Find out what Cornell’s only synthetic biology team is all about

The Cornell iGEM Team is comprised of 32 brilliant and creative undergraduate students motivated to save the world through synthetic biology. The team is comprised of five subteams: Wet Lab, Product Development, CS/ECE Design, Policy and Practices, and Business. The team works tirelessly throughout the school year and summer to solve local and global problems related to medical applications, environmental concerns, and human and animal health. We then compete against 280 multidisciplinary teams from all around the world at the iGEM World Jamboree hosted annually by the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation.

Check out the Cornell iGEM Team, 2015 winner of Gold, Best Environmental, Best Supporting Entrepreneurship, and Best Applied Design against 280 other international university teams!

We're looking for excited students to push forth the field of synthetic biology. Our team is made of students from every year, every college, and every major. From gene-splicing in wet lab to pursuing business endeavors to organizing outreach events, bright passionate students make this team thrive.

Potential new team members apply in early January and join the team in the spring semester:

We will be posting the application here during recruitment season.

If you have any questions, feel free to send them to cornelligem@gmail.com.