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Project Archive

Explore over 15 years of innovative synthetic biology projects from Washington iGEM.

MightyMoieties project
2024

MightyMoieties

Albumax Edition focuses on cephalosporins, one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics. We designed albumin binding proteins to link the antibiotic to albumin, extending its half-life.

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Byephenyl project
2023

Byephenyl

We computationally redesigned a non-oxygen-sensitive dehalogenase to potentially have a binding efficiency to highly chlorinated PCBs for environmental remediation.

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WaMel project
2022

WaMel

A paper-based point of care diagnostic test for early detection of melanoma, combined with peptide-based anti-cancer therapeutics.

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RhizoMet project
2021

RhizoMet

Modified human metallothionein IA protein to have all 7 binding sites specific to arsenic, enabling environmental arsenic remediation.

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Immunosense project
2019

Immunosense

Combining chemically induced dimerization with luciferase assays to create biosensors that luminesce when target molecules are detected.

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Stronger Together project
2018

Stronger Together

Novel strategy to select CID binders from a combinatorial nanobody library, creating new CID systems that sense cholecalciferol and artemisinin.

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Viva La Violacein project
2017

Viva La Violacein: Tracker

Real-time, automated analysis of metabolic products in an adjustable turbidostat to reduce time and effort in culture maintenance.

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Viva la Violacein project
2016

Viva la Violacein

Autonomous control system for yeast cultures using colored gene expression signals processed by computer to release inducers as needed.

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Lab on a Strip project
2015

Lab on a Strip

Cheap diagnostic tool with genetically-modified baker's yeast grown on paper, producing easy-to-read color output for target molecules.

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Protein Purification project
2014

High Throughput Selection

Generalizable, high throughput method to select for increased expression and stability of engineered proteins for large-scale production.

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Red Light Green Light project
2013

Red Light, Green Light

Development and characterization of tools for multichromatic gene expression in synthetic biology applications.

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AppTOGenetics project
2012

AppTOGenetics

Methods to optimize biological systems through directed evolution, light-regulated gene expression, and computer-aided protein design.

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Make It or Break It project
2011

Make It or Break It

Diesel production and gluten destruction using synthetic biology to meet world needs for fuel and medicine.

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Antibiotics project
2010

Antibiotics for the 21st Century

Re-engineered enzyme to remove Bacillus anthracis protective coating, rendering the anthrax pathogen defenseless against immune system.

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IPP project
2009

Ideal Protein Purification

All-in-one protein expression and purification platform built on BioBrick standards to reduce costs and simplify procedures.

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Vector-Jector project
2008

Vector-Jector

Controlling genetic material transfer across phylogenetic domains, directing E. coli to transfer DNA to yeast S. cerevisiae.

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