Classes & Events
Upcoming Events
Genetic Engineering Crash Course – Four Weeknights in the Lab
Monday, December 11, 2023 - Thursday, December 14, 2023
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$0.00
Be part of the biotech revolution! This hands-on class teaches the basics of cutting, pasting and editing DNA.Genetic Engineering Crash Course - Four weeknight sessionsJoin us for an exciting and informative series of hands-on biotechnology lab sessions!B iotech has revolutionized medicine, agriculture and manufacturing in the 21st century. This in-person event is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of modern methods of genetic engineering.Dates: Four Weeknights Monday-Thursday Evenings Dec 11, 12, 13 & 14, . . . More details
PCR + Pizza
Monday, December 18, 2023
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$0.00
Our monthly open night. Pizza, beer, and lab work for everyone in a citizen science lab.Come on down to BwoB's regular Open Night in 2023! Pizza, beer, and lab work. Extract DNA from yourself and amplify it using PCR to test yourself for a CCR5 mutation, or just relax and have some great conversations around democratizing science. No charge, but donations for the pizza and beer greatly appreciated! More details
Genetic Engineering Crash Course – Four Weeknights in the Lab
Monday, January 22, 2024 - Thursday, January 25, 2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$0.00
Be part of the biotech revolution! This hands-on class teaches the basics of cutting, pasting and editing DNA.Genetic Engineering Crash Course - Four weeknight sessionsJoin us for an exciting and informative series of hands-on biotechnology lab sessions!B iotech has revolutionized medicine, agriculture and manufacturing in the 21st century. This in-person event is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of modern methods of genetic engineering.Dates: Four Weeknights Monday-Thursday Evenings Jan 22-25, 2024Time: 6:30 PM - . . . More details
Bioluminescence: Things that Glow
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$0.00
Learn how and why things glow, and take home your own glowing algae culture!Bioluminescence, the ability to glow in the dark, has evolved separately in many living organisms. How does it work and why is it important for life? We will go over the fascinating story of this unique ability. Then we will experience it firsthand with glowing bacteria and algae. Participants will take home their very own glowing algae cultures that only need light . . . More details
Past Events
Genetic Engineering Crash Course – Four Weeknights in the Lab
Monday, November 13, 2023 - Tuesday, November 21, 2023
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fungi Fête: Mushroom Culture Exchange Party
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Magic of How to Grow Manure Loving Mushrooms
Thursday, November 2, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Collaborative projects in Art and Science: Pink Slime
Sunday, September 24, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Genetic Engineering Crash Course – Four Weeknights in the Lab
Monday, September 18, 2023 - Thursday, September 21, 2023
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Genetic Engineering Crash Course – Four Weeknights in the Lab
Monday, July 24, 2023 - Thursday, July 27, 2023
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Intro To Mycology: The World Of Fungi, Mycelium & Mushrooms
Thursday, July 6, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Snakes, Bats, and Glowing Things: Field Genomics in the Amazon Jungle
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Is the 5-second rule true?
Saturday, August 27, 2022 - Tuesday, August 30, 2022
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Combating the overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance
Monday, June 13, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Intro To Mycology: The World Of Fungi, Mycelium, & Mushrooms
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sequencing the Inner Harbor: A BUGGS/IMET community science collaboration
Monday, February 10, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intro Python Programming for Citizen Scientists
Sunday, February 9, 2020
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Intro Python Programming for Citizen Scientists
Sunday, December 15, 2019
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Deep Dive: The science journal club for everyone
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
How To Run Mycelium: A Fungal Tissue Culture Workshop
Sunday, December 8, 2019
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fungi Are The Future: How Mushrooms Will Save Our World
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Deep Dive: The science journal club for everyone
Thursday, November 14, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Intro Python Programming for Citizen Scientists
Saturday, November 9, 2019
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How the Manifestations of Medical Diagnoses Have Shaped the Art World
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Using 3D “Mini-Brains” to Unlock the Origins of Mental Disorders
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Deep Dive: The science journal club for everyone
Thursday, October 10, 2019
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
EmotiBit, Internal Context and the Future of Augmented Cognition
Thursday, September 26, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Genomics in the Human Body: Host Genetics and the Gut Microbiome
Saturday, September 21, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
P235-7864.1M19 – Biotech Boot Camp Professional Development for Teachers
Saturday, July 13, 2019 - Saturday, July 20, 2019
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
How To Run Mycelium: A Fungi Tissue Culture Workshop
Saturday, June 15, 2019
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Future Is Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Save Our World
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Patenting Biotechnology: CRISPR and Protein Based Biomaterials
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
