Build and use a Still-air box for aseptic handling 26 Workshop

Build and use a still-air box for aseptic handling of (bacterial) sample workshop

Abstract

Tiny particles can have all sorts of living things attached or may even be alive themselves! One basic method when working with biology is keeping the organisms you want away from the organisms you don’ t. To this end, a still-air box can help you prevent contamination if you are manipulating materials fo r plant tissue culture, mycology, microbiology, or other fields requiring a reduction of airborne contaminants. In addition to keeping contaminants “out,” ensuring that you don’t grow anything you don’t intend, proper use of a still-air box can also help with keeping your sample “in,” ensuring that the risk of exposure to anything unknown is mitigated. Come to this workshop to make a simple and extensible still-air box and/or to learn about how to operate one safely by separating mixtures of commercially available bacteria using the streak-plate method.

Day / Time / Location

Day 2, Saturday, 15-August-2026, 9:30pm - 11:30pm
Workshop A (Sutton Place, third floor)

Full Description

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Registration -- NOT required

NOTE: You do NOT need to register to take this workshop
-- please show up early to ensure a seat at the WORKSHOP A room (in Sutton Place, on the third floor).

Presenter(s)

Danny Chan

Materials

Any materials needed to participate in this workshop will be available at-cost.
Observers are welcome at no cost.
To do the hands-on portion for this workshop:
Materials Cost: $0 - $50

Required Software / What to bring

[example: Bring laptop, if you can, with Arduino software installed.]

Links

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