Welcome to the community page for Latin America! Here you’ll find iGEM programs focused towards Latin America such as your regional iGEM Ambassadors, iGEM Design League, projects and resources built by the Latin American 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

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SynBio For LATAM

Create a Latin American (LATAM) SynBio Network to connect the region's countries under related topics. We seek to create high value connections, develop a collaboration-friendly environment, and promote diverse opportunities among the LATAM community.
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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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iGEM Design League

iGEM Design League

The iGEM Design League is a competition led by iGEMers from Latin America to enable local students to #DesignWithBiology by proposing solutions through a synthetic biology framework.

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The iGEM Leagues Program is paused. Learn more...

News & Blogs From The Region

LATAM Ambassadors at SynBio Bootcamp 3.0

Una guía completa de recursos para los equipos de la competencia iGEM, por la iGEM Community

Um guia completo de recursos para as equipes da competição iGEM, pela iGEM Community

Regional Events

DECEMBER 6, 2024

iGEM at Barbara McClintock Institute of Genetics

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

iGEM at San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca University 2024

AUGUST 19, 2024

iGEM at Conference of Synthetic Biology Applied to Medicine

AUGUST 19, 2024

iGEM at Brazilian Meetup 2024

AUGUST 20, 2024

iGEM at 69th International Congress of the Brazilian Society of Genetics

AUGUST 14, 2024

iGEM at LATAM Meetup 2024

MAY 18, 2024

iGEM IberAmerica Information Session

APRIL 16, 2024

iGEM at Leadership and Sustainability Congress

MARCH 16, 2024

iGEM at 2nd International Interdisciplinary Congress of Medicine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

iGEM at Semana da Biotecnologia UFABC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

iGEM at Bioteclinando - UNIFAL

JULY 22, 2023

iGEM at Nucleo’23 & UNICAMP

APRIL 19, 2023

iGEM at Congreso Biogenesis 2023

APRIL 26, 2023

iGEM at Conexão Biotec 2

MAY 5, 2022

iGEM at Congreso Biogenesis 2022

APRIL 22, 2019

iGEM at Red Pop Festival 2019

JULY 26, 2019

BioHack & iGEM Community Reception in São Carlos

JULY 13, 2018

iGEM at Latin America Meetup 2018

iGEM Ambassadors for Latin America

Over 13 countries from Latin America have participated in the iGEM Competitions and have used their experience to build and advance the local synthetic biology ecosystems.

The iGEM Ambassadors for Latin America are the main support team for all LATAM iGEM teams, from both the iGEM Competition and Design League.

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2025 iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters For Latin America

Sofia Sanchez
Sofia Sanchez
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Ambassador - Latin America
Monterrey, Mexico
Manuel Fernandez
Manuel Fernandez
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Ambassador - Latin America
Cambridge, MA, United States of America
Nathaly Raquel Romero Balladares
Nathaly Raquel Romero Balladares
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Promoter - Latin America
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Amy Simpson
Amy Simpson
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Promoter - Latin America
Puebla, México
Natalie Edwards
Natalie Edwards
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Ambassador - Latin America
Santiago, Chile
Andrea Tambo
Andrea Tambo
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Ambassador - Latin America
La Paz, Bolivia
Xavier Alexandro Rios Salinas
Xavier Alexandro Rios Salinas
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Ambassador - Latin America
Sucre, Bolivia