Acknowledgements

First and foremost, we would like to thank our college advisor Gavin Kuziel for introducing us to iGEM in the first place and helping to get our team started. Without his initial support, iGEM would not have existed. We also extend our gratitude toward our advisor Mr. Resch, who was kind enough to supervise every week. He also provided the room and lab equipment that we worked with during the labs, and for we are truly grateful. Additionally, we appreciate the help and expertise of Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Sullivan, whose advice facilitated our introduction into laboratory research. Because of the guidance of the aforementioned advisors, we greatly enjoyed our first ventures into synthetic biology amd gained a lot of insight into scientific research. Many of us hope to pursue careers in science and our experiences in iGEM will be extremely valuable as we strive to make a difference in people’s lives - science has great potential for solving the world’s problems and iGEM has allowed us to begin to realize its capacity.