Personal Project

Week 9 (13.05-16.05) - Collection + Processing

I initially collected my oysters from a popular restaurant (Batch1) and after finishing that batch I started to look for another place to collect oysters from as the place was...

CRISPR-Cas9

Monday - CRISPR Workshop

Tuesday - CRISPR Bestiary + Personal Project cont.

Wednesday - Personal Project

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Personal Project + Intro to CRISPR

Monday - Personal Project Brainstorming

Outline:

1. Showing R+D of personal project
   • Samples and comparisons and determining what sample type to move forward with
2. Brainstorming
   • Jotting down ideas for...

Špela Petrič, GFP, + Oysters

Tuesday - Špela Petrič’s talk’ + Personal Project R/D

Outline:

1. Who is she and what has she done as an artist
   • Transmedia artists with a background in biology, specifically biomedicine.
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Biosensors and Soil Chromatography

Monday - E.coli biosensor with Tom Peeters + Matthijs de Block

Outline:

1. What is a biosensor?
2. How will we be using it today?
3. Protocol + procedure
4. Thoughts

We began this week learning from...

Microorganisms + Mycelium

Monday - Microbial Wonder with Maro Pebo + Bacterial Dyes

Maro’s lecture on ‘Microbial Wonder’ was very eye opening for me. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about how decentralising the human perspective, in this case my own,...

Fermenting, growing biomaterials, and the futures of food

Tuesday - Fermenting with Margherita Soldati + Mads Sørensen

Margherita Soldati + Mads Sørensen’s lecture on fermentation gave me insight into the different types that exist (Alcoholic + Lactic Acid Fermentations)...

Open-Source Lab Equipment, Biopolitics + Photobioreactor

Monday - FabLab tour + Fabrication

Got reacquainted with Fusion360 for 3D modelling and Adobe Illustrator for laser cutting and then a quick tour around the FabLab to get familiar with the set...

Bioplastics, Biosafety + Documentation

Monday - Introduction

Introduction lecture given by Lucas, a quick tour around Waag Futurelab (including the Textile Lab see top left square) and a short workshop on simple bioplastic production.

We were given the freedom...