Team project descriptions will be due March 21! Be sure to update your team wiki with a brief description of the project your team will be working on this year.

For the complete Calendar of Events, click here.

New England Biolabs is offering free reagents to all iGEM HS teams. Contact Lori Tonello, Tonello@neb.com. Pick from

1. N0469S : Quick-Load(r) 2-Log DNA Ladder(0.1-10.0 kb)

2. E0546S: BioBrick(tm) Assembly Kit (includes 4 restriction enzymes plus T4 DNA Ligase)

3. M0289S: Antarctic Phosphatase

4. Choose one PCR Polymerase:

a. M0254S: VentR(r) DNA Polymerase

b. M0273S: Taq DNA Polymerase with Standard Taq Buffer

c. M0270S: Taq 2X Master Mix

d. E5000S: Taq PCR Kit

e. M0482S: OneTaq(tm) 2X Master Mix with Standard Buffer

f. M0480S: OneTaq(tm) DNA Polymerase

g. M0486S: OneTaq(tm) Quick-Load(r) 2X Master Mix with Standard Buffer

Country Inn & Suites in Greenfield Indiana will offer $69 a night for all iGEM HS teams for the jamboree. Contact information 317-467-0999

Next Team Meeting is in Second Life. Please make an avatar in Second Life. April meeting will be about registration for the jamboree, safety concerns, and designs of circuits

Looking for protocols or tutorials? New to wiki-editing? The Resource page has links to your favorite databases, tutorials, software tools, and protocols!

Click here, or see the "Online resources" link in the blue box to the right.

DNA distributions for the high school teams are now available! Distribution kit plates will be sent to teams on a rolling basis, as each team is approved.

Remember, high school teams will need by February 29:

• a team account on iGEM
• user accounts for every team member
• consent forms for every team member
• a principal consent form

Don't miss the Team Leader Meeting February 18th on Facebook! We will discuss the virtual jamboree, questions about registration and the competition, summer training sessions for synthetic biology, and feedback from this year.

Consent forms for participating in the iGEM 2012 High School competition are available online!

Consent forms are required for all high school participants, including high school students, teachers, advisors, and faculty members (if your team will be using a university laboratory). Each team must also submit a principal consent form.

When all the forms have been completed, send the original hard copy to iGEM Headquarters at:

Meagan Lizarazo / iGEM

32 Vassar St., 32-314

Cambridge, MA 02139

Print out all your consent forms here!

iGEM 2012 HS team registration is now open!

Instructors: register your team today.

Students: get your team leader to register your team.

Be sure to read the requirements for participating in iGEM HS and remember to fill out and send in the required consent forms!

The deadline to register is February 29, 2012.