Welcome to UW iGEM
International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) is the premiere international synthetic biology student research competition. Founded in 2008, Washington iGEM is entirely operated by a team of dedicated undergraduate students.
Do you know iGEM?
iGEM, International Genetically Engineered Machine, is an international competition in synthetic biology among undergraduate students as well high schoolers, “overgraduates,” entrepreneurs, and community labs. Every fall, teams from around the world will meet to present their projects from the past year in the Giant Jamboree. iGEM and synthetic biology are very interdisciplinary: apart from wetlab (bench) research, iGEM teams incorporate drylab (computational), web development, bioethics, entrepreneurship, community outreach and more into their project design.