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Missouri S&T students work on combatting antibiotic resistance in bacteria
This past month, members of S&T’s International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) design team submitted their project involving a system that detects and eliminates antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Experiential learning, service awards go to four
Dr. Stuart Baur, Jessica Haywood, Dr. Daniel Oerther and Dr. David Westenberg received awards for their roles in campus service and experiential learning. They received the awards from the office of academic support during a ceremony Feb. 13 on campus.
Read More »In the news: EMSE, Explosives Camp, iGem and Maker Faire
- Stephen Corns, associate chair of graduate studies, is featured in an Engineering.com article about Missouri S&T’s master’s degree in engineering management. The article, “Take the Lead Where Engineering and Business Intersect,” was published June 23. Embedded with the story is a video produced by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) about Missouri S&T’s engineering management and systems engineering department. The video features several faculty and a student, including Corns; Dr. Suzanna Long, department chair; Lizzette Perez-Lespier, a recent PhD graduate; Dr. Elizabeth Cudney, associate professor; Dr. Stephen Raper, associate professor; and Dr. Joan Schuman, assistant teaching professor.
Spotlight shines on iGem team
The Missouri S&T iGEM team is featured on the American Society for Microbiology’s website in an article about a cloning competition, the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGem). S&T’s team, composed of approximately 50 members, is working to eradicate white-nose syndrome from bat populations.
Read More »The science behind the One Book
The iGEM Design Team will lead a demonstration of DNA extraction as a part of the One Book Program’s series of events at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in St. Pat’s Ballrooms A and B of the Havener Center. The current One Book selection, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, deals explicitly with genomic research and DNA. The iGEM team members will explain the nature of DNA research and lead participants in a hands-on demonstration that actually results in DNA extraction. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More »The science behind Henrietta Lacks
Students from the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) design team will give an interactive demonstration of the science at the heart of S&T’s current One Book Program selection, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The demonstration will take place 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom B of the Havener Center. This event is free and open to the public.
Read More »iGEM soup fundraiser
Support the spring semester International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team by attending its soup fundraiser 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Biological Sciences Lounge in Room 106 Schrenk Hall. Proceeds benefit the iGEM Team as it prepares for the fall competition. There will be unlimited homemade hot soups, corn bread, garlic toast and […]
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