DIYbio:Notebook/Open Gel Box 2.0/2008/12/10

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Agenda

 * 1) Introduction a.) your background b.) why you are interested in doing this project c.) where do you see this going?
 * 2) consensus on central Virtual Tool/Space for collaboration (DIYBio Wiki on OpenWetWare?)
 * 3) Resources [money/people/hardware/labspace] (jot them down on the project space)
 * 4) Open Gel Box 2.0 Features RFC as a method?

Minutes

 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) * Present
 * 3) ** Jim Hardy: Maryland, President CEO, Gahaga, been doing molecular biology for 25years
 * 4) ** Mac Cowell: Boston, DIYBio organizer, Organized iGEM in the past
 * 5) ** Tito Jankowski: Brown graduate, member on past iGEM team, now working in Sacramento, Accenture
 * 6) ** Norman Wang: U. Hawaii, Grad Student, iGEM Hawaii 2008 advisor, background in biology and bioinformatics, before going back to academia worked for Biogen Idec in Boston and San Diego on Protein Engineering
 * 7) * Where do you see this going:
 * 8) ** Mac
 * 9) *** open hardware as a iGEM track
 * 10) *** envision lots of cosumers will be the amateur iGEM teams
 * 11) *** in future integrate Jason Morrison's smartlab http://projectsmartlab.org/
 * 12) ** Tito
 * 13) *** interested in developing new DNA technology
 * 14) *** develop a project across all time zones of US
 * 15) *** have your own gel box DIYBio
 * 16) *** technological advance
 * 17) ** Jim
 * 18) *** make molecular technology available primary secondary school
 * 19) *** a way to develop cheap labs in developing country
 * 20) *** working on innovative hand-held PCR
 * 21) ** Norman
 * 22) *** not to reinvent the wheel
 * 23) *** improve foundational technology (ref to Drew Endy http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/full/nature04342.html)
 * 24) *** using open hardware as means of incremental improvement by the masses
 * 25) *** make basic molecular biology tools available to wide audience
 * 26) *** making the basic technology easier, better. It's hard to justify spending time improve (and write about it) as part of a professional degree
 * Comment from Jim & Norm
 * risk aversion in industry vs academia
 *  industry: minimize research project risks, innovate processes to sell as product
 *  academia: take huge risks on research, use 20yr old protocols that are "good enough"
 * 1) Project Virtual Space
 * 2) * Put everything project related under OpenWetWare DIYBio Group: http://openwetware.org/wiki/DIYbio
 * 3) Resources
 * 4) * Norman
 * 5) ** money available for video, people "raise hand to commit" ~$300-400
 * 6) ** lab space to do testing for lab-only reagents if necessary (should avoid toxic stuff, comment by Mac)
 * 7) * Mac
 * 8) ** should use commonly available safe media, accessible to public
 * 9) ** Meridith Patterson transformation system that can be built yourself
 * 10) ** a spectrophotometer in the works
 * 11) ** test at MIT if necessary
 * 12) * Jim
 * 13) ** Plastic cutter resources
 * 14) ** can't water-tight glue two pieces of acrylic together without groove
 * 15) ** Kevin Barnes, Harbor Designs
 * 16) * Mac
 * 17) ** distributing high grade equipment/material that won't fall apart on people
 * 18) ** electronics companies that would make this and distribute
 * 19) * Tito
 * 20) ** Know a friend with laser cutter acrylic fabrication profession
 * 21) * Mac
 * 22) ** Access to laser cutters in Boston
 * 23) ** Michael Cassman
 * 24) ** Electrical components: radioshack, digikey
 * 25) Money
 * 26) * money available for making a video
 * 27) * Mac has the know-how with setting up DIYBio Account for depositing funds that will support projects
 * 28) * $50 Norman on hardware
 * 29) * $50 Tito on hardware
 * 30) Space
 * 31) * Norman's lab access: materials and reagents to test out gel box in lab
 * 32) Hardware
 * 33) * Mac: MIT Media Lab, have capacity to make hundreds of prototype (Acrylic Cutting) when it's time
 * 34) * Tito: Friend who can cut plastics (a business?)
 * 35) * Jim: Kevin Barnes (original Horizon Gel Box designer) with cutting equipment
 * 36) Electrical Components
 * 37) * radio shack / Mac recommends digikey
 * 38) People
 * 39) * Meridith insight on how to build power supply
 * 40) * Kevin Barnes
 * 41) RFC
 * 42) use [[Media:BBFRFC0.pdf|BBF RFC0]] as a template/guide, please read...
 * 43) agree to try out RFC as a way to spec out comment on required/recommended/optional features

Action Items

 * Jim talk to Kevin about getting involved and share his expertise
 * Norman send out email with RFC link
 * Everyone edit and comment on the RFC
 * Next Meeting Sunday 10amHST/12amPST/3pmEST (Technical Meeting, RFC Discussion)

Reference/Links
President    Harbor Designs & Manufacturing, LLC Design, Engineering, Manufacturing 1100 Wicomico Street  |  Suite 550 | Baltimore MD 21230  |  tel 410 605 9399  |  cell 443 744 0370  | fax 410 605 9499 www.harbordesigns.net (doesn't look like this web site is valid, but the e-mail is)
 * [10:18:45 AM] Jim Hardy says: IVGN: Qubit system  http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/brands/Product-Brand/Qubit.html
 * [10:20:42 AM] Norman says: http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Norman_Wang/Open_Gel_Box_2.0
 * [10:20:46 AM] Mackenzie Cowell added titok16 to this chat
 * [10:27:14 AM] Mackenzie Cowell says: http://projectsmartlab.org/
 * [10:34:10 AM] Norman says: the better electrophoresis buffers http://www.fasterbettermedia.com/
 * [10:45:40 AM] Mackenzie Cowell says: http://www.sparkfun.com/
 * [10:51:57 AM] Mackenzie Cowell says: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=1496&page=3#pid140956
 * [10:54:45 AM] Jim Hardy says: > Kevin J. Barnes   kevin.barnes@harbordesigns.net
 * [10:59:21 AM] Norman says: http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Norman_Wang/Open_Gel


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