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Meet the geekStarter 2018-19 Mentors


Mentors bring huge value to the geekStarter high-school program, and our 2018-19 teams are lucky to work with an amazing group of mentors. Let us introduce them!

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23Oct

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 ...

18Sep

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 ...

22Aug

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 ...

17Aug

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)  ...

19Jul

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 ...

18Jul

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 ...

19Jun

geekStarter Community Highlights - June 2017

Meet our new teams…   …and learn about their exciting projects.   Synthetic Biology Teams – Collegiate UAlberta iGEM 2017  ...

19Jun

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 ...

16Jun

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 ...

12May

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 ...

10May

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 ...

18Apr

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, ...

18Apr

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 ...

12Apr

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 ...

16Mar

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 ...

15Mar

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 ...

14Feb

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 ...

12Jan

geekStarter News

Meet geekStarter’s 2016-2017 high-school and middle-school teams…   Synthetic Biology Teams Ted Harrison School – Calgary The school has tw ...

11Jan

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 ...

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