PhD student research that explores our relationships to microbes in consumption practices and in laboratory settings.
Category: workshops
Physarum Polycephalum play
Collaborative slime mold research + educational outreach activities.
MilieuxMake: Bacterial BioPigments – GMO play, from DNA to CMYK
This five-week summer atelier was offered in the bio lab to researchers across Milieux, and to students and alumni from Concordia, UQAM and UdeM.
MilieuxMake: Do-it-together Incubator Building
Do-it-together Incubator Workshop is a chance to learn how to hack electronic components from disused PCs and muck them together with other new components to build functional incubators for bacterial culture! In the 3 hour session we will work in teams to design and build 3 separate incubators for use in the lab. All materials…
Science Odyssey: What’s Really in Your Yogurt? workshop
A hands-on workshop with Maya Hey at Milieux Institute for Art, Science and Technology for youth aged 10 and up. May 14, 2017, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. This free workshop for participants aged 10 and up demystified the laboratory sciences by working directly with microbes from everyday, store-bought comestibles such as yogurt and kombucha….
MilieuxMake: Grow Your Own Cellulose
This three-hour workshop introduced participants to cellulose production using kombucha cultures.
Bacterial Painting workshop with Nurit Bar-Shai
In this 2-part workshop, we will explore the use of live microbes as bio-regenerative paint and combine traditional and DIY laboratory techniques with painting and printmaking techniques. Participants to this workshop will be able to grow living designs and drawings using harmless bacteria, including bacteria with natural- pigments as well as genetically-engineered bacteria with…
Your First GMO: DIY CRISPR with Kevin Chen
Have you ever wondered what genetic engineering is? What is CRISPR and all the hype about that? How close are we to the future in which genetic engineering is used to bring back extinct species, extend human life or eradicating genetic diseases? In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of the science, art and impact…
MilieuxMake: Introduction to Bioplastic Extrusion 3D-Printing
This three-hour workshop introduced participants to the build of a DIY 3D-printer, uses of plant-based plastics (bioplastics) and free 3D-printing software.
MilieuxMake: Altered Perceptions – Imaging Microscopy
This three-hour workshop introduced participants to DIY macro lens (de)construction, as well as USB video microscopes and generating imagery with a camera attachment using a compound microscope.
Immortality workshop with Marta de Menezes
Workshop: “Immortality” Led by visiting international guest artist Marta de Menezes Sponsored by Milieux and Fluxmedia Time: 9:30am-5pm Date: Wednesday February 17, 2016 Location: Institute Resource room EV 11.715 Afternoon: EV. 10.835 The generation and use of immortal cell lines have become common practice in scientific laboratories, although the definition of “immortality” used in such…
