Today was my
first day in the STEM-Scholarship Program Spring 2017! I am truly excited about doing some hands on learning and research. First thing addressed today was, Lab Procedures and Safety.
I watched a few safety videos, saw examples of what not to do and the
dire consequences inflicted on equipment and people who don’t follow lab procedures and rules.
Safety Video Titles:
Safety Gears The Sloppy Lab Food
in the Lab
Chemical
Hazards Centrifugation Hazards Chemical Hazards
Emergency Response Evacuate
Emergency Response Evacuate
Afterwards I
got to do some work in the lab. I started by washing my hands, cleaning my workbench with 70% Ethanol and labeling my TSB tubes and
TSA plate. I transferred an unknown
microbe from TSB tube # 1 and inoculated blank TSB tube # 2 with it. The next step was to use a streak plate
method and inoculate a TSA plate with a sample from TSB tube # 2. Afterwards I put my samples in the incubator to grow microbes. Hopefully when I come back
to the lab, I will have successfully inoculated the TSA plate and grown single colonies of unknown microbes. We’ll
see what they look like in a couple of days!
MHG
Here is a picture of my unknown microbe bacteria children that I grew.
Here is a picture of my unknown microbe bacteria children that I grew.
Hey Mary! Your first week seems to have been straightforward and easy because it sounds like you are a natural in the lab. Not only that but your excitement towards the program proves you are ready to take on whatever is presented to you! One question though, were you able to successfully grow colonies of bacteria? If so, were you able to find out what your unknown was? Keep me updated and I cannot wait to work side-by-side during this program!
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