This teacher training course was developed in collaboration with SOC, Dr. Adrian Pinto’s lab at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), Dr. Cameron Curry’s lab at the University of Wisconsin - Madison (UW): Dr. Gabriel Vargas, Ibrahim Zuñiga and Caitlin Carlson. In this course, teachers will learn how to run a bioprospecting research lab at their school. Specifically teachers will:
- isolate bacteria strains (Actinomycetes) from insect samples,
- establish isolate morphologies and other bioassay-determined characteristics,
- co-culture isolates for antimicrobial inhibition against antagonists
- use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electrophoresis to amplify and separate isolated genetic material by gene length,
- analyze 16S rRNA genetic sequence results to establish likely phylogenetic ancestry using MOLE-BLAST and MEGA, and
- learn how full genetic sequencing and antiSMASH identifies biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that encode novel pathways for secondary metabolites with potential medical applications.
Teacher Training March 25-28, 2021 (Minneapolis, MN: Antibiotic Bioprospecting)
$1,500.00Price
Dates: March 25-28, 2021
Location: Knox Landing Community Center, 8100 Knox Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN
Instructors: Ibrahim Zuñiga and Caitlin Carlson (UW – Madison)
Recommended Hotel for out of town participants:
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Bloomington
- 2270 W 80th 1/2 St, Bloomington, MN 55431•(952) 888-2282
Class begins March 25th at 9 am. Daily schedule is 9-12, 1-5 pm (except last day, March 28, ends at 3 pm)
Please feel free to pay with a check.
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- Seeds of Change
- 1680 Shadywood Rd,
- Wayzata, MN 55391