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Meet the geekStarter 2018-19 Mentors
geekStarter Teams Updates - January 2018
The new year has started well for geekStarter teams. Here are some recent updates they shared with us. Our Lady of the Snows Synthetic Biology and Rob ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Sydnee Calhoun
Sydnee Calhoun – member of 2017 ULethbridge iGEM team and dedicated mentor of the Lethbridge High School iGEM team – stands by her team ...
Meet geekStarter's 2017-2018 Mentors
In the picture above, mentors Erin Kelly and David Lloyd work with students at geekStarter’s start-up workshop on December 2nd, 2017 Ment ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Notre Dame Collegiate Syn Bio Team
Recent photo of team mentor Emily Hicks and 6 of the 20 student team members in their school’s lab Check out this recent interview with the synt ...
Meet geekStarter's 2017-18 middle-school and high-school teams
On December 1st, geekStarter welcomed its 2017-2018 middle-school and high-school teams. We are excited to welcome them and wish them good luck on the ...
RebelBio: For Aspiring Entrepreneurs in Life Sciences
Do you feel a strong urge to commercialize your project or research into something that the world needs? RebelBio, the world’s first ear ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Chris Isaac
Chris Isaac – member of ULethbridge iGEM team and dedicated geekStarter mentor – shares tips for designing successful bioengineering proje ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: ULethbridge iGEM Team
A favorite ULethbridge team picture with the Lethbridge High School team – from our recent aGEM 2017 event in Edmonton Check out this recent int ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: UCalgary iGEM Team
A favorite team picture from a visit to the Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment plant. The team received an exclusive tour and had a lot of questions answ ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - August 2017
Our iGEM teams got a lot done over the past few weeks. Check out their recent updates! UCalgary iGEM 2017 Project: Improving waste management ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Lisa Oberding
Lisa Oberding – Mentor of synthetic biology team from Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy in Canmore since 2014. In this photo, Lisa (right) ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - July 2017
Summer is peak time for iGEM teams. Find out what they have been up to in recent weeks. UAlberta iGEM 2017 – Edmonton Aiming to develop a buoya ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: UAlberta iGEM Team
Postcard from Edmonton! University of Alberta iGEM team members in favorite photo collage Meet the 2017 Collegiate iGEM team from University of ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - June 2017
Meet our new teams… …and learn about their exciting projects. Synthetic Biology Teams – Collegiate UAlberta iGEM 2017 ...
geekStarter Weekend of Celebration and Deep Learning
This is an exciting time of the year for the geekStarter community! On June 10 and 11, geekStarter teams gathered together to share and celebrate thei ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Lethbridge High School iGEM Team
Best Communication Awardees at geekStarter’s High School Jamboree on June 10: Lethbridge High School iGEM team – Pictured with them (at le ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - May 2017
UPDATES FROM SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TEAMS Lethbridge High-School iGEM The Lethbridge HS iGEM team has been picking up the pace lately, and has lots to repo ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Isaac Ward
Isaac Ward – Mentor of synthetic biology team from Notre-Dame Collegiate in High-River since 2015. This photo of Isaac was taken at the Lab skil ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - April 2017
geekStarter’s Robotics Workshop Our first robotics workshop took place in Calgary on April 9. Many thanks to our awesome speakers and panelists, ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Father Mercredi Community High School
Robotics enthusiasts from Father Mercredi Community High-School in Fort McMurray Want to learn more about the robotics team at Father Mercredi Communi ...
geekStarter Robotics Workshop Inspires Students
If you program a robot to be creative, who is more innovative – the human that built that robot, or the artificial intelligence (AI) itself? It’s thes ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - March 2017
Updates from our Synthetic Biology Teams The Lab skills workshop in Lethbridge has been a great success! The lab and classroom sessions, as well as th ...
A Team's Journey into Design Thinking
The team at Ted Harrison School in Calgary is now in their second year of learning design thinking methods and applying them to their water filtration ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Ted Harrison Middle School
The youngest on our current team roster: Ted Harrison School Team Want to learn more about the team at Ted Harrison School? Here is what they shared w ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: APEX Robotics
The APEX Robotics team in 2016 – their first competition year. Without these people, none of what APEX is doing this year would have been possib ...
geekStarter Community Highlights - February 2017
Young students at FMCHS robotics competition Two exciting events were hosted last month by Father Mercredi Community High School team in Fort McMurray ...
geekStarter News
Meet geekStarter’s 2016-2017 high-school and middle-school teams… Synthetic Biology Teams Ted Harrison School – Calgary The school has tw ...
Spotlight on geekStarters: Alina Arvisais
Alina Arvisais – Student lead, iGEM team at Our lady of the Snows Catholic Academy in Canmore 2013-2016 (3 seasons). Alina (pictured above) with ...
geekStarter in the Community
Congratulations to Alberta’s ACM-ICPC teams for their great results in the 2016 Rocky Mountain Regional Contest held in Calgary on October 29! The Alb ...
Art Exhibition – January 16th, 2020
Fall Festival – October 26th, 2019
Speech Power – Februrary 12th, 2020
