Previously run in Professor Facciotti's research laboratory, the UC Davis iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machines) teams have utilized the BioInnovation Lab since 2015. The premier international undergraduate synthetic biology competition, the annual iGEM Giant Jamboree brings together more than 4,000 undergraduates from over 300 institutions to present their projects and network with the greater synthetic biology community. 

Currently the UC Davis iGEM team is organized through the BioInnovation Group. 

Previous Projects and Awards:

** - Paper was published from work

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 - Best Measurement; Nominee Best Presentation, 2016, 2015** - Nominee Best Overgrad Environment Project; Link to publication, 2014 - Overgrad Grand Prize Winner; Best Policy and Practices, 2013** - Link to publication, 2012 - Entrepreneurship Award Honorable Mention, 2011** - Top 16; Best Foundational Advancement; Link to publication, 2010, 2009