Nanjing-China is a collegiate team with a shared objective of utilizing microbial cultivation technology to create innovative dyed textile fibers as sustainable alternatives to traditional materials. Both based in Nanjing, our paths crossed at Nanjing University. Over the course of this season, we collaborated at various stages, forging a partnership that allowed us to achieve our goals together.

Earlier Stage

• Exchanged our project idea
• Find out potential Human Practices/Education areas

Middle Stage

• Co-education
• Modeling Mentorship & Feedback

Later Stage

• Luciferase assay experiment
• Western blot experiment
• WIKI

View the details in Partnership.

In late July, we participated in a Midsummer Highschool Meetup with iGEM teams from Nanjing-BioXstem, BGI-Mommath, BS United China, Squirrel, and UV-DiaBEA TERs in Nanjing. During our meetups with each team, we presented our project, placing a special emphasis on our integrated human practice component. These gatherings provided a platform for collective problem-solving, particularly in areas like human practice, where teams discussed strategies for seamlessly integrating human practice into their overall projects.

Fig.1 The collaboration with Nanjing High school team, Nanjing-BioXstem

We participated in a Midsummer CRISPR Meetup with iGEM university teams from Tongji-Software, WHU-China, AMFU, SMBU, and CJUH-JLU-China. During the sessions, each participating school initiated by presenting their respective projects, and subsequently, there were discussions regarding the potential for collaborative educational initiatives. Notably, several teams, including CJUH-JLU-China, showcased their use of CRISPR technology to design diagnostic markers. In their case, they developed miRNA diagnostic markers for breast cancer. Our mutual interest lay in the exploration of identifying key miRNA. To aid our research, they generously provided us with a Cas13 guidebook, significantly expanding our knowledge and capabilities for our experiments.

You can also view information about this meetup at team CJUH-JLU-China.

Fig.2 The collaboration with CJUH-JLU-China

Professor Zhao Yue is our external adviser in our project. In her previous research, she found the highly expression in obese subjects, which is solid foundation of our project. Throughout the course of our experiment, we encountered the challenge of restrictions on animal studies, particularly in obtaining the crucial material, adipocyte exosomes. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Professor Zhao for her generous assistance and support. Her invaluable help played a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth progress of our project, exceeding our expectations.

Fig.3 The collaboration with Professor Zhao Yue from Nanjing, which provided significant help to our project