Who We Are
We are the UT Austin iGEM team!
Each year we participate in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. iGEM provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to perform research and gain career skills related to biotechnology.
iGEM is a science pentathlon!
What is iGEM? It's part synthetic biology research project, part robotics competition for biology, part entrepreneurial pitch contest, part bioethics course, and part engineering design project. Students are expected to explore their own project ideas, reflect on and explain how their proposed solution to a problem would benefit society, engage in outreach to stakeholders, and operate as a team to complete proof-of-principle research. After working in the lab on their research during the spring and summer, teams create a project website and give poster and oral presentations in the fall at the iGEM Giant Jamboree that brings together 370+ teams from all over the world.
What We’re Fundraising For
The UT Austin iGEM team is fundraising so undergraduate students will have the opportunity to travel to present their project at the 2023 Grand Jamboree which will be held November 2-5 in Paris, France.
Last year, the UT Austin iGEM team's project ARROWE won a Best Foundational Advance award at the Grand Jamboree, and they placed in the top 10 undergraduate teams overall in the world (the only team from the US to do so). Unfortunately, students on the 2022 team had to present their research and receive their award virtually on Zoom. We hope to support the full participation of our iGEM students in the World Jamboree this year!
Watch the 2022 iGEM teams award winning presentation!
Explore Other Past UT Austin iGEM Projects...
Your Impact
Support UT Austin students who are developing innovative biotechnology solutions to societal problems and representing UT Austin on the world stage!
Going to this this international competition and winning a big award like this, it shows that UT has a presence on the global stage and a presence in the up and coming field of synthetic biology.
–Alex MacAskill, UT iGEM team member
Under the guidance of some of the best faculty on campus and with all these talented students, iGEM gave the perfect opportunity for new scientists to blossom and discover what science truly can be.
–Bill Tang, UT iGEM team member
Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are the challenge winners for the final hours of the campaign!
Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
3rd place: WINNER Longhorn Racing
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew
3rd place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: First Gen Equity $1,000 Prize
Runner-up: Texas Taekwondo $250 Prize
State & International Challenge Winners - Check your donor wall these have been awarded!
Leaderboard Challenge Winners - Check the challenges page wall for the final leaderboards. Prizes have been awarded!
Congratulations to our 40 random winners today!
Rank | Prize | Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 281 |
2 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 271 |
3 | $1,000 | Longhorn Racing | 270 |
4 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 258 | |
5 | Texas Crew | 250 | |
6 | Texas Rugby | 226 | |
7 | Liberal Arts Council | 29 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 26 | |
9 | 2023 Class Gift | 24 | |
10 | Dell Medical School | 12 | |
11 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 11 | |
12 | School of Human Ecology | 10 | |
13 | Texas Athletics | 10 | |
14 | Moody College of Communication | 9 | |
15 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 9 |
Rank | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 1,403 |
2 | Texas Crew | 1,399 |
3 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 1,014 |
4 | Longhorn Racing | 724 |
5 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 661 |
6 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 581 |
7 | Chapters & Networks | 515 |
8 | UT Archery Club | 351 |
9 | Texas Rugby | 236 |
10 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 228 |
11 | Texas Women's Rugby | 187 |
12 | Liberal Arts Council | 158 |
13 | Texas Exes | 134 |
14 | Texas Blazers | 123 |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 121 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 150 |
2 | $750 | Chapters & Networks | 128 |
3 | $500 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 87 |
4 | $250 | Texas Crew | 64 |
5 | $100 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 51 |
6 | Texas Exes | 47 | |
7 | Dell Medical School | 44 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 40 | |
9 | Texas Blazers | 38 | |
10 | Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies | 36 | |
11 | School of Human Ecology | 34 | |
12 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 34 | |
13 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 33 | |
14 | College of Liberal Arts | 32 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 30 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Texas Crew | 395 |
2 | $1,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 377 |
3 | $1,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 376 |
4 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 235 | |
5 | Texas Women's Rugby | 85 | |
6 | Texas Orange Jackets | 74 | |
7 | Texas Blazers | 66 | |
8 | Texas Taekwondo | 16 | |
9 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
10 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 13 | |
11 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 12 | |
12 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 12 | |
13 | Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies | 11 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 11 | |
15 | McCombs School of Business | 11 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 706 |
2 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 663 |
3 | $500 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 606 |
4 | Longhorn Racing | 434 | |
5 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 337 | |
6 | UT Archery Club | 299 | |
7 | Chapters & Networks | 78 | |
8 | Texas Women's Rugby | 71 | |
9 | Liberal Arts Council | 32 | |
10 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 14 | |
11 | School of Human Ecology | 12 | |
12 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 10 | |
13 | University of Texas Libraries | 9 | |
14 | College of Liberal Arts | 8 | |
15 | Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies | 8 |
Rank | Department | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Dell Medical School | $2,526,675.00 |
2 | Department of Accounting | $2,001,100.00 |
3 | McCombs School of Business | $433,094.00 |
4 | Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics | $350,435.00 |
5 | New Student Services | $200,140.00 |
6 | Texas Exes | $101,425.00 |
7 | School of Human Ecology | $40,580.00 |
8 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $37,308.00 |
9 | Longhorn Band | $28,830.00 |
10 | Global Sustainability Leadership Institute | $27,000.00 |
11 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $26,203.00 |
12 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $20,540.00 |
13 | Texas Crew | $18,240.00 |
14 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | $17,634.76 |
15 | Texas Global | $17,175.00 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 999 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 938 |
3 | $500 | Longhorn Racing | 713 |
4 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 639 |
5 | $100 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 633 |
6 | UT Archery Club | 304 | |
7 | UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 298 | |
8 | Texas Rugby | 233 | |
9 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 109 | |
10 | Liberal Arts Council | 106 | |
11 | Chapters & Networks | 98 | |
12 | Texas Women's Rugby | 89 | |
13 | Texas Exes | 73 | |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 67 | |
15 | School of Human Ecology | 63 |
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