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'''Things that must be done today:''' | '''Things that must be done today:''' | ||
| - | * | + | *fill up the empty distilled water carboy in the Kipreos lab on the 6th floor |
| - | * | + | *make [5x TBE] and dilute with distilled water (100mL 5x TBE + 900mL distilled water = 1 L 0.5x TBE) in the 0.5x TBE carboy |
| - | *autoclave the cleaned blue-capped test tubes and put at the bottom of the live-culture media/bottle storage shelf only to be used for bacterial work (i.e. not protist transfers) | + | *autoclave the cleaned blue-capped test tubes and put at the bottom of the live-culture media/bottle storage shelf only to be used for bacterial work (i.e. not protist transfers) |
| + | *new transfer of EAN (see note below from SEJ on 08May08) into a small flask to grow up and put in a big flask | ||
| + | *check any of the other organisms below if they are ready to be spun down (if they are in big flasks already) or if they are in small flasks and are ready to be put into big flasks | ||
| + | *spin down any really green big flasks | ||
If not finished, the last person to leave should e-mail SEJ or CC what's left to be done (depending on who it's for). | If not finished, the last person to leave should e-mail SEJ or CC what's left to be done (depending on who it's for). | ||
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*Inoculate 2 large flasks of ATCC 802 w/ Kpn and Ear. Incubate them overnight in 5B.'''Done ST''' | *Inoculate 2 large flasks of ATCC 802 w/ Kpn and Ear. Incubate them overnight in 5B.'''Done ST''' | ||
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*Start new small flasks for these organisms if we don't already have them: '''updated UGA flask xls.; put all new small flasks - 4A''' | *Start new small flasks for these organisms if we don't already have them: '''updated UGA flask xls.; put all new small flasks - 4A''' | ||
**ECA '''dead in t.t.''' | **ECA '''dead in t.t.''' | ||
| - | **EAN | + | **EAN...done CS;'''...redo b/c contaminated with other green euglenids/ciliates & maybe others...check orig. tube b4 transfer (SEJ 08May08)''' |
**EGY '''done CS'''; '''...seems ok although maybe a small clear flagellate (SEJ 08May08)''' | **EGY '''done CS'''; '''...seems ok although maybe a small clear flagellate (SEJ 08May08)''' | ||
**EHS '''done CS''' | **EHS '''done CS''' | ||
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'''Priority:''' | '''Priority:''' | ||
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| - | * | + | *put cotton in the tops of pasteur pipets and fill the containers (by the dishwashing station) and autoclave them |
*need more CCAP S/W'''done but needs to be autoclaved and pHed BP''' | *need more CCAP S/W'''done but needs to be autoclaved and pHed BP''' | ||
*Empty all tip/trash box(s)/containers on gel and molecular benches every Wed & Fri | *Empty all tip/trash box(s)/containers on gel and molecular benches every Wed & Fri | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 13 May 2008
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Cultures & Lab Announcements
Professional Enrichment
- The Association of Women in Sciences (AWIS)
Pressing Things TO DO!
Next Lab Meeting (?)
Today (13Apr08)
Things that must be done today:
- fill up the empty distilled water carboy in the Kipreos lab on the 6th floor
- make [5x TBE] and dilute with distilled water (100mL 5x TBE + 900mL distilled water = 1 L 0.5x TBE) in the 0.5x TBE carboy
- autoclave the cleaned blue-capped test tubes and put at the bottom of the live-culture media/bottle storage shelf only to be used for bacterial work (i.e. not protist transfers)
- new transfer of EAN (see note below from SEJ on 08May08) into a small flask to grow up and put in a big flask
- check any of the other organisms below if they are ready to be spun down (if they are in big flasks already) or if they are in small flasks and are ready to be put into big flasks
- spin down any really green big flasks
If not finished, the last person to leave should e-mail SEJ or CC what's left to be done (depending on who it's for).
- Inoculate 2 large flasks of ATCC 802 w/ Kpn and Ear. Incubate them overnight in 5B.Done ST
- Stephen - Check the babies in the white rack in 1B. Spin down the ones that are ready.Checked, did not spin down ST
- update UGA flasks sheet as to what we have in flasks...there were a bunch of small flasks at the bottom of incubator 4 that were completely dried down and never transferred to big flasks, so SEJ tossed these and they shouldn't be on the list now unless there are big flasks for them
- Start new small flasks for these organisms if we don't already have them: updated UGA flask xls.; put all new small flasks - 4A
- ECA dead in t.t.
- EAN...done CS;...redo b/c contaminated with other green euglenids/ciliates & maybe others...check orig. tube b4 transfer (SEJ 08May08)
- EGY done CS; ...seems ok although maybe a small clear flagellate (SEJ 08May08)
- EHS done CS
- EGR done CS
- MUT contamination w/ rotifers in t.t.
- ESN done CS
- ESL done CS
- UEA dead in t.t.
- ELA no mov't, all dead in t.t.
- DAA done CS
- CSK done CS
- PYR done CS, maybe contaminated?
- CCM contaminated w/ rotifers and dead in t.t.
- CUA done CS
Priority:
- put cotton in the tops of pasteur pipets and fill the containers (by the dishwashing station) and autoclave them
- need more CCAP S/Wdone but needs to be autoclaved and pHed BP
- Empty all tip/trash box(s)/containers on gel and molecular benches every Wed & Fri
- Wipe down all molecular work benches with the FIX 70% Ethanol squirt bottle every Wed & Fri
Cultures:
- When checking cultures, please put aside any cultures with fungus for BP fungal treatments. Let him know where they've been put.
- Brandon will be doing fungal treatment experiments using Sharan's notes in Lab Binder
- Need to make 2 small flasks (one labeled microscopy) of the following (indicates test tube locatio); grow up small flask to be put in a large flask:
- LUV (4C-backup)test tube contaminated with rodifers; used older test tube to make small flask; need to watch for contamination
- TCI (4g)done CS
- LXF (1g)done CS
- LXI (4c-backup)done BP
- LXJ (9h)test tubes contaminated with ciliates
- LXH (1f)done CS
- TUB test tubes contaminated
- TUO JI did small flask (currently in 4), but seems like two different sizes of Trachs, redo small flask from uncontaminated tube or single cell isolate to get both types of cells isolated and grown up in small flasks done CS
- SNB done CS
- THB done CS
- LUT (13d) done CS
- TUN (?) can't find
- TUK done CS
- LUF (8f) done CS
- LXR (6c) done CS
- TUX done CS
- LXT done CS
- LYI (2d) done CS
- LUK (9a) done CS
- LYE (7f) done CS
- Need to make 1 small flask for DNA (indicated test tube location):
- LYA (7C)Contaminated with cilliates + rodifers; made a small flask - need to watch for contamination
- SXD (4i) Dead in notebook 30Jan08
- LXL (1d) done CS
- SXE (5f)done BP
- TSP (10b)done BP
- TUY (3b)done BP
- TXB (4d) done CS
- TXG (1c) done CS...please do again b/c no trach cells on 26Feb08, only ciliates in small flask test tubes contain no living cells or ciliates; may have 1 cell in test tube 4 Oct 07 - did not make small flask
- LXW (6f) done CS
- LXX (1i) done CS
- LYB (?) Can't find
- LUW (9b) done CS
- LUO (4c-backup) can't find CS;This was thrown out 30Jan08, but we still have a good big flask for it- JI
- LYS (13j done CS
- LYT (13i) done CS
- LUA (13h) done CS
- LUC (13g) done CS
- LUD (13f) done CS
- LUG (13e) done CS
- LYP (?) Can't find
- LYD (7e) done CS
- LYG (7h) done CS
- LXN (?) Can't Find
- SUM (?) Can't Find
- TVL test tubes contaminated
- LYU test tubes contaminated
- LXW done CS
- LUW done CS
- LXZ done CS
- LXP done CS
- LUU done CS
- SUL done CS
- Need to make 2 small flasks (one labeled microscopy) of the following (indicates test tube locatio); grow up small flask to be put in a large flask:
Lab Assistants, Please Update Sarah/Christina On:
- Updates for Sarah
- list of all cultures I need in small flasks that have been started (any moved to big flasks yet?)
- list of all cultures I need in small flasks that are contaminated (and preferably what they are contaminated with)
- Updates for Christina
- A small flask of EGY is located on 4C and maybe contaminated with one of your organisms 14Apr08 CS
- CS, please spin down TET for me on 18Apr08, if not done already, and put it in the walk-in fridge, but let me know when it is ready (SEJ - posted 17Apr08)done CS in -80 freezer; cell box 4-H1
- postponed until we have tried the RNA-cDNA process...SEJ's - Please do DNA extractions on the following organisms (be sure to check if they original spin down was done on Log phase cells before you combine/extract them):
- Cell Box 2: SBR, STB, TZR, THA, TPL, TUM, TVISBR done BP
- Cell Box 3: LXS, SNB, LUO, SXA, SSA, MUC=MUR, SSC
- Cell Box 4: ELU, SMA, SUZ, SEU, TUA
- Cell Box 6: TBR, LUE, TVS, TRG, TUJ, SMC
- Cell Box 7: SUN, CNT, TUX, TUK, SUY, SBA,
- Cell Box 8: SXB, SUI
- Cell Box 9: TOG, TUV, TEP, TSP, SCP
- Cell Box 10: TLF=TLV (some tubes are mislabeled as TLF when they should be TLV=Trachelomonas lefevrei)
Are you a Lab Assistant with free time on your hands?
- Make any media that needs to be made (generally AF-6 Medium, ESNW or Hay Infusion)
- Autoclave media using the liquid cycle (be sure you label with autoclave tape)
- Using sterile technique, add any additional ingredients to complete media post-autoclaving (eg. vitamins)
- Wash test tubes, media containers and their respective caps (keep LIVE and FIX glassware separated)
- Autoclave the test tubes, media containers, 9" pasteur pipets, pipet tip box(es), volumetric pipets, etc. in appropriate containers with containers underneath if available
- Using sterile techniqe, add media to the autoclaved tubes or sterile culture flasks
- Check and make notes of cultures without opening the tubes or culture flasks using the appropriate microscopes. Some cultures need to be checked daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly depending on their growth patterns.
- Make transfers of healthy cultures (all culture information can be found on the Cumulative Culture Inventory.xls sheet on the Farmer Lab PC desktop)
- tubes
- big/small flasks
- Spin down log phase cells in big culture flasks and rejuvenate with fresh media (aseptically)
- Extract DNA from concentrated cells and update the DNA.xls sheet
- Qualify/Quantify DNA on Nanodrop
- Maintain molecular buffers, reagents
- Maintain at least one carboy of DI water
- Keep everything clean and organized
- Ask if anyone in the lab needs anything done
Lab Binder & Notebook
- Protocols
- Media and Molecular Recipes
- Culture Inventory
- Inventory
- Instructional Information
- Recipes not Currently Used
- Culture Ordering Information
Phylogenetics and Systematics of Euglenozoa
Documents
