Message from Doyle

我的iGEM 經驗跟我之前的研究經驗不同。在香港科技大學，iGEM Team 是由學生做主導。由構思到做實驗，每一樣都是由學生負責，advisors 也只會是作最少的指導。說實話，這真是很難，因為過程中我們要不斷排解故障。但是，這也開發了我的批判性思維和解難能力。有時候，隊員之間也會因有著不同的見解而作爭論，但是最後我們都學懂互相合作。我的iGEM經驗不只是侷限於實驗室內，我也有機會去接觸香港傑出的科學家。和其他隊員一起，我訪問了2個專家，了解我們計劃的可行性。整體而言，當我回想，這是個困難的經歷，但也是獲益良多。

My iGEM experience is different from other research experience that I had before.  In HKUST, the iGEM team is mainly driven by students. From idea development to actual wet lab work, everything is conducted by students with minimal guidance from the advisors.  Honestly, it was hard because we had to struggle through troubleshooting   processes, but these steps helped me to develop critical thinking and methods to overcome problems. Sometimes there were arguments between members with different ideas, but ultimately we learned to collaborate with each other. My iGEM experience was not limited only in the laboratory environment. I had a chance to meet prominent scientists in Hong Kong society.  With other members from the team, I have interview two experts to ask whether our project is feasible. Overall, when I look back, the experience was hard, but still very awarding.