BGU Team Competing in Genetics Research Competition
BGU Team Competing in Genetics Research Competition
September 21, 2014
Ten BGU undergraduate students will represent Israel in the prestigious iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition for genetic engineering at MIT.
BGU’’s students will compete against 250 other student teams from the top universities worldwide. The competition will be held November 1 to November 3, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The team, under the supervision of Prof. Smadar Cohen, of the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, is developing an innovative customized treatment for metabolic syndrome.
The syndrome is diagnosed in one out of four people in the world’s population and includes symptoms such as diabetes and obesity, which are a significant catalyst for life-threatening heart disease.
The team hopes for a future in which synthetic biology and genetic engineering will be an integral part of medical treatment for everyone, and their project is the first step of fulfilling their vision.
Watch a video about the iGem team >>
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