iGEM 2024: Developing a Tampon Prototype that Prevents Toxic Shock Syndrome
Team Name: DKU iGEM 2024
This project aims to reduce the probability of TSS in women by introducing microorganisms that inhibit Staphylococcus aureus on cotton strips. The methods used to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus include increasing the expression of hydrogen peroxide and nisin in Lactobacillus salivarius to inhibit the bacteria. The main methods include using plasmids to introduce NADH-dependent flavin reductase to increase hydrogen peroxide production and replacing nisR promoters to achieve the effect of overexpression to increase nisin production.
Team Member:
| Yuqing Cheng | Class of 2026 | Student Leader | Molecular Bioscience |
| Yuxuan Wu | Class of 2026 | Student Leader | Molecular Bioscience |
| Xinyu Hu | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Xinjin Du | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Ruoxuan Wang | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Samia Idaghdour | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Jordan Bahnub | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Jingwen Jia | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Yitong Wang | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Yuanfei Hu | Class of 2026 | Student Member | Applied Mathematics |
| Jiayan Xie | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Xiupu Zhao | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Yuhan Lin | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Malak Musabeh | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
| Wiam Benadder | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Applied Mathematics |
| Shaban Muhammad | Class of 2027 | Student Member | Molecular Bioscience |
