Synthetic biology is the engineering of organisms to create new abilities or redesign existing systems that will help solve problems in the fields of medicine, sustainability, manufacturing, agriculture and more. iGEM at Berkeley is a synthetic biology-focused club that provides students the opportunity to develop their knowledge of synthetic biology and participate in student-run, hands-on research projects.

Offered through Berkeley’s iGEM club, this course will guide students through experimental techniques of the cloning workflow and synthetic biology. Students will learn and conduct hands-on lab techniques such as PCR, primer design, gel electrophoresis, DNA cleanup, assembly, transformation, and sequencing.

Over the course of the semester, students will complete our pP6 cloning workflow experiment, designed by Professor Anderson, to contribute to generating a library of uber-strength promoters. The final project will be a three-week long Design Challenge in which teams of students will perform literature search, conduct ideation, and present a project proposal to a panel of peers.

Syllabus for more information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEyDXjwZecTnPo5emXdv38Je7-rPH2OcR7FtQFmWgOI/edit?usp=sharing

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