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Here are your DIYbio events for the remainder of the week
On Monday, Bethesda is in Silver Spring for a talk by Ricky Solorzano on BioPrinting, Oakland tries to do some plant biology, and Somerville hosts a pubic forum in Cambridge led by Kevin Esvelt on engineering the mosquito in order to eradicate certain diseases.
On Tuesday Albany has neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux speaking about his latest book, Amsterdam continues their cycle of collaborative projects, Brooklyn has their CRISPR/CAS9 course (a prerequisite for hands on lab work) taught by Oliver Medvedik and Ellen Jorgensen, Cambridge has David Liu speaking about Phage-Assisted Continuous Evolution (PACE), Portland will be diving into Watson’s and Crick’s race to discover the source code of life as published in the article “A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” Nature. 1953. Watson, J.D. & Crick, F.H.C., and Sunnyvale is continuing their quantum salinity detector project.
On Wednesday, Ghent continues work on domestic bugs, Minneapolis discusses bioreactors, Oakland continues their Open Insulin project as well as furthering fun fermentations, Sunnyvale continues their fluorescing microscope project, and Vancouver will be talking about near future semantic web technologies and their use in biotech research.
On Thursday, Berlin has a conference on synthetic biology, genome editing, and biohacking, Buenos Aires has Mariano Fressoli discussing citizen science activism and data, Lausanne is holding a workshop delving into the intricacies of memory, Sunnyvale is partnering to put on a a beer science and tasting event and is looking for volunteers to help. Oakland and Sunnyvale are collaborating on their bioprinter project.
On Friday, Baltimore has Jenny Carlson speaking on tick biology and lyme disease prevention.
On Saturday Austin has a fermented foods discussion and sampling, Oakland and Sunnyvale collaborate on their evolved bacterial sunscreen project, San Diego holds a workshop on reading, and interpreting primary scientific manuscripts, and Somerville reviews a paper on the introduction of modified bacteria into the gut microbiota to inhibit obesity
Monday, September 26
Bethesda, MD, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
Tuesday, September 27
Albany, NY, USA
Amsterdam, NTL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Cambridge, MA, USA
Portland, OR, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Wednesday, September 28
Ghent, BEL
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Thursday, September 29
Berlin, DEU
Buenos Aires, ARG
Lausanne, VD, CHE
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Friday, September 30
Baltimore, MD, USA
Saturday, October 1
Austin, TX, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
San Diego, CA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Other events coming up
Sunday, October 2
Austin, TX, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Monday, October 3
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Tuesday, October 4
Amsterdam, NTL
San Diego, CA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Tuesday October 4- Wednesday October 5
San Francisco, CA, USA
Wednesday, October 5
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Thursday, October 6
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Friday, October 7
Singapore
Washington, DC, USA
Saturday, October 8
Seattle, WA, USA
Saturday, October 15
Austin, TX, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
Tuesday, October 18
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday October 22- Sunday, October 30
Eindhoven, NTL
Saturday, November 5
Baltimore, MD, USA
Thursday, November 17
New York, NY, USA
Friday, December 9
Baltimore, MD, USA
To see when the next event is in your area, check the full list of usual suspects. Don’t see one near you? Why not have your own and get it posted here? Tell us about it by emailing events@diybio.org. It would be great to post some photos of your event somewhere. We’d love to see them. We do have some guidelines for what is posted, and are not capturing every event within the community.
Here are your DIYbio events for the week.
On Sunday, Oakland continues with their Open Insulin project.
On Monday, Cambridge has two algae talks, including Moritz Meyer introducing his work on re-engineering photosynthesis, and Paolo Bombelli talking about using algae to harness energy in biophotovoltaic devices, and spreading ideas through the Big Algal Open Experiment. Oakland continues their work on using synthetic biology to make real cheese from yeast, or Real Vegan Cheese. Oslo has a workshop on sequence alignment tools, and Tel Aviv has a talk on intellectual property protection by Jeremy Rutman
On Tuesday, Amsterdam begins their four week cycle of collaborative projects, Cambridge has John Staropoli talking about the investigation of an oligonucleotide for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, and Nicolo Fusi talking about the use of machine learning for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. New York has Ellen Jogensen sharing her experiences on how to start, fund and mentor an iGEM team, Sunnyvale continues on their Quantum Salinity Detector project, and Toronto has an Open House.
On Wednesday, Oakland furthers their fun fermentations and continues their Open Insulin project, Seattle has a microfluidics discussion Sunnyvale continues their fluorescence microscope project, and Toronto has a hands on CRISPR workshop, and a talk on harnessing the power of CRISPR.
On Thursday, Baltimore has a workshop on PCR and primer design, Carlsbad has an open house for a biotech contract manufacturer, Hong Kong has Scott Edmunds sharing about the Bauhinia Genome project , and New York has Carin Bondar talking about the science behind mating. Oakland and SSunnyvale continue to collaborate on their bioprinter project
On Friday, North York has Keith Beech talking about the application of sophisticated mathematics to biology. Oakland and Sunnyvale will be at a 3-day biohacking conference, featuring many of our heroes in the biohack community.
Finally, on Saturday, Amsterdam starts a two-day exhibition by Agi Haines where the anatomy lesson of the future will be explored with the sculptures. A special artist talk will take place to discuss medical futures. Denver will have a hands-on CRISPR/Cas9 workshop.
Sunday, September 18
Oakland, CA, USA
Monday, September 19
Cambridge, UK
Oakland, CA, USA
Oslo, NOR
Tel Aviv, ISR
Tuesday, September 20
Amsterdam, NTL
Cambridge, MA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Toronto, ON, CAN
Wednesday, September 21
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Toronto, ON, CAN
Toronto, ON, CAN
Thursday, September 22
Baltimore, MD, USA
Carlsbad, CA, USA
Hong Kong, CHN
New York, NY, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Friday, September 23
North York, ON, CAN
Friday, September 23-Sunday, September 25
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Saturday, September 24
Amsterdam, NTL
Denver, CO, USA
Other events coming up
Sunday, September 25
Amsterdam, NTL
Bethesda, MD, USA
Monday, September 26
Oakland, CA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
Tuesday, September 27
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Wednesday, September 28
Ghent, BEL
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Thursday, September 29
Buenos Aires, ARG
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Friday, September 30
Baltimore, MD, USA
Friday, October 7
Singapore
Saturday, October 8
Seattle, WA, USA
Saturday, October 15
Austin, TX, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
Tuesday, October 18
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday October 22- Sunday, October 30
Eindhoven, NTL
Saturday, November 5
Baltimore, MD, USA
Thursday, November 17
New York, NY, USA
To see when the next event is in your area, check the full list of usual suspects. Don’t see one near you? Why not have your own and get it posted here? Tell us about it by emailing events@diybio.org. It would be great to post some photos of your event somewhere. We’d love to see them. We do have some guidelines for what is posted, and are not capturing every event within the community.
Here are your DIYbio events for the remainder of the week.
On Monday Brooklyn begins their Biohacker Boot Camp series, as well their CRISPR/CAS9 course (a prerequisite for hands on lab work) taught by Oliver Medvedik and Ellen Jorgensen, while Tel Aviv has Abba Priev and Zachariah Gershon Astrakhan talking about how they formed their companies specializing in ultrasonics for biotech applications.
On Tuesday, Madison has Craig Atwood talking about the Biology of Aging, and Sunnyvale continues on their quantum salinity detector project.
On Wednesday, Oakland continues on their Open Insulin project, as well as furthering fun fermentations. Sunnyvale continues their fluorescence microscope project, and Vancouver has a discussion about your diet and your DNA.
On Thursday, Berlin has Margherita Pevere presenting and discussing her microbial cellulose artwork, Brooklyn has Franklin Abrams talking about intellectual property and its application to synthetic biology, Cambridge would like you to come help assemble their biomakespace, Denver has a miracle berry pot luck, Munich talks about their recent hackathon participation, Oakland and Sunnyvale collaborate on their bioprinter project. Oakland is also kicking off a plant project. San Diego has Andrew Johnson speaking about the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of California.
On Friday, Sunnyvale has Mazyar Lotfalian and Michael Scroggins (and others) leading workshops on Citizen Science, Activism, and Art.
On Saturday, Austin is helping on a prosthetic hand-a-thon, Cambridge continues to need help with setting up their biomakespace, Oakland and Sunnyvale collaborate on their biological sun screen project, Seattle carries on an aquaponics workshop, Somerville has a family oriented Building with Biology event, with hands on learning activities and discussions, and Vancouver begins a weekend workshop led by Ian Lee on Biohacking your Identity.
Monday, September 12
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Tel Aviv, ISR
Tuesday, September 13
Madison, WI, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Wednesday, September 14
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Thursday, September 15
Berlin, DEU
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Cambridge, UK
Denver, CO, USA
Munich, DEU
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Friday, September 16
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Saturday, September 17
Austin, TX, USA
Cambridge, UK
Oakland, CA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Other events coming up
Sunday, September 18
Oakland, CA, USA
Monday, September 19
Cambridge, UK
Oakland, CA, USA
Oslo, NOR
Tuesday, September 20
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Wednesday, September 21
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Thursday, September 22
Baltimore, MD, USA
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Friday, September 23
North York, ON, CAN
Friday, September 23-Sunday, September 25
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Saturday, September 24
Amsterdam, NTL
Denver, CO, USA
Sunday, September 25
Amsterdam, NTL
Bethesda, MD, USA
Monday, September 26
Oakland, CA, USA
Somerville, MA, USA
Tuesday, September 27
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Wednesday, September 28
Ghent, BEL
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Thursday, September 29
Buenos Aires, ARG
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Friday, September 30
Baltimore, MD, USA
Friday, October 7
Singapore
Saturday, October 8
Seattle, WA, USA
Saturday, October 15
Austin, TX, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
Tuesday, October 18
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday October 22- Sunday, October 30
Eindhoven, NTL
Here are photos of the recent bioluminescence event at the Art Laboratory in Berlin (also called Biotinkering Berlin)
To see when the next event is in your area, check the full list of usual suspects. Don’t see one near you? Why not have your own and get it posted here? Tell us about it by emailing events@diybio.org. It would be great to post some photos of your event somewhere. We’d love to see them. We do have some guidelines for what is posted, and are not capturing every event within the community.
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