HKUST iGem2009

Minutes of the 1st General Meeting

Date: 2/4/2009

Time: 18.15 - 19:30

Place: Room 2504

Attending: Chen Xihan, Chen Xinru, Liu Yang, Luo Yunqiu, Pan Huilin,

Wong Chun Hung, Zhang chuchu, Zhang Junyi (Joyce), Zhong Wanting,

Zhou Chao Xu, Yi Wei, Zhu Feng, Ho Wai Pang (Tony), Tian Guangnan,

Professor King Chow,

Absent: Cai Yi Lei

Recorder: Tony

1.  Report on progress

  • Tony reports the five tutorials have ended and our team should be formed before April.
  • Professor King Chow reports we have to submit a brief outline to the competition committee by June and the competition starts at the first week of November.

2.  Discussion items

1.  Discussion on team formation

(i)  Discussing the formation of the team

(a)  Members

a.  Members attended in the meeting are interested to join the team.

(b)  Position

a.  Pan Huilin is selected as the secretary of the team.

b.  Zhang chuchu is selected as the contact person of year 2 students.

c.  Zhang Junyi is selected as the contact person of year 1 students.

d.  The PIC for lab work is to be determined.

(ii) Discussion other members

(a)  Exchanging Members

a.  They are welcome to join the new team if they commit to the project when they return.

b.  They may give opinions but our project work will not wait until they are back.

(b)  Secondary Student

a.  Professor King Chow will make the follow up by asking if he/she has interested to join the new team. His/her resume is required.

2.  Discussion on the topics

(i)  Idea Brainstorming

(a)  Possible topics

i.  Human Health

ii.  Medicine

iii.  Anti-biotics

(ii)  Source of idea

(a)  Means of sources

i.  Online website

ii.  Papers references

iii.  Biology or biochemistry professors

(iii)  Idea presentation

(a)  An initial idea is presented and more details have to be filled in later.

(iv)  Idea presentation reminder

(a)  Suggestions

i.  Provide reasons of your design and idea

ii.  Consult papers or researchers for the bio-bricks they use for their work

3.  Discussion on the date of voting the topics

(i)  2 to 3 ideas are selected on the 2nd to 3rd week of April

(ii)  The topic is decided at the end of April

4.  Discussion on the data of 2nd and regular meetings

(i)  Tony will launch an online polling so that members can vote the time slots they preferred.

3.  Goals for the coming week

Tony reminds that we should work early and give more details of your presentation in order to convince the others.

4.  Meeting adjournment and next meeting

The meeting was adjourned at 19:30. The next project meeting will take place according to the polling result.

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