Welcome to the community page for North America! Here you’ll find iGEM programs focused towards North America such as your regional iGEM Ambassadors, projects and resources built by the North 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
North AmericaHow to iGEM - Resources for iGEM Teams
A streamlined guide packed with information that iGEM alumni and Ambassadors have found to be the most important parts of iGEM or things they wish they had known earlier. We hope that the advice and resources included here can help you succeed as an iGEM team.
News & Blogs From The Region
How to have a Grand iGEM Competition experience: Introducing resources from the iGEM Community
High School iGEM: Reflections & Future
Government of Canada invests over $5.6 million to help early-stage genomics (and engineering bioloy) companies bring new products to market
Forest City SynBio opens the door for everyday Canadians to invest in synthetic biology
Forbes Spotlights Cancer Drug Research of Stony Brook Grads
Regional Events
OCTOBER 7, 2024
iGEM at Canada Synbio Conference 2024
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
iGEM at OnTheVerge 2024
JULY 28, 2024
iGEM at JulyGEM 2024
AUGUST 10, 2024
iGEM at Mid-Atlantic Meetup 2024
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
SynBio Expressions
AUGUST 14, 2024
Plant Cell Atlas SynBio Hackathon
DECEMBER 9, 2024
1st International SynBYSS Conference
AUGUST 11, 2023
iGEM at Mid-Atlantic Meetup 2023
MAY 31, 2022
iGEM at Canada Synbio Conference 2022
APRIL 12, 2022
iGEM at Built With Biology
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
iGEM at Global Community Biosummit
JUNE 23, 2019
iGEM at SEED 2019
MAY 24, 2019
iGEM at Synthetic Biology for Bioindustrial & Biomedical Applications Conference
JULY 25, 2018
iGEM at Mid-Atlantic Meetup 2018
JUNE 30, 2018
iGEM at Midwestern Meetup 2018
iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters for North America
The iGEM Competition started in North America 2 decades ago. During this time the region has witnessed synthetic biology emerge as one of the main drivers of not just the local but also the global economy.
The iGEM Ambassadors for North America are passionate individuals currently in Canada and the United States working to support iGEM teams and iGEM alumni across the region.
Contact
- Connect with our global community on the iGEM Community Slack. Join the iGEM Community Slack ↗
- Reach out to your regional Ambassadors & Promoters via northamerica@igem.org
- Book a meeting ↗ with your ambassadors
2025 iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters for North America
Yiyan Yu
Ambassador - North America
San Diego, United States of America
Kfir Lerner
Ambassador - North America
Calgary, Canada
Mia Bhatia
Ambassador - North America
Montreal, Canada
Annika Shi
Ambassador - North America
Chapel Hill (North Carolina), United States of America
Maren Abuzukar
Ambassador - North America
Calgary, Canada
Jonathan Kinross
Ambassador - North America
Orem, Utah, United States of America
Akshaya Poonepalle
Ambassador - North America
Atlanta, United States of America
Michael Ni
Ambassador - North America
Berkeley, United States of America
Sakti Subramanian
Ambassador - North America, Project Head
Stanford, United States of America