Wet-Lab Plant Genetic Engineering Workshop (Take-home Kit included!)

Welcome to the Plant Genetic Engineering Workshop! Join us at BioCurious (3108 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054) for a hands-on experience in inserting genes into plants! 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 the instructor):

• ​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

The workshop fee is $250. This covers instruction, the materials and equipment used in the class, and the take-home genetic engineering kit.

​Required lab attire for safety: Long pants and closed-toed shoes.

​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!

​About the InstructorAnthony Neil Tan is a UC Berkeley trained bioengineer whose projects center on enhancing high-value plants through genetic engineering. His past work ranges from designing a plant growth chamber that won a national NASA contest to developing new plant genetic engineering tools at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute.

No refunds can be issued.