GT iGEM team was awarded a GOLD medal in the iGEM 2025 competition which was held from 28-31 October 2025 in Paris Convention Centre. The team achieved GOLD medal for a fourth consecutive year (2019, 2021, 2023 & 2025).
The team consists of 19 G10 to G12 students working in a research project entitled “A Quorum Sensing Biosensor Kit for Hunting Invisible Microplastics (AQus-HIM)”. The team has successfully engineered a whole cell biosensor for the detection of microplastic pollution levels in water samples. The team also developed a standardized protocol in a testing kit which can be used in the lab to ensure data consistency for global comparison about microplastic pollution in marine waters. Besides, several outreach activities and education were conducted to create impacts and momentum in the school community. The team integrated AI technology to develop a prototype of an automated microplastic collecting car for microplastic collection and education.
Details about the team and project contents can be found via the following link:
Dr. Christine Yu
Principal Investigator of GT iGEM Team
Assistant Principal
A group photo of 2025 GT iGEM team
iGEM team participated in the iGEM 2025 Grand Jamboree in Paris
(From left to right:
Upper: Dr. Christine Yu, Donovan Cheung (10D), Sean Wong (10B), Hinson Ng (10C),
Anson Au (10C), Sophie Cheung (11A), Hayley Pun (11C), Katie Ngai (10B), Yolanda Tse
(11A), Emmanuel Chan (11A) and Issak Chiu (11D)
iGEM team students were discussing the research project with an iGEM Judge during team booth session.
iGEM team took a group photo after receiving the GOLD medal result in the Grand Jamboree.
A GOLD medal received by GT iGEM team.