The following ELECTRONIC RESOURCES may be of general use to other research groups, internal and external to Penn State: TRAINING VIDEOSHere is a collection of videos demonstrating the various basic tasks needed to get started in Curtis Lab.https://sites.google.com/a/curtislab.org/curtislab/research-resources/lab-training-videos LAB SAFETYAll students in the laboratory must complete extensive lab safety training that includes chemical and biological safety. Read and complete the reading of all of the policies associated with our Lab Safety Procedures document.There are extensive procedures that must be followed for disposal of both chemical and biological waste.
All students that work in research laboratories of Chemical Engineerin must complete chemical handling training. Culture Strain Collections (someone needs to take on this project of collecting details of our bacterial, algae and cell lines) (will include MTAs, references to papers in which they were used, &etc) Plant tissue culture: Nicotiana benthamiana cell suspensions, Tobacco root lines Algae: Chlorella vulgaris, Botroyococcus braunii, Bacteria: E. coli, Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Rhodo. capsulatus, Clostridium phytofermentans, Azotobacter vinelandii, Ralstonia eutropha Yeast: Sacharomyces cervicea, Candida molschiana, Fungi: Phenarchete cryososporium, Agaricus bisporus ASSAYS: Links to a Wiki / gDocs folder of SOPs METHODSMedia Formulations: (Need to parse out and make a public PDF listing) Culture Disposal (including transgenics, ) Dish Washing LABORATORY LOGISTICS Information Technology IT Integration as a New Student Adding A Profile Page to the Web CORE: contact info, purchasing, How to get a Purchasing Card MISC Useful Links: Penn State Hershey Shuttle: Details Pass System |
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