Techy Thursdays – A sneak-peek into iGEM’s Dry Lab team (1/3)

Techy Thursdays – A sneak-peek into iGEM’s Dry Lab team (2/3)

Techy Thursdays – A sneak-peek into iGEM’s Dry Lab team (3/3)

Machine Learning algorithms can be used to model the biological world. Using generative and discriminate models, the IGEM Toronto Dry Alan is geared to study the predictive nature of computational systems for optimizing PETase. #Wetlab #Phase1

Phase one of iGEM Toronto Wet Lab includes literature review and protein database analysis on PETase and other molecular components of its enzymatic pathway, as well as other candidate plastic-degrading enzymes. Via biochemical simulations, mutations for PETase will be developed.

Human Practices Phase One Projects ! #Humanpractices #iGEM #iGEMToronto

Phase two : With their variants in hand, the Wet Lab aims to develop circuits and constructs that can express the proteins at the desired efficacy. These circuits and constructs will then be incorporated into an E.Coli chassis for further use in a bioreactor setting! #synbio

Phase 2 : “To validate the Wet Lab’s designs, the Dry Lab will be modelling the variants while remaining faithful to the natural protein environment. Ultimately, this will ensure whether the variants are viable for further use in large-scale, industrial-based situations.”

The HP team will encourage community engagement to highlight the extent of the textile industry’s impact on the plastic problem. Through community education, the team hopes to direct people’s attention to alternative actions that will reduce their plastic waste footprints. #hp

iGEM Toronto challenges YOU to #WearYourWaste for a chance to win a prize! In order to enter, all you need to do is post a picture of you wearing 37 articles of clothing on your story with the hashtag #WearYourWaste and tag PRAUTOGEM and two friends! #humanpractices #iGEM

DryLab aims to develop an inhibitor using predictive machine translational models for the coronavirus protein, as an attempt to provide a potential solution. By working alongside the HP economics team, they hope to generate economically feasible PETase and inhibitor variants.

Wet Lab’s final stage includes designing a cost-effective bioreactor that can maximize the purified product yield as well as support the optimal efficacy of microbial degradation. This bioreactor can be used in industrial circular economies to degrade and obtain PET byproducts.

Plastic waste is a detrimental problem for our planet. To encourage individuals to reduce their plastic waste footprint, the HP team is bringing out the creativity with a community wellness challenge: the best-upcycled product generated from plastic waste will win.

Interested in Synthetic Biology? Come join iGEM Toronto in our Synthetic Biology Panel! Join us on September 24th from 7-8:30pm through RSVP from our Google Form here forms.gle/bVoCFDxDVztfC2… We will send you a follow-up email with the Zoom link afterwards!

Review the case study HERE: docs.google.com/document/d/1Sa… sp0/edit?usp=sharing When: Sept. 28th, 4-5:30pm EST Where: ZOOM ( utoronto.zoom.us/j/98693133641 , Passcode: 725927 )

Our second open iGEM meeting focused on the drylab, where they are using generative machine learning models for enzyme design and optimization! youtu.be/4azqCgSTtSs

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