About our Lab
Our lab is a community laboratory that is open to any skill level. The lab invites amateurs, professionals or just anyone interested in science. Due to this, our laboratory is a level one lab, in order to protect those working inside the lab, the general public and environment.
Lab Safety
- Laboratory Bootcamp
- Since we have different skill levels on our team, every member must participate in a yearly bootcamp.
- The bootcamp allows team members to experience a laboratory setting and experiment with different commonly used lab tools, such as a pipette. The new students are supervised by the senior team members and by the laboratory’s directors.
- Also in the Bootcamp, team members learn the basics of biology and how to use safety equipment in the laboratory. Each member had to pass a test on where each piece of safety equipment was and what it was used for.
- Community Lab Safety Rules
- Wear proper lab equipment (gloves, goggles, and closed-toed shoes)
- Disinfect the labspace (Sterilization, Disinfection, Antisepsis, and Cleaning)
- Follow chemical safety procedures
- Maintain a neat and well organized work environment
- Use bleach to sterilize unused cultures
- Keep food and drinks out of the lab
- Dispose of chemical waste in the proper trash bin (chemical waste bins)
