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Notebook

### From Day 1 (April 26, 2016) to Giant Jamboree (October 27 - 31, 2016)

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **April 26** | **First Student Team Meeting*** Get a general idea of what the iGEM Competition is all about * Discuss potential project ideas and next steps |
| **May 2** | **Second Student Team Meeting*** Present ideas and decide on a concept/track |
| **May 3** | **Meeting with Instructor*** Discuss different ideas * Look into previous projects and come up with new ideas * Understand competition requirements and deadlines |
| **May 21** | **Third Student Team Meeting*** Update team members on personal research results * Decide on a general focus → Environmental * Divide topics within the environmental focus |
| **May 24** | **Fourth Student Team Meeting*** Individual Presentations |
| **May 25** | **Meeting with Instructor*** Listen to lecture on synthetic biology and its uses |
| **May 26** | **Fifth Student Team Meeting*** Intense brainstorming session |
| **May 28** | **Sixth Student Team Meeting*** Continue brainstorming |
| **May 30** | **Seventh Student Team Meeting*** Set up group schedule and regular meeting time * More ideation |
| **June 1** | **Meeting with Instructor*** Discuss project ideas |
| **June 5** | **Team Meeting*** Idea presentations part 1 |
| **June 6** | **Team Meeting*** Idea presentations part 2 |
| **June 7** | **Meeting with Instructor*** Listen to lecture on further topics in synthetic biology * Human Practices team presentation |
| **June 8** | **Team Meeting*** Focus topic ideas into a specific track |
| **June 10** | **Team Meeting*** Decide on topics |
| **June 12** | **Team Meeting*** Discuss topics |
| **June 13** | **Team Meeting*** Organize topics |
| **June 14** | **Meeting with Instructor*** Discuss project idea |
| **June 19** | **Lab Training Session 1*** Insert plasmid into bacteria |
| **June 20** | **Lab Training Session 2** |
| **June 21** | **Lab Training Session 3** |
| **June 22** | **Lab Training Session 4**  **Meeting with Instructor*** Discuss final project ideas |
| **June 23** | **Team Meeting*** Research final project ideas |
| **June 26** | **Team Meeting*** Present research results and possible projects * Discuss projects |
| **June 27** | **Team Meeting*** Further research into final two possible projects |
| **June 28** | **Team Meeting*** Further research * Decide on one project |
| **June 29** | **Team Meeting*** More research and discussion * Begin writing project description |
| **June 30** | **Team Meeting*** Edit project description |
| **July 1** | **Team Meeting*** Project description finalization and submission |
| **July 2** | **Team Meeting** |
| **July 3** | **Team Meeting** |
| **July 10** | **Team Meeting*** Clarify sequences and cross-linking |
| **July 12** | **Team Meeting** |
| **July 13** | **Team Meeting** |
| **July 14** | **Team Meeting*** Complete About our Lab and About our Project Questionnaires |
| **July 18** | **Team Meeting** |
| **July 20** | **Lab Work** |
| **July 21** | **Lab Work** |
| **July 24** | **Team Meeting*** Begin writing Title and Abstract |
| **July 25** | **Team Meeting*** Discuss Track * Edit Title and Abstract |
| **July 26** | **Team Meeting*** Finalize Track * Finalize Title and Abstract * Discuss next steps |
| **August 12** | **Track Selection** **Title and Abstract** |
| **August 28** | **Team Meeting** |
| **September 4** | **Team Meeting** **Lab Work** |
| **September 5** | **Lab Work** |
| **September 18** | **Team Meeting** |
| **September 25** | **Team Meeting** * Discuss Team Banner Design **Human Practices Team Meeting** **Lab Work** |
| **September 27** | **Lab Work** |
| **September 29** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 2** | **Team Meeting** **Lab Work** |
| **October 3** | **Team Meeting*** Finish Wiki template * Write up text for Wiki pages |
| **October 7** | **Team Banner*** Logo created * Banner submitted |
| **October 9** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 10** | **Human Practices Event** |
| **October 12** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 13** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 14** | **Judging Form** |
| **October 15** | **Human Practices Information Session** **Team Collaboration Meeting*** Video-chat meeting with iGEM Team Ain\_Shams-Egypt |
| **October 16** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 17** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 18** | **Team Meeting** |
| **October 19** | **Team Meeting (Wiki Freeze)*** Finalize Wiki website * Discuss final steps   + Shipping the parts   + Building the poster   + Printing the prototype   + Creating the presentation   + Preparing for the Giant Jamboree |

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