SoundBio

🌸Spring is in full swing at SoundBio Lab. Check our our full April and May programming at https://www.sound.bio/workshops

🧬 5-Week CRISPR Course (starts April 23 | Thursdays):
Get hands-on with this powerful biotech tool. Transform bacteria, extract and purify DNA, visualize proteins, and explore real-world applications of gene editing.

🔬 April Hands-On Workshops:
Practice bacterial transformation in Genetic Engineering 101 and experiment with making your own biodegradable plastic materials in our brand new DIY Bio-Plastics Workshop.

🧪May: Learn to extract DNA from bacteria, get hands-on with our new Opentrons lab automation robot, create your own living masterpiece in Painting with Bacteria, and learn a new cutting-edge technology for tumor detection with Liquid Biopsy.

✨ Come learn, experiment, and be part of our community at SoundBio Lab!

We are excited to share details about the upcoming National Youth Laboratory Summer Internship and invite you to join our next info session! This program, offered in partnership with Stemtac Foundation, offers high school and undergraduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a lab setting.

Stemtac is hosting a virtual info session to answer questions and walk you through the application process:

👉 Virtual Session Details:
- When: Saturday, April 11th, 2026
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Where: Zoom (Link will be provided after registration)
- Register here: https://forms.gle/63ybpmF4J7sc8kbf9

👉 Internship Program Details:
- Application dates: April 1st – April 30th
- Internship dates: July 1st – August 19th; Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00- 4:00 PM
- Location: In person at SoundBio Lab: 1100 NE 47th St UNIT 103, Seattle, WA 98105
- Stipend: Students will receive a $500 stipend upon successful completion of the internship.

We hope to see you at the info session and look forward to your application!

SoundBio Lab and the Stemtac Foundation Team

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The key to hacking biology in the palm of your hand! 🧬

We’re excited to launch Introduction to Synthetic Biology, a new six-week hands-on course starting Thursday, March 12.

🗓 Thursdays, March 12 - April 16, 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
🔗 https://www.sound.bio/workshops-events/2026/2/6/lab-skills-course-introduction-to-synthetic-biology

This dynamic, hands-on course introduces synthetic biology through a real-world molecular biology workflow. By assembling a plasmid encoding a fluorescent protein, students will learn to manipulate, transform, and express recombinant DNA in living cells.

Gain practical experience with core molecular biology techniques, and finish the course ready to kickstart your own synthetic biology experiments and projects!

You will learn:
● Micropipetting & general lab practices
● PCR & gel electrophoresis
● DNA extraction & preparation
● Molecular cloning (Golden Gate assembly)
● Bacterial transformation & culturing
● DNA sequence analysis with Benchling

🧫🧪🧬 Join us in the lab!

Members get 50% off all courses and workshops: https://soundbio-lab.squarespace.com/membership-details

To reduce barriers to STEM education, we provide fee waivers to those for whom the cost would otherwise be prohibitive. Apply for a fee waiver: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNVaMCDn8vmnU5sdNB-Sfp_9eXNqshCKH2J044g6DvYFQ14w/viewform?usp=header