

Beginning of Feb

Interviewees will be contacted shortly after applications close.

Main Team Decisions Finalized

Middle of Feb

All applicants will receive a response from us in February.

Team

Overview of Our Competition Season

Winter ⛄

General

  • Applications open and new members are selected — see the Recruitment timeline above for specific dates
  • Brainstorm and develop project ideas before pitching them and choosing this year’s project

Lab & Design

  • Lab training
  • Design the organisms

Math & Modelling

  • Train members in the tech and math we use

Human Practices

  • Devise a research plan
  • Locate stakeholders relevant to our project

Spring 🌼

General

  • When the bulk of our project work happens — see below to learn what each subteam does!

Lab & Design

  • Engineer the organisms
  • Perform and troubleshoot experiments

Math & Modelling

  • Develop mathematical models for our system
  • Use results of basic models to optimize our system and labwork

Human Practices

  • Talk to stakeholders
  • Analyze our project from different perspectives (environmental, economic, etc.)

Fall 🍂

General

  • Document our research and results on the iGEM competition wiki
  • Proudly present our work at the Giant Jamboree!

Lab & Design

  • Finish any remaining experiments
  • Document results from all the experiments

Math & Modelling

  • Finish analysis of model
  • Write up results

Human Practices

  • Run any final outreach events
  • Explain how our research and stakeholder conversations informed our project design
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