Welcome to the community page for Africa! Here you’ll find iGEM programs focused towards Africa such as your regional iGEM Ambassadors and iGEM League, projects and resources built by the African iGEM community to support synthetic biology in the region, and the latest news, events and updates from the local synthetic biology community.

Regional Projects & Resources

Africa

Education

Open Science & Accessibility

SynthAfrica

Address synthetic biology knowledge gaps in Africa, tailored to the continent's challenges. With transformative potential in medicine, agriculture, and industry, our project seeks to bridge the awareness and education gap.

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Africa

Education

Open Science & Accessibility

Biota Talks

Biota Talks is an initiative that brings together members of the African biology community to share experiences, knowledge, and insights about synthetic biology. It’s neither a series of webinars nor workshops. Instead, it takes the form of a book club where members meet regularly to discuss and explore the latest developments and advances in the field.

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Africa

iGEM Community Handbook For Africa

Find out more about the story of Africa in Synbio and iGEM. The Ambassadors to Africa compiled and highlighted the achievements of iGEMers in the African Synbio ecosystem and the emergence of Biotechnology in the region

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Africa

Europe

Latin America

Hacking iGEM: How to decode the competition

The Grand Jamboree 2022 is only a couple of months away! Do you want to find out what it takes for your team to stand out? Join our “Hacking iGEM: How to decode the competition” online series

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Africa

Beyond Biology Highschool Workshop

From 2011 to 2021, about 500 highschool teams participated in iGEM competition, none of them were from Africa! Beyond Biology is a workshop series designed for highschool students in Africa.

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iGEM Leagues

iGEM MENA League

The iGEM MENA League hosts a competition that enables high school and undergraduate students to dive into the field of Synthetic Biology, learn from their peers, network globally, brainstorm, and propose innovative solutions aimed at solving real-world problems in their communities.

News & Blogs From The Region

Finding a Place in Synthetic Biology: From Uganda to Around the World

An iGEM Failure Story: A Team's Cascade of Mistakes

دليلك للمشاركة في المسابقة الدولية للهندسة الوراثية

African iGEM Teams Showcase Event: Another step for African teams

Comment vivre une grande expérience lors de sa participation à la compétition iGEM: Présentation des ressources de la communauté iGEM

Mobilizing Youth to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention in Kenya

Regional Events

OCTOBER 5, 2024

iGEM at Egyptian SynBio Day

JULY 17, 2024

iGEM at SynBio Africa Conference 2024

JULY 17, 2024

iGEM at AfricaOSH Summit 2024

JULY 12, 2024

iGEM at the Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) Morocco

APRIL 3, 2024

iGEM at Makerere University

DECEMBER 23, 2023

iGEM at Nile University

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

iGEM at Egyptian Foundation of Microbiome Sciences and Its Applications

OCTOBER 26, 2023

iGEM at JKUAT University

iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters For Africa

2025 iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters For Africa

Mahmoud AbdelGawad

Ambassador - Africa

Cairo, Egypt

Shakirah Namuli

Ambassador - Africa, Project Member

Kampala, Uganda

Kato Sebunya Emmanuel

Ambassador - Africa

Uganda

Kelly Nyanchama

Ambassador - Africa

Nairobi, Kenya

Rosemond Nyatefe Tawiah

Ambassador - Africa

Accra, Ghana