Students Get Silver Medal in International Synthetic Biology Competition
A group of six UT students won a silver medal for their performance in the 2018 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree, an international competition for students interested in synthetic biology.
The undergraduate students who represented UT are:
- Scott Dixon, of Franklin, Tennessee, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Brandon D. Kristy, of Knoxville, a sophomore in entomology and plant pathology
- Molly E. Landon, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Ralph B. Laure, of Smyrna, Tennessee, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Karl D. Leitner, of Brentwood, Tennessee, a senior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology
- Morgan T. Street, of Johnson City, Tennessee, a sophomore in chemical and biomolecular engineering