diff --git a/static/edublog.css b/static/edublog.css new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a72441040790368a17936e21bb32f339faaae8d --- /dev/null +++ b/static/edublog.css @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.card-body{ + /*grey background with opacity 0.2*/ + background-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.2); + border: none; + border-radius: 10px; + /*fit page with equal left and right margins*/ + margin-bottom: 2%; + margin-right: 0%; +} + +.card-mb-4{ + border: none; +} +.card-title, .card-text, .blog-text{ + color: black; + margin-right: 0%; +} + +img { + max-height: 300px; + max-width: auto; + display: block; + margin-left: auto; + margin-right: auto;} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/colouringbook.md b/wiki/edublogs/colouringbook.md index 41e760b49847c51d31396a085a40ac511f82e473..80a4b59d147a4f7547c6bb236e6fceb6bb1fb2c3 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/colouringbook.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/colouringbook.md @@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ Colouring is often deemed to be a therapeutic and relaxing activity, for childre Anushka and Geeth from iGEM IISc's design team curated a SynBio colouring book over the course of the iGEM cycle, with colour-in pictures of DNA and bacteria, among other Synthetic Biology motifs; as well as of neurons and the brain, among other biological concepts closely related to AptalXero. -The final colouring book consisted of over twenty drawings for children to colour-in, and was distributed in some government schools in Bangalore. We present below some snippets from the colouring book. \ No newline at end of file +The final colouring book consisted of over twenty drawings for children to colour-in, and was distributed in some government schools in Bangalore. We present below some snippets from the colouring book. + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/labvisit.md b/wiki/edublogs/labvisit.md index 70868d22d4e44380e06a42851461102ab00ab553..394a12f12ea21a3c1f8562c125c803eb0fd804a6 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/labvisit.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/labvisit.md @@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ The IISc iGEM team opened the doors of its lab on 7 and 8 September 2024 for a l The visitors were shown the different equipment used in the lab and explained the basic principles behind the different techniques and assays used in Synthetic Biology - such as gel electrophoresis, bacterial culture and PCR. Special emphasis was laid on the importance of following proper lab ethics and safety practices. The student visitors appreciated this experience of gaining exposure to what research looked like, and were exciting to work in a lab some day. + + diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/natpaperpres.md b/wiki/edublogs/natpaperpres.md index 878993c333e191697d54b78115010c0854ef0772..19406dee46a5c4da50fa255dbd08732ef171e28a 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/natpaperpres.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/natpaperpres.md @@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ iGEM IISc organised a paper presentation competition in collaboration with Natur The session was attended by first and second year undergraduates and was a learning experience for everyone, with thought provoking discussion sessions following each presentation. The Naturalists convenors constituted the judging panel for the event, and gave the participants feedback on their presentations and ways in which they could improve. -The event was a great way for students to learn how to present a topic to an audience which may not have a background in the field, which is an essential skill in research and academia. \ No newline at end of file +The event was a great way for students to learn how to present a topic to an audience which may not have a background in the field, which is an essential skill in research and academia. + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/openday.md b/wiki/edublogs/openday.md index af7972df8a46342b66ce46691188676708fac2c4..7b48aa19957f3245f3b41cda93d92deb67fcd698 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/openday.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/openday.md @@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ IISc’s much awaited event of the year, the Open Day, was held on 24 February 2 Though still in the preliminary stages of finalising our idea, iGEM IISc took the opportunity to set up our own stall at the Open Day. The team leader Subhanan and the co-team leader Suvam held the stall and presented posters educating the general public about Synthetic Biology, as well as aptamers and their utility in ongoing research in theranostics for a wide repertoire of diseases. The visitors were intrigued to learn about recent advances and what all has been achieved with Synthetic Biology, and were excited to hear about iGEM and the prospects it provides to students, particularly undergraduates, in solving real-world problems and giving shape to their ideas. - \ No newline at end of file + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/openday1.jpeg" alt="Open Day"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/openday2.jpeg" alt="Open Day"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/paperdisc.md b/wiki/edublogs/paperdisc.md index 1eef28c9ea5bccd592cf33555ba597965dac8c67..0e63aca33ac0d608bfc35dcc79ca88e7c42d034d 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/paperdisc.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/paperdisc.md @@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ iGEM IISc 2024, together with the future iGEMers from IISc, organised a research Open discussion is the most fruitful way to learn new things and expand your horizons, and this session certainly provided a great opportunity to learn from one's peers. It was fascinating to see the passion with which topics were presented from fields spanning from astrobiology to systems chemistry. -The session was an afternoon full of scintillating conversations and scientific debates, and left all the attendees yearning for more knowledge. The future iGEMers were excited to continue this tradition throughout their 2025 iGEM cycle. \ No newline at end of file +The session was an afternoon full of scintillating conversations and scientific debates, and left all the attendees yearning for more knowledge. The future iGEMers were excited to continue this tradition throughout their 2025 iGEM cycle. + +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/paperdisc.jpeg" alt="Open Day"> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/pictionary.md b/wiki/edublogs/pictionary.md index cd064396efed9b4db413a4aea1fc4a0286737516..3b288dedad1b3253ebee87bad8eb28edd4a13083 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/pictionary.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/pictionary.md @@ -6,4 +6,13 @@ date: 28 August 2024 To take a break from the stress of research work and academics, iGEM IISc organised a fun event on 25 August 2024 - SynBio Pictionary! -Participants were divided into four teams, and took turns picking chits from a box, which listed words related to Synthetic Biology, and drew them for their team to guess. The experience was a fun one, and even presented the opportunity to learn new things in the process. All the participants had an evening full of laughs, a welcome break before they went back to their tight schedules. \ No newline at end of file +Participants were divided into four teams, and took turns picking chits from a box, which listed words related to Synthetic Biology, and drew them for their team to guess. The experience was a fun one, and even presented the opportunity to learn new things in the process. All the participants had an evening full of laughs, a welcome break before they went back to their tight schedules. + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/pictionary1.jpeg" alt="Pictionary"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/pictionary2.jpeg" alt="Pictionary"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/researchpaper.md b/wiki/edublogs/researchpaper.md index cb3b69bcae892fd7409e669a6559cdcb232ada11..aff2262893bb7feb3cd6bfd3c93872d8f1a8cded 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/researchpaper.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/researchpaper.md @@ -10,4 +10,13 @@ And that's why, before our team passed on the baton, we wanted to ease the futur Anurag Sarkar, a core member of the IISc iGEM team, conducted a session on 'How (Not) to Read a Research Paper' on 23 August 2024. He introduced the structure and types of articles found in a journal, where and how to search for papers, and how to deal with bad science due to AI and other malicious intent. He encouraged the junior batch to 'be informed, but not be influenced.' -The talk was received very well by the students, and they were excited to use this newfound advice to start exploring the world of science, and start their own iGEM cycle soon. \ No newline at end of file +The talk was received very well by the students, and they were excited to use this newfound advice to start exploring the world of science, and start their own iGEM cycle soon. + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/anurag.jpeg" alt="Research Paper"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/anurag2.jpeg" alt="Research Paper"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/schoolvisits.md b/wiki/edublogs/schoolvisits.md index 6cfb45ae6f8ba7669d7a157f40d224fca1abba60..2f6f0b598ba113f3550b5f041d43c4e95918fefe 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/schoolvisits.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/schoolvisits.md @@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ In several schools, we also spoke about Synthetic Biology and its massive contri School visits also gave us the golden opportunity to present AptalXero to students from grades 9th to 12th. We explained the rationale behind our idea of choosing neurodegenerative diseases as our focus, and went on to talk about how we later shifted our focus to proteinopathies in general. The students were excited to learn that we, as young undergraduates, were making an effort to contribute to existing endeavours to cure a long-standing problem. We also spread awareness about Alzheimer's Disease and some of the misconceptions surrounding it, such as how many Indians mistake Alzheimer's and dementia for 'simple aging.' We explained the importance of early diagnosis in controlling the severity of the disease. The audience was saddened to hear some of the stories we had heard about patients of neurodegenerative disorders, and we encouraged them to spread awareness about such diseases in their local environments. -We emphasised the importance of Foundational Advance as our track, and how research is never done in silos. There is an increasing need for awareness and continuity in research. As we talked about what the research sector looks like, we explained that every scientist has a fundamental duty to be honest and ethical about his work, and that a good scientist is always well-aware of other ongoing work in the field. \ No newline at end of file +We emphasised the importance of Foundational Advance as our track, and how research is never done in silos. There is an increasing need for awareness and continuity in research. As we talked about what the research sector looks like, we explained that every scientist has a fundamental duty to be honest and ethical about his work, and that a good scientist is always well-aware of other ongoing work in the field. + +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/avanischool.png" alt="School Presentation"> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/scicomm.md b/wiki/edublogs/scicomm.md index 986b11b348ae02e03f6564785f8598f009b2ae8c..bba8a054a08e6292d313683e9ecbf5f8ad052418 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/scicomm.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/scicomm.md @@ -10,4 +10,13 @@ Parth Kumar, Human Practices Coordinator of the IISc iGEM Team, conducted a sess With personal anecdotes, drawing from iGEM's Mastering Science Communication Project, and his learnings from his internship at the Office of Communications, IISc, Parth demonstrated what really goes into science communication and writing research highlights and press releases. He used exercises and hands-on examples to bring out the importance of 'cutting the clutter' and 'de-jargonising' science. -The audience thoroughly enjoyed the talk, and Parth encouraged them to become active SciCommers and spread the word about how cool science can be! \ No newline at end of file +The audience thoroughly enjoyed the talk, and Parth encouraged them to become active SciCommers and spread the word about how cool science can be! + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/introtoscicomm.jpeg" alt="Sci-Comm"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/introtoscicomm2.jpeg" alt="Sci-Comm"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/scitechquiz.md b/wiki/edublogs/scitechquiz.md index 4b2151eb7e13a940c3a397c9bba09093540ce7e4..5b47838a35fd1d675144b35dfc79501c3611bee8 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/scitechquiz.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/scitechquiz.md @@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ date: 3 September 2024 Quizzes present a fun way to expand your horizons and learn more about what's happening in the world. With this in mind, iGEM IISc organised a Sci-Tech Quiz on 27 July 2024. The quizmaster was Shloak Vatsal, ex-iGEMer and third year undergraduate at IISc. Shloak posed intriguing questions ranging from various fields of science and technology. Questions ranged from pop science, recent discoveries, misconceptions and myths, as well as remarkable feats achieved in days gone by. The first prize was bagged by the trio consisting of Aarav Ghate, Anurag Sarkar and Durga Naniwadekar. + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/scitechquiz1.jpeg" alt="Pictionary"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/scitechquiz2.jpeg" alt="Pictionary"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/syntheticbiology.md b/wiki/edublogs/syntheticbiology.md index c949bc65a52515b90fe007574d36ce815335f461..fa83aa96c1c4620dde2325e32689531410454900 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/syntheticbiology.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/syntheticbiology.md @@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ Everyone's heard this a million times - iGEM is a "Synthetic Biology" competitio Avani, Wet Lab Coordinator of the IISc iGEM Team, gave a talk titled 'Synthetic Biology for Dummies.' She covered various aspects, from the history and evolution of synthetic biology, the methods it uses and the basic underlying principles, a case study, and future prospects. She demystified the subject and efficiently broke down complicated jargon, to make it an approachable and accessible talk. The objective of the talk was to start from the complete basics and appeal to a wider audience, even those who did not have a background in Biology. IISc's culture is to never treat iGEM as something only for Biology majors - and Avani's talk was successful in showing the future iGEMers that they could help out in the technical aspects of iGEM even if they felt they didn't know much at the time! + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/synbiotalk.jpg" alt="SynBio"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/synbiotalk2.jpg" alt="SynBio"> +</div> diff --git a/wiki/edublogs/whatisigem.md b/wiki/edublogs/whatisigem.md index 4b480663c28ccde291444c6f296d724fae4443e1..5d07623444d40f809fd13114956e151018858cdc 100644 --- a/wiki/edublogs/whatisigem.md +++ b/wiki/edublogs/whatisigem.md @@ -6,4 +6,13 @@ date: 15 August 2024 iGEM IISc conducted an Orientation Session for IISc' 2025 iGEM Cycle. Parth Kumar, Human Practices Coordinator of the 2024 team, introduced the incoming batch of students to Synthetic Biology and iGEM, and its main objectives. He explained how a typical iGEM cycle runs, and explained the importance of having a proper design-build-test-learn (DBTL) cycle. Apart from speaking about his experiences in the iGEM team, Parth also introduced AptalXero, and the work that the team was doing. -Anurag Sarkar, Dry Lab Coordinator of the 2024 Team, also shared his anecdotes, and introduced the dry lab aspects of iGEM. Aditya K Ammembal, Team Leader of the 2023 IISc Team, as well as Advisor to the 2024 Team, mentioned the most important thing is to enjoy the learning process that comes with iGEM. The session concluded with the speakers encouraging the junior batch to participate in iGEM wholeheartedly and carry forward IISc's long-standing legacy. \ No newline at end of file +Anurag Sarkar, Dry Lab Coordinator of the 2024 Team, also shared his anecdotes, and introduced the dry lab aspects of iGEM. Aditya K Ammembal, Team Leader of the 2023 IISc Team, as well as Advisor to the 2024 Team, mentioned the most important thing is to enjoy the learning process that comes with iGEM. The session concluded with the speakers encouraging the junior batch to participate in iGEM wholeheartedly and carry forward IISc's long-standing legacy. + +<div class="row padding"> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/whatisigem.jpeg" alt="What is iGEM"> +</div> +<div class="col-6"> +<img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/5170/hp-images/whatisigem2.jpeg" alt="What is iGEM"> +</div> +</div> \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wiki/pages/blog.html b/wiki/pages/blog.html index 3b4926aa08d78033ae43a2a478a2aa0094a112f5..0a1b40a2fa58f8c5254d65fef6192688437c5ac6 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/blog.html +++ b/wiki/pages/blog.html @@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ {% block page_content %} <link href="{{ url_for('static', filename = 'blog.css') }}" rel="stylesheet"> <p class="body-text">{{ blog|safe }}</p> + <a href="{{ url_for('pages', page='bloglist') }}">Back</a> <div style="height: 10rem;"></div> {% endblock %} diff --git a/wiki/pages/edublog.html b/wiki/pages/edublog.html index afab1bb548f9b9223e228f3d4822319faf4a3617..87bf1f10dc9108d2a66acdd426059d66c1d105f3 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/edublog.html +++ b/wiki/pages/edublog.html @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ {% block lead %}Educational blog post by {{ blog.metadata.author }}{% endblock %} {% block page_content %} -<link href="{{ url_for('static', filename = 'blog.css') }}" rel="stylesheet"> +<link href="{{ url_for('static', filename = 'edublog.css') }}" rel="stylesheet"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="text-center display-4">{{ blog.metadata.title }}</h1> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <div class="blog-content"> {{ blog | safe }} </div> + <a href="{{ url_for('pages', page='education') }}">Back</a> <div style="height: 10rem;"></div> </div> {% endblock %} diff --git a/wiki/pages/education.html b/wiki/pages/education.html index 1d0c9bd6bd5fb6373c0cdedd8f41200bfe9add3b..d8b2ab19c4f018fc7c42ce988507f6aa9293377b 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/education.html +++ b/wiki/pages/education.html @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ {% block lead %}Browse through educational blog posts.{% endblock %} {% block page_content %} -<link href="{{ url_for('static', filename = 'blog.css') }}" rel="stylesheet"> +<link href="{{ url_for('static', filename = 'edublog.css') }}" rel="stylesheet"> <h1 class="text-center padding display-4"><b>Education</b></h1> <div class="d-flex flex-wrap row">