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in synthetic biology.
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Alongside the research and innovation we accomplish every year, our team strives to educate about synthetic biology. We hope to expose more curious minds to this expanding field.
As part of the McMaster Student Union, we take pride in the opportunities we provide to students to do self-directed research.
Our passion lies in collaborative efforts to problem-solve through synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
Our Projects
Student-led research with real stakes. Explore recent highlights below, or view the full archive on our iGEM wikis.
Sterosaurus
Carbon waste-stream valorization at the source for steroid precursor biomanufacturing.
ChloroNova
Proposing algal chloroplast as the new status quo for biopharmaceutical peptide production.
HelmiGuard
Oral phage-based vaccination for echinococcosis and cysticercosis via AAVP technology.