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By  Matt Palermo - VGEM 2024 Wiki Lead

At the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France, Virginia iGEM was awarded a Gold Medal for their project in cellulitis treatment: Niskin. Competing with over 250 undergraduate and graduate teams from around the world, the 2023 Virginia iGEM team created a unique device to synthetically produce topical agents for dermal application and received the highest medal which can be awarded to competitors. The team has successfully patented the design and research to continue development is ongoing. Very few iGEM projects are successful enough to warrant pursuing further; however, this team inventive idea may have significant future prospects beyond simply being an astounding feat in the treatment of bacterial skin infection.