Activity Name: Professor Han Hua Lecture
Particlpants: Professor Han Hua from Alr Force Medlcal Unlverslty
Activity Date: March 6, 2023
Activity Venue: Classroom 101, Continuing Education Building
Activity Purpose: Synthetic Biology Lecture, 2023-iGEM Recruitment
Activity Outcome: Through Professor Han Hua's lecture, we gained our first
understanding
of the fascinating field
of synthetic biology. Many students developed a strong interest in it, and AFMU-China's first recruitment was
a
complete success.
Activity Name: Experience Sharing between National University of Defense Technology
and Xi'an Jiaotong University
Particlpants: Qiu Xinyuan from National University of Defense Technology, Tan Dan from
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Activity Date: March 20, 2023
Activity Venue: Online Tencent Meeting
Activity Purpose: Seek competition experience from experienced universities,
understand the competition rules
Activity Outcome: During this exchange meeting, our teachers and students gained a
comprehensive understanding of the iGEM competition rules and processes, and established close contact with
the guidance teachers from National University of Defense Technology and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Activity Name: Promotion of the 2nd Synthetic Biology Competition
Particlpants: Researcher Yi Xiao from Advanced Synthetic Biology Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Activity Date: April 15, 2023
Activity Venue: Classroom 302, Continuing Education Building
Activity Purpose: Promote the 2nd Synthetic Biology Competition
Activity Outcome: This is the first domestic synthetic biology competition, which
attracts participation from numerous universities nationwide for annual competition and exchange. It provides
a valuable learning opportunity for our AFMU-China team to engage in communication and learning.
Activity Name: First Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: April 17, 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: The members meet for the first time to freely discuss their
understanding of IGEM, synthetic biology, and the competition project. At the same time, each student presents
their initial ideas and engages in discussion and exchange with other students to explore the feasibility of
their ideas.
Activity Outcome: Through this brainstorming session, the members gained a deeper
understanding of each other. They actively brainstormed and gained a better understanding of synthetic biology
and iGEM. Based on their interests, they proposed preliminary ideas related to testing, treatment, and other
aspects. During the process of listening to others' ideas and presenting their own ideas, the members received
valuable opinions and suggestions.
Activity Name: Second Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: April 23, 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Building on the previous brainstorming session, refine the selected
topics for this project.
Activity Outcome: By conducting extensive literature research and engaging in active
communication with experts privately, the students refined their ideas and supplemented them with relevant
background information and sources of inspiration. They presented a brief report on their preliminary project
and continued to discuss and exchange ideas on the issues raised in the report. Ultimately, the decision was
made to participate in the competition with the project on metabolic syndrome testing.
Activity Name: Writing Informed Consent Forms for Surveys and Interviews
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: May 1, 2023
Activity Venue: Science and Technology Building, Room 1901
Activity Purpose: To respect the privacy of future interviewees.
Activity Outcome: We drafted six agreements to protect the privacy of interviewees,
laying the groundwork for the next step of field research and interviews.
Activity Name: Interview with Professor Yang Ruihua, Nutrition Expert
Particlpants: Professor Yang Ruihua from the Nutrition Department of Xijing Hospital
Activity Date: May 10, 2023
Activity Venue: 2nd floor, Faculty House, Teaching Building
Activity Purpose: Through an expert interview, understand the social status, hazards,
and prevention and treatment of obesity.
Activity Outcome: Professor Yang Ruihua introduced the social status and hazards of
obesity, as well as scientific methods for preventing and treating obesity. He emphasized three key approaches
to scientific weight loss: eating well, exercising reasonably, and reducing stress. The interview served as an
effective means of dissemination. Additionally, Professor Yang provided valuable suggestions for our project's
initial concept. For example, he recommended focusing on lipid metabolism-related molecules such as DID2,
APOA, APOE, and certain genes, as they have strong implications in obesity and chronic diseases. This
suggestion greatly inspired our project design.
Activity Name: World Obesity Day Questionnaire Survey
Particlpants: General public
Activity Date: May 11, 2023
Activity Venue: Online questionnaire survey
Activity Purpose: Understand the public's awareness of obesity and metabolic
syndrome, as well as the real needs of society.
Activity Outcome: Through more than 300 feedback questionnaires received online, the
statistical results showed that about 45% of people considered themselves overweight or obese, and over 60% of
people believed that obesity can lead to low self-esteem and other emotions. Approximately 98% of people
believed that obesity can harm their physical health and are willing to lose weight. This is also the
background reason for our firm choice of this research topic.
Activity Name: World Obesity Day Field Interview
Particlpants: Residents of Kangfu Road Community
Activity Date: May 11, 2023
Activity Venue: Kangfu Road Community
Activity Purpose: Understand the residents' awareness of obesity and metabolic
syndrome, as well as the real needs of society.
Activity Outcome: We randomly interviewed 8 passers-by, including people of different
genders, ages, heights, and weights. Most of them had experiences of being overweight or obese and expressed
anxiety about obesity. More importantly, they provided valuable suggestions for the product we are going to
design: they hope the price of the testing kit is not too expensive; they hope the sensitivity of the test can
be relatively high; they hope the testing process is not too complicated.
Activity Name: CCiC (China Collegiate iGEM Competition)
Particlpants: Dozens of domestic iGEM teams
Activity Date: May 14, 2023
Activity Venue: Online Tencent Meeting
Activity Purpose: The organizers invited outstanding award-winning teams from 2022 to
share their experiences.
Activity Outcome: Through the sharing of experiences from senior teams, we learned
excellent strategies. Starting from the real needs of society, we aim to solve problems using synthetic
biology methods. It is important to pay attention to various time points, make advance planning and
arrangements, and steadily progress towards the gold medal.
Activity Name: Online and Offline Communication between Students of National
University of Defense Technology
Particlpants: Team of National University of Defense Technology and AFMU-China Team
Activity Date: May 21, 2023
Activity Venue: Science and Technology Building 1901; Online: Tencent Meeting
Activity Purpose: Last year, outstanding members from National University of Defense
Technology shared their experiences with us.
Activity Outcome: We learned from the excellent experiences of National University of
Defense Technology from last year. Completing the iHP loop is crucial. In addition, we established a close
cooperation relationship between the team of National University of Defense Technology and AFMU-China team,
achieving mutual assistance and planning to carry out joint social practice activities.
Activity Name: Interview with Professor Ji Gang
Particlpants: Professor Ji Gang from Xijing Hospital, Department of Digestive Surgery
Activity Date: June 2, 2023
Activity Venue: 19th floor of Digestive Disease Hospital
Activity Purpose: In-depth investigation of metabolic issues related to obesity from
a clinical perspective.
Activity Outcome: Professor Ji Gang explained the diagnosis and outpatient treatment
methods for metabolic diseases caused by obesity. He mainly introduced gastric greater curvature resection
surgery for patients with a BMI > 32 who did not respond to exercise or medical treatment. In addition,
Professor Ji introduced the brain-gut interaction and discussed the potential mechanisms of obesity. Finally,
Professor Ji recognized the prospects of our product and expressed willingness to introduce it to patients in
the future.
Activity Name: Third Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA team
Activity Date: June 10, 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: To discuss and determine the amplification and conversion methods of
a signal in a multi-level amplification project.
Activity Outcome: The students proposed various ways of presenting the final signal,
such as colloidal gold colorimetry, hydrogen peroxide bubble display, and test paper display. They actively
compared different signal presentation methods and exchanged ideas with relevant experts. Finally, colloidal
gold colorimetry was chosen as the final signal presentation method for our project.
Activity Name: Online Meeting with Erick Hanko from the UK
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 20th June 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: First-time participation in the competition, communication and
exchange with the judge Erick Hanko of this year's competition
Activity Outcome: As this is our team's first time participating in the competition,
we were not fully aware of the current competition rules and project requirements. Therefore, we contacted the
judge of the 2023 IGEM competition, Mr. Eric, who gave us a detailed explanation of the competition rules and
analyzed our project and the track we selected. At the same time, we raised our questions about the
competition content and had a very thorough communication. Through this exchange, we gained a clear
understanding of the competition format and rules.
Activity Name: Dragon Boat Festival Activity in the Community
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 21st June 2023
Activity Venue: Xi'an Community
Activity Purpose: Promote synthetic biology to different age groups, advocate for a
healthy lifestyle and the concept of scientific weight loss, promote education on metabolic syndrome and how
to prevent it, promote iGEM
Activity Outcome: Through popular science and communication with the community, we
found that people of different age groups have a high interest in home test kits. At the same time, the
promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the concept of scientific weight loss has a good popular science effect
on the community and also provides a good promotion for our project.
Activity Name: Popular Science Compilation
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 1st June 2023 - 30th June 2023
Activity Venue: Various electronic platforms
Activity Purpose: Enhance publicity and interactivity, popularize knowledge about
metabolic syndrome and the concept of healthy weight loss to the public
Activity Outcome: Through popular science videos, comics, and articles, we popularize
diseases like metabolic syndrome that the public is not familiar with. At the same time, in response to the
national call for a healthy lifestyle, we also popularize the concept of healthy living and scientific weight
loss. We have learned that there is a great demand for popular science on healthy living and a high level of
concern for personal health issues among the public.
Activity Name: Interview with Ethics Research Office
Particlpants: AFMU-China HP
Activity Date: 19th July 2023
Activity Venue: Ethics Conference Ha
Activity Purpose: Improve the team's considerations regarding ethics
Activity Outcome: The interview played an important role in improving the team's
animal experimentation, laboratory safety, and product improvement for future development.
Activity Name: Fourth Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 30th July 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Organize and analyze the literature retrieved in the previous
stage, establish our own system
Activity Outcome: Through communication and discussion on the previous Conan system,
we identified issues such as insufficient magnification and high error rate. As a result, we redesigned the
system loop and established our own Detective Dee system.
Activity Name: Jilin University
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 26th July 2023
Activity Venue: Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Exchange experiences and discuss collaboration with previous iGEM
teams
Activity Outcome: Gain a better understanding of the competition format and content,
provide experience for the preparation of the competition.
Activity Name: Fifth Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 3rd August 2023
Activity Venue: Genetic Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Brainstorm and discuss the results and problems encountered in the
previous experiments
Activity Outcome: Members analyzed the results of the previous experiments and
discussed issues such as the degradation of nucleic acid probes, enzyme activity investigation, and
electrophoresis banding. They also reflected on problems in experimental operation and design.
Activity Name: Synthetic Biology Competition
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 4th-6th August 2023
Activity Venue: Shenzhen
Activity Purpose: Learn about synthetic biology
Activity Outcome: Communicate and exchange ideas with more teams, receive insights,
and receive expert advice on experiments.
Activity Name: Northwest Exchange Conference
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 8th August 2023
Activity Venue: Conference Hall, Northwest University
Activity Purpose: Multi-school collaboration
Activity Outcome: Interact with multiple schools in different regions, gain new
activity ideas and reliable partners, and lay a solid foundation for future experiments and HP development.
Activity Name: iG20 Gathering
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 22nd August 2023
Activity Venue: Online communication, offline recording
Activity Purpose: The power of unity, closer collaboration, and more interesting
education activities are what we need in the competition and what the public enjoys. Our engaging activities
can attract more social attention and have a greater impact on the world.
Activity Outcome: Joint interaction with multiple schools from different locations,
enabling us to have more flexible approaches and laying a solid foundation for future experiments and HP
development.
Activity Name: College Student Education Promotion
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 27th August 2023
Activity Venue: Multipurpose Hall
Activity Purpose: College students are a crucial part of education, as they are at
their peak in terms of knowledge understanding and application abilities. By promoting synthetic biology, we
aim to increase the social impact of our competition.
Activity Outcome: Students actively asked questions and engaged in discussions. While
promoting iHP to them, we also gained a different perspective on synthetic biology, laying the foundation for
the experimental team's thinking.
Activity Name: Promotional MV
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 25th August - 10th September 2023
Activity Venue: Recording studio
Activity Purpose: Enhance project and competition promotion in a more interesting and
appealing way.
Activity Outcome: During the recording process, team cohesion was strengthened.
Through the MV, we received a lot of interaction, further increasing our promotion and obtaining valuable
feedback and opinions.
Activity Name: Aerobics
Particlpants: AFMU-China
Activity Date: 20th August 2023
Activity Venue: Dance Studio, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Promote education through interactive and scientifically engaging
methods.
Activity Outcome: We selected a popular and rhythmic song in China and collaborated
with Professor Yang Ruihua, an expert in weight reduction, and a fitness instructor from the Air Force Medical
University. Through communication and exchange, we updated the choreography and designed two versions of the
routine for different groups, increasing inclusivity and promotional impact.
Activity Name: 6th Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 1st September 2023
Activity Venue: Genetics Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Explore and advance modeling process through brainstorming
methods.
Activity Outcome: During the experimental process, significant errors were observed
in the results of the wet and dry experiments. The team conducted a brainstorming session to analyze the
details of the process and consulted experts from Tsinghua University. As a result, improvements were made to
the dry experiment process, and a reasonable model was established to assess system efficiency.
Activity Name: Trial Run of Reagent Kit User Manual
Particlpants: HP Team
Activity Date: 11th September - 14th September 2023
Activity Venue: Science and Technology Building
Activity Purpose: Enhance communication efficiency during exchanges
Activity Outcome: After users tried the reagent kit and provided feedback, we gained
inspiration and decided to enhance the inclusivity of the user manual. We created manuals in multiple
languages and produced a large-print version for the elderly.
Activity Name: Company Exchange
Particlpants: Senmiao Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Activity Date: 12th September 2023
Activity Venue: GegeWu Biotech Company Building
Activity Purpose: Understand the necessary conditions for product commercialization
and seek advice for product optimization
Activity Outcome: The wet experiment team reassessed and selected a more stable and
efficient circular probe through the exchange.
Activity Name: 7th Brainstorming Session
Particlpants: All members of AFMU_CHINA
Activity Date: 3rd October 2023
Activity Venue: Genetics Conference Room, Air Force Medical University
Activity Purpose: Members discuss the transformation and implementation of the product
and envision the prospects of the project.
Activity Outcome: Members actively discussed the feasibility of product transformation
and implementation. They also proposed the application of sustainable development concepts in the project
transformation process. Additionally, they explored the possibility of conducting screenings for multiple
diseases, product recyclability, and multi-site enzymes. This discussion provided a clearer direction for the
transformation and implementation of the project.
Activity Name: User Experience Report
Particlpants: Target audience includes obese individuals, those with metabolic
disorders, and individuals in need of healthy metabolic testing.
Activity Date: October 2023
Activity Venue: Online
Activity Outcome: Gather feedback on the product reagent kit to further improve the
experimental process and close the loop.
