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Edit a gene for red pigment into a plant!

Join us for a hands-on experience in plant genetic engineering! This is an introductory workshop - attendees of all backgrounds are welcome, non-bio folks especially. Learn about fundamental DNA tools, understand how agrobacterium is used as a vehicle for delivering genes into plants, gain wet-lab experience with sterile microbial culture, and insert a gene encoding for production of beetroot pigment into tobacco, all in one day. Participants will also take home a plant genetic engineering kit! After successful transformation, plant leaves will turn red in a matter of days.

Kit components (provided by us):

  • Nicotiana tabacum plant with pot and soil
  • Agrobacterium with RUBY Plasmid
  • Petri dish with LB agar
  • Inoculation loops
  • Infiltration buffer
  • Blunt syringes
  • Pipettes
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Bleach

Unable to attend? Interested in other classes like plant tissue culture and bioluminescent algae? Join our mailing list to hear about upcoming Bay Area workshops!

Anthony Neil Tan is a UC Berkeley trained bioengineer whose projects center on enhancing high-value plants through genetic engineering. He is the current President of Counter Culture Labs, Oakland’s community biology laboratory founded in 2012. Feel free to shoot me an email at anthony@counterculturelabs.org to connect!”

Anthony Neil Tan

Instructor

Anthony Neil Tan

Tuesday June 3 and Thursday June 5 (two separate instances)

⏱️ 2pm-6:30pm

Cost

$250 for this branch

+ $110 for 1 ASC day pass, or $450 for the week

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