iGEM at the University of Maryland

The purpose of the University of Maryland iGEM team is to provide undergraduate students interested in the sciences a means to compete in the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine competition. Students will be part of a team with other students interested in the sciences and synthetic biology. Students will closely work with graduate students, faculty advisers, and professors to develop a research plan, to fundraise to support costs of team registration, participation, and research, to conduct research over the summer in on campus labs, and to work towards a human practices component of the project and competition. Among the ideals to be fostered by the UMD iGEM team are scholarship, dedication, communication, teamwork, curiosity, service to others through research and knowledge, and all the attributes desirable for a career in the sciences.