Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, March 17, 2018
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location
Biotech Without Borders

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A Two-part Workshop March 17-18th 3-7PM Saturday and Sunday

Henrietta Lacks’ cells are immortal. They have been dividing in Petri dishes since the 1940s. How do we keep human cell lines growing endlessly? This workshop will introduce you to tissue culture. You will learn what types of media human cells need to grow, how to propagate them and above all how to acheive good sterile technique. The basic methods for loading DNA programming into human cells will be discussed, and we will try inserting a green fluorescent protein into the cells, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. 

Instructor

Dr. Ellen Jorgensen is president of Biotech Without Borders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting science literacy and hands-on access to biotechnology. In 2009 she cofounded Genspace, named one of the World’s Top 10 Innovative Companies in Education by Fast Company. Her efforts to promote low-cost bio-innovation are featured in Nature, Science, Discover, Wired, Make, BBC News, Dan Rather, PBS News, Discovery Channel, and The NY Times. She has a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, spent many years in the biotechnology industry, and is faculty at Cooper Union. Her TED talks (Biohacking: You Can Do It Too and What You Need To Know About CRISPR) have received over 2M views. Fast Company named her one of their Most Creative Leaders in Business.