Our Projects
Bioinformatics and Data science Training
As part of the Capacity Development, and Bioinformatics and Data Science themes, SynBio Africa will hold a 20-week virtual training of 42 participants in bioinformatics and data science from February to June 2022. On
PET plastic biodegradation
The iGEM Makerere University team worked on PET plastic biodegradation project utilizing the plastic degrading genes discovered from the unusual bacteria Ideonella sakaiensis. The team engineeredE. coli with two genes from Ideonella
ABOUT iGEM MAKERERE UNIVERSITY TEAM 2018
iGEM stands for International Genetically Engineered Machine which is an annual international competition for synthetic biology around the globe with teams from different countries comprising of the high school, undergraduate
Biosensor development
In 2018, Synbio Africa team participated in the Biomaker Challenge sponsored by Open Plant Fund to develop a biosensor device that can detect the presence of Brucella abortus antibodies in