--- title: HR 1845. Lambert High School iGEM Team; outstanding achievements at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1845 cite_as: HR 1845, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1845 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1845.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1845/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74358 date: 2026-03-23 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Lambert High School iGEM Team; outstanding achievements at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree; commend ## Text House Resolution 1845 By: Representatives Cox of the 28th, Jasperse of the 11th, McDonald III of the 26th, Jones of the 25th, Barrett of the 24th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Lambert High School iGEM Team for its outstanding achievements at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Lambert High School iGEM Team (Lambert iGEM) represented the State of Georgia and the United States at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree held in Paris, France; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Lambert iGEM Team was led by team captains Avani Karthik and Sean Lee, with co-captains Harsha Poonepalle, Shashwat Balamurali, and Vedant Kalipatnapu, and consisted of the following dedicated members: Aiden Lee, Amy Jing, Aria Im, Arjun Gulati, Claire Lee, Jeremy Chen, Jiwoo Han, Julia Rho, Keerthana Anumukonda, Nishchai Chawla, Reva Badkundri, Rohan Kaushik, Sahasra Tatavarti, Sankalp Yeleti, and Veda Vudithyala; and WHEREAS, the team was supported by faculty advisors Catherine Sharer, Cathy O'Haver, and Jes O'Kelley, who provided scientific guidance, administrative support, and mentorship throughout the competition season; and WHEREAS, Lambert iGEM presented an advanced synthetic-biology project that achieved placement among the Top 10 high school teams worldwide at the 2025 Grand Jamboree; and WHEREAS, the 2025 project earned multiple international nominations, including Best Model, Best Education, Best Wiki, Best Village Project, and Best Software Tool, demonstrating excellence across scientific communication, computational modeling, community engagement, and technical innovation; and WHEREAS, Lambert iGEM was awarded the 2025 Best Software Tool honor, distinguishing the team as the top high-school recipient of this global award and highlighting their technical achievement in computational biology; and WHEREAS, these achievements reflect the team's commitment to scientific rigor, creativity, collaborative research, and service to the broader scientific community; and WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the Lambert iGEM Team bring great pride to Lambert High School, the Forsyth County School District, and the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the Lambert High School iGEM Team for its exceptional performance at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree and extend best wishes for continued success in future scientific endeavors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Lambert High School and the 2025 Lambert iGEM Team. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution commends the Lambert High School iGEM Team for its performance at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, including a top international award in computational biology. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Lambert High School iGEM Team, which represented Georgia and the United States at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France. The resolution names the team's captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors, and describes the team's synthetic-biology project, which placed among the Top 10 high school teams worldwide and received nominations for Best Model, Best Education, Best Wiki, Best Village Project, and Best Software Tool. The resolution highlights that the team won the 2025 Best Software Tool award, making it the top high-school recipient of that global honor. The House formally recognizes and commends the team for its performance and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the team members. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Lambert High School iGEM Team for its performance at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France. - Names the team's captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors in the official record. - States that the team placed among the Top 10 high school teams worldwide and received multiple international award nominations. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Lambert High School iGEM Team members, its captains and co-captains, and its three faculty advisors. It also reflects positively on Lambert High School and the Forsyth County School District, though it creates no legal obligations for them. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a formal statement of praise. Its practical impact is symbolic recognition placed in the legislative record and shared as keepsake copies with the school and team, honoring their achievement in a national and international science competition. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's participation in the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris and list team captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors. - The whereas clauses note the team's Top 10 worldwide placement and nominations for Best Model, Best Education, Best Wiki, Best Village Project, and Best Software Tool. - The resolving clause formally commends the team for its performance and wishes it continued success in future scientific work. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the 2025 team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-23) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-23) - Sponsors: Brent Cox, Rick Jasperse, Lauren McDonald, Todd Jones, Carter Barrett, David Clark - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74358 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1845.md?full=1