Bio-link depot now has a channel

Here's the new youtube channel for Bio-link depot.  You can subscribe and get the latest news on events and learn how to get free equipment and supplies for your school science lab.

Learn about calibration and repair of micro pipettors

Plus, have a slice of pizza.   The event, "pipettes and pizza" takes place in Oakland (Laney College) on Friday September 8 at 4PM.  It's free to attend however registration is mandatory.
Register here

CRISPR/CAS9 Delivery Webinar 4-18-17

Allison Mayle, PhD. Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Teaching Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center presents this webinar.  
The webinar covers best practices for increasing CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiency. Viewers will learn discover online tools to aid in CRISPR/Cas9 design and delivery, and tips for optimizing your CRISPR/Cas9 experiments.

Dr. Mayle will review the factors influencing genome editing, including target sequence selection and CRISPR/Cas9 delivery methods. A comparison of plasmid and viral vector delivery will be provided, as well as an introduction to DNA-free CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein reagents. Additionally, Dr. Mayle will cover best practices for CRISPR knock-in mutagenesis via homology-directed repair (HDR) and applications available from new Cas9 protein variants.

The webinar is free but registration is required HERE by the hosts GenScript.

Biomanufacturing major at Laney College in Oakland, CA

This is an excellent program for learning the correct laboratory procedures used in molecular biology labs.  Classes start next week so enroll now.

http://www.laney.edu/wp/biomanufacturing/

BABEC Kickoff 2016 on video

For those who were not able to attend BABEC Kickoff 2016, here are videos of the speakers.  Thanks to BABEC (the acronym means Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium) and to the videographer, Daniel Michael of Biolink Depot, a man of many talents. Daniel also conducted the interview with biohacker Mary Ward, for this blog.