Team:Gaston Day School/Project

Overall project
For our project the Gaston Day School iGEM team decided to not only to attempt to create a biological nitrate detector but also demonstrate how a high school team with limited means similar to our situation could establish an iGEM team and compete in the iGEMs competition. Our local newspaper interviewed Sheran Hussain, our founding member, about our team, the iGEMs competition, and the difficulties we are facing.

We have found that, although we do not have the same technology as a university or college, we have the ability to still do many of the experiments that we need to with simple manpower and ingenuity. Our hard work and determination allowed us to complete graduate level work all summer long. Nearly all of the team members hope to continue with the iGEM competition next year, both as incumbent high schoolers and as college freshmen.