Labs
Lab writeups:
Pipetting Art In Week 1 Lab, I practiced pipetting process by creating art with colored dyes on a petri dish. This exercise helped me master volume control and steady hand movement.
- Liquid Preparation and Mixing Techniques During this stage, I learned how to distinguish the precision ranges of different pipettes and how to adjust the volume for each. I practiced the proper operational sequence for aspirating liquid without contaminating the source and dispensing it into Eppendorf tubes. Additionally, I practiced the blow-out and mixing techniques using the pipette to ensure consistent color density across my palette.
Overview In this lab, I focus on the practical application of DNA restriction digestion and agarose gel electrophoresis. The goal is to design and create DNA gel art by using selected restriction enzymes to generate DNA fragments of specific lengths, then resolving those fragments on a gel to form an image. For this experiment, I aim to produce a “boring face” (—_—) pattern.
Image credit: HTGAA 2026 Lab: Opentrons Artwork In this week’s lab, I made two custom Opentrons OT-2 protocols and used the liquid-handling robot to print Fluorescent E. coli onto black (charcoal) agar plates. I produced two pieces using different design workflows: