Team:Newcastle/Meetings/15 October 2009

= 15 October 2009 - iGEM Meeting =
 * Chair: James
 * Students: Jess, Jane, James, Hanny, Goksel, Mat, Arun
 * Minutes: Jane
 * Instructors: Jen, Neil
 * Advisors: Dan, Morgan

Agenda

 * General News
 * Review last week's general action points
 * Review last week's specialist action points
 * Give summaries in the following areas:
 * Lab Work (Goksel and Hanny)
 * Wiki (Mat)
 * Presentation (Arun)
 * Poster (Jess)
 * Modelling (James)
 * SBML/CELLML Models
 * Parameters for PopMod
 * T-shirt/Marketing (Jess)
 * Questions

Last Week's General Action Points

 * Design sequencing primers for pMutin4 and GFP-rrnB (Arun)
 * Create a page on the wiki about ethics (Mathew)
 * Fill Valencia's questionnaire (everyone)
 * Get Hanny guest student card
 * Search for other websites for those green "bugs" (Jess)
 * Could make our own green bugs
 * Citate the papers in the wiki for metal sensing. Quote short sentences where necessary.
 * Need to get back to sponsors to show them what we have achieved.

Lab

 * Hanny to sequence BioBricks
 * Goksel to send DNA off to Parts Registry.

Wiki

 * Need to update lab work section
 * Redraw and add colour to diagram on front page currently (the process chart) - possibly using Omnigraffle for Mac
 * Put a diagram of a Bacillus subtilis' cell on the front page of the wiki with elements of the project e.g. Cadmium sensing, stochastic switch, etc included
 * Put safety info on wiki.
 * Header photo to be changed.

Presentation

 * Sub-project teams need to send at least two slides with some information on them.
 * Presentation practice to be held on 23rd October 1pm
 * Still doing a presentation in Sunderland?

Poster

 * Each team to create document for the poster creation.
 * Could use a complex wheel to point to various points of the poster.
 * Finish design for Friday.
 * Send for printing.
 * Arrange a meeting on Friday 5 to 7.

Modelling

 * Work out parameter values, and how to integrate into population model.
 * Improve the population model.
 * Finish model by this weekend.

T-shirt/Marketing

 * Get t-shirt designs to printing company.
 * Due to the situation - reduce the number to about 15, and increase the price £20-30.
 * Could get it partially done by professionals, then iron on bits - small logos.
 * Could use white shirts.
 * Could use other companies.