The course has the purpose of introducing the students to the lab, its activities and its equipment. By attending this course students get an allowance to access the biolab. Students will be sollicited to conceptualise own projects and execute it, to get familiar with a biology laboratory routine.
Syllabus
Day 1: (6h)
- Introduction to the course
- Inputs: Examples of work done in DIY BioLabs
- Introduction to the lab, Lab safety
- Learn to cultivate a mushroom in vitro
- Document the experiment
Day 2: (6h)
- Brainstorming session
- Inputs from the lecturer: How to generate ideas in a DIY BioLab
- Generate ideas
- Pitch ideas
- Choose one idea and develop it further
Project Days: (10h)
- Conceptualise a small project 2h
- Create a small project 7h
- Document a small project 1h