Indian Biological Engineering Competition (iBEC) 2018 – DBT Calls for Proposals

Indian Biological Engineering Competition (iBEC) 2018 – DBT Calls for Proposals

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Indian Biological Engineering Competition (iBEC)

Purpose:
This competition is to encourage and support student teams from India to participate in the world-wide synthetic biology competition, the iGEM [international Genetically Engineered Machine]

Eligibility Criteria:

Who can apply?

The concepts may be received from undergraduate and postgraduate students with
a mentor from the same Institution. The team of students applying from a particular institute would be encouraged, though not mandatory.

BROAD PARAMETERS THAT DEFINE A CERTAIN WORK AS ‘SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY’

INCLUSION CRITERIA

Rational design of biological components that include construction of standard parts (DNA, RNA, Protein), devices (modules e.g. operon, transcription factor complex) and circuits (pathways/networks).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

Standard molecular biology studies that do not map to the rational design approach.

Application Criteria:

-Maximum of 10 member team, including a mentor with credible experience
-Proposal based on pre-existing iGEM parts.

Shortlisting Process:

• Teams will be invited to submit full proposals.
• Due consideration will be given to the extent of non-obviousness and potential applications emerging from the proposed work.

 

Last date for proposal submission: February 10th, 2018

For further information and enquiries, please contact:

Dr. Sangita M. Kasture

Joint Director / Scientist ‘E’,
Department of Biotechnology
email: [email protected]

Application Deadline – 10th February 2018

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