Attributions | BIT-China

Principal Investigators

Bing Hu

Bing Hu. Our Primary PI who always propels us forward. She provides support in all aspects of the project, particularly in the clever design of light control circuits and cutting-edge whole-process modeling. We all have great respect and admiration for Professor Hu.

Yang Yu

Yang Yu. Our secondary PI, always provides us with affirmation. He offers comprehensive experimental training and guidance to our wet lab team, as well as provides guidance for protein modeling. He also ensured a smooth journey for our team to Paris to participate in the Jamboree.

Sponsor

Detailed Description:

Beijing Innochem Technology Co., Ltd., known as Innochem, was established in September 2010. Innochem is headquartered in Beijing's bustling central business district (CBD) and has branches in the United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, with additional offices in Wuhan, Shijiazhuang, and Changchun. The company focuses on internationalization and collaborates with leading global enterprises. Innochem's core business areas include importing branded products, proprietary brands, and exports. With a strong core team and global supplier resources, Innochem strives to offer scientists worldwide a comprehensive range of high-quality chemical products, life science reagents, lab instruments, consumables, and more, providing a one-stop service.

Innochem. Our Exclusive Sponsor. They have given affirmation to our technology and the market for our scented products, and have expressed the possibility of providing downstream sales channels for our scented products. We sincerely thank Innochem for their sponsorship, which has helped our team go further.

Collaborator

BioCatSyn. BioCatSyn provided reference advice on the detailed design of project industrial-scale expansion and expressed an intention to collaborate on project outcome commercialization with our team.

TrynGo. TrynGo has helped us design cartoon-style avatars for each of our team members using AI, and they have also assisted us in creating animated special effects for some of our wiki pages. We sincerely appreciate the assistance that the TrynGo team has provided us with in the field of artistic design.

Uttori. Uttori is the first perfume and fragrance-related company that BIT-China connected with. In the early stages of project planning, Mr. Li Le, the General Manager of Uttori, had a voice call with BIT-China team members. After understanding the project details, Mr. Li Le shared his thoughts and provided valuable advice for the team's next steps.

COFCO NHRI. The researcher from COFCO provided guidance for our experimental design and offered insights for the industrial-scale expansion of our project. In addition, researchers from COFCO provided us with legal assistance, reminding us of the relevant regulations that we needed to comply with.

Cold Spring Harbor Asia DNA Learning Center. Cold Spring Harbor Asia DNA Learning Center provided a variety of bioluminescent bacterial strains for our microbial painting activity.

Heidelberg. Heidelberg and us held an online meeting at the early stages of project planning, engaging in mutual discussions and assisting each other in refining the project.

Tianjin. We co-hosted a debate competition with Tianjin, which helped both the public and ourselves gain a deeper understanding of the ethics of synthetic biology.

BJYUAN-China. BJYUAN-China helped us improve our project and provided us with avenues for conducting activities aimed at high school students.

NUDT_CHINA. At the early stage of team formation, we studied synthetic biology knowledge together with students from NUDT_CHINA and exchanged experiences on team management with their team leader.

CAU-China. CAU-China sent volunteers during our summer camp to assist in the smooth operation of our activities.

External Advisor

CCiC

CCiC. CCiC provided us with a platform for exchanging and learning from outstanding iGEM teams from across China.

Dr. Zhiping Zhao

Dr. Zhiping Zhao. Professor Zhipin Zhao provided initial insights into the design of light-controlled fermentation tanks and assisted us step by step in refining the project, addressing the challenges of industrial scale-up.

Dr. Fengping Yi

Dr. Fengping Yi. Professor Fengping Yi provided significant assistance in our background research on terpene compounds and fragrances.

Dr. Yongjin Zhou

Dr. Yongjin Zhou. Dr.Zhou's team from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics.Chinese Academy of Science provide us with the essential genes.

Dr. Ying Wang

Dr. Ying Wang. Provided assistance in constructing gene circuits in brewing yeast for us.

Dr. Jun Li

Dr. Jun Li. Helped us review the articles on our WeChat Official Account to ensure their scientific accuracy and rigor.

Jilin_China. Jilin_China provided assistance in the topic selection process for BIT-China.

XMU-China. XMU-China provided assistance in the topic selection process for BIT-China.

Tongji_China. Tongji_China provided assistance in the topic selection process for BIT-China.

LZU-CHINA. LZU-CHINA provided assistance in the topic selection process for BIT-China.

NAU-CHINA. NAU-CHINA provided assistance in the topic selection process for BIT-China.

Special Thanks

Zihan Fan. Z.Fan made a significant contribution to the determination of our project and the design of the genetic circuit, but she was unable to persist to the end due to physical reasons. We are all very grateful to her and have always regarded her as a member of our team.

Xiaotian Xu. X.Xu designed the team's new logo for us and took on many early art tasks. Although he quit due to personal reasons, we worked happily together while he was still on the team.

Yafei Jiang. Y.Jiang came up with the idea of four-panel comics for us, produced the first edition of four-panel comics, and also undertook many early education-related tasks. We are also very sorry that he failed to persist, but we are all very grateful for his early efforts.

Overview Of Team Member Contributions

	Cheng Zou	Xiang Ji	Hang Zhai	Chuwan Ruan	Feng Hong	Yang Li	Xuanye Zhao	Keweiyang Zhang	Na Zhang	Yunyun DU	Ziao Zhu	Yijing Zhang	Tianyao Chai	Yue Wang	YiYang Sun	Kejia Zhi	Ziyuan Hao	Lingtao Huang	Yang Lee	Jiaxin Huo	Wei Zhang	Haoyu Zhang	Junhao Zhao	Zonghan Lei	Huaiqian Xue	WeiJie Cao	Zexu Wang	Xulin Gong	Tongcan Sun
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