iGEM Program at the University of Virginia

该项目将支持弗吉尼亚大学不同STEM学科的本科生团队的努力。该团队将为合成生物学的国际基因工程机器(IGEM)比赛设计和组装一个原型生物装置。该设备的开发和生产将为本科生提供多个科学领域的实践培训，包括合成生物学、分子生物学和计算建模。扩大对STEM研究的参与是该项目的一个重要目标。该项目支持弗吉尼亚大学一个不同的本科生团队的跨学科研究培训。该团队将为国际基因工程机器(IGEM)合成生物学竞赛设计和生产一个原型生物装置。参与者将接受各种STEM学科的培训，获得创新和战略路线图的全球视角，并有许多机会与合成生物学、分子生物学和计算建模等STEM领域的领导者建立网络。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will support the efforts of a team of undergraduate students from various STEM disciplines at the University of Virginia. The team will design and assemble a prototypical biological device for the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition in synthetic biology. The development and production of this device will provide undergraduate students with hands-on training in a variety of scientific areas, including synthetic biology, molecular biology and computational modeling. Broadening participation in STEM research is an important goal of this project. This project supports the interdisciplinary research training of a diverse team of undergraduate students at the University of Virginia. The team will design and produce a prototypical biological device for the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition in synthetic biology. The participants will receive training in a variety of STEM disciplines, acquire a global perspective on innovation and strategic road mapping, and have many opportunities to network with leaders in STEM fields such as synthetic biology, molecular biology and computational modeling.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.