Genesis iGEM 2026
Commercial Boys & Girls Club led iGEM team
Our final project direction is still being evaluated, so we are sharing process, milestones, and team structure while selection is in progress.
Genesis is organized to compete seriously across science, safety, ethics, community engagement, and implementation.
Meet The Team
A multidisciplinary team built for iGEM.
Genesis operates as a real project organization, not a casual club. Biology, technology, human practices, and design collaborate from planning through final presentation. Our focus is to deliver work that is technically strong, responsible, and clearly documented for public review.
iGEM is the largest international synthetic biology competition for students. It brings together 400+ teams and more than 10,000 participants from 40+ countries. Teams publish project work in public wikis and present at the Grand Jamboree, so sponsor visibility is long-term rather than single-event exposure.
Team evaluation focus
Genesis plans and documents its work around these core iGEM standards.
We compete in iGEM with the same priorities that define strong teams:
- Science
- Safety
- Ethics
- Community engagement
- Implementation
Sponsors and Partners
Current sponsors and collaboration model.
Supporting Genesis also supports STEM outreach, youth talent development, and applied synthetic biology education.
Creative Odyssey
MBC Biolabs
New England Biolabs
BioRender
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton
ClickUp
Interview Cake
LA STEM
Scrimba
Creative Odyssey
MBC Biolabs
New England Biolabs
BioRender
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton
ClickUp
Interview Cake
LA STEM
Scrimba
Diamond
$6,000+
For major strategic sponsors
- ✓Title Sponsor status
- ✓Largest logo placement across the iGEM wiki, competition poster, Jamboree slides, team apparel, and all social media
- ✓Co-branded case study or blog post documenting how support enabled Genesis's project development
- ✓Minimum of six tagged social media posts throughout the season
- ✓Verbal acknowledgment during the team's Grand Jamboree presentation in Paris
- ✓Priority access to team members for internship, research assistant, or recruitment opportunities
Ruby
$1,000 to $5,999
For growing biotech supporters
- ✓Prominent logo placement on the iGEM wiki, competition poster, presentation slides, and team apparel
- ✓Minimum of three tagged social media posts
- ✓Named acknowledgment at the Jamboree
- ✓Quarterly project progress updates on experiments, outreach, and competition preparation
Emerald
Under $1,000 or in-kind
For product, software, and in-kind support
- ✓Logo displayed on the iGEM wiki and team website
- ✓One tagged social media post
- ✓Named acknowledgment on Jamboree poster
- ✓In-kind contributions such as reagents, equipment access, software licenses, or instrument time recognized by estimated market value
- ✓Designed for biotech and life science companies supporting student teams through product donations rather than cash
Budget and Support
Help Genesis fund a full 2026 season.
Team Genesis operates on a $44,752 season budget covering iGEM registration, gene synthesis, wet-lab reagents, competition travel to the Grand Jamboree in Paris, and community outreach programming. Sponsor support is what makes this work possible.
Funds raised
$0.00
$13,254.15 raised of $45,000
All donations are tax-deductible through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton, the team's 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
Fiscal sponsor
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton
Donations supporting Genesis are processed through our nonprofit fiscal sponsor and directly strengthen research, travel, and outreach capacity.
Season budget
$44,752
Built around competition fees, scientific materials, travel to Paris, and educational programming.
Support options
- Monetary donations
- In-kind materials
- Equipment access
- Technical mentorship
- Workshop partnerships
- Educational collaboration
Contact
Team contacts
Seungwoo Lee
seungwoo@igemgenesis.orgArtin Javadi
artin@igemgenesis.orgigemgenesis.org