What we’re about
Come help us build a new community lab for the East Bay, focused on citizen science. A place to explore, learn, work on fun projects, tinker with biology and other sciences. Open to biotech professionals, scientists, and citizen scientists of all stripes. Be part of our community of creative thinkers, hackers and mad scientists!
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Plant Bio Working Meeting & Drop-In Hour!Link visible for attendees
Join us in-person or online for the Pant Bio weekly meeting and drop-in hours.
Pant Bio is a dedicated group of scientists, designers, horticulturalists, and artists with an honest and deep appreciation for the plant kingdom.
Plants are some of the most elegant machines nature provides us. Their systems are capable of nearly infinite growth and the manufacturing of countless useful products. And they look great while doing it!
If there's something you want to learn related to plants, we will do our best to help you learn it.
we are always planning our next workshop, and something is always growing here.
Have a pant related biohacking project you've been eager to work on? Stop on by and see if we can help.
All are welcome to participate in person or online!
Can't attend but still want to get in touch? You can reach us via our contact form!
Want to support youth education and the next generation of citizen scientists? Make a donation to fund our educational programs and community projects!
- Weekly Pandemic ChatLink visible for attendees
This is a weekly zoom call hosted by the Counter Culture Labs and BioCurious communities, for anyone interested in reviewing the week's science and news on COVID-19. Plus guest stars monkeypox, Ebola, RSV and influenza. We welcome your questions and are happy to discuss any articles or news you may have found.
Please sign up for this free event on Meetup to see the Zoom connection info.
Want to support youth education and the next generation of citizen scientists? Make a donation to fund our educational programs and community projects!
- 💧 Hydroponic Agriculture Workshop — NASA Fundamentals (Take-Home Kit Included!)Counter Culture Labs, Oakland, CA$250.00
Welcome to the Hydroponic Agriculture Workshop! Join us at Counter Culture Labs for a hands-on experience in growing plants without soil. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned grower, this workshop will teach you the ins and outs of hydroponic agriculture based on NASA fundamentals. Set up your own hydroponic system, dive deep into the science of photosynthetic lighting, learn about various types of plant nutrients, and explore how hydroponics enables innovations in agricultural companies. You will also take home your own hydroponic system kit based on NASA's Vegetable Production System https://science.nasa.gov/mission/veggie/. And a deep water culture system. That's two kits! Don't miss this opportunity to dive into the world of soil-less gardening and cultivate your green thumb!
​Kit Components:
- Pots with reservoirs
- Kimtech Wicks
- Nutricote slow-release fertilizer
- Calcined clay substrate
- Plant labels
- LED lights with canopy
- Photoperiod outlet timer
- Leafy greens and herb seeds
- Purple GMO tomato seedsThe workshop fee is $250. Venmo @ccl-plantbio. Last four digits phone # confirmation: 6986. (Register more than 5 days in advance for a 10% early-bird discount: $225) Message the organizer on Meetup if you need an alternate payment method. This covers instruction, a handout of the workshop slides, and your take-home hydroponic kit!
Unable to attend? Interested in other classes like plant genetic engineering, bacterial culture, microscopy? Join our mailing list to hear about upcoming workshops! https://www.tinyurl.com/wet-lab-bio-mailchimp
About the Instructor
This workshop is taught by Anthony Neil Tan, an AgTech professional and graduate from UC Berkeley in Bioengineering. He is a wet-lab biology instructor at all the community labs in the Bay Area (Biocurious South SF, Cellsius Bio Lab Downtown SF, Counter Culture Labs Oakland). He is also an independent research scientist and his projects center on optimizing the cultivation of high-value plants via various horticultural methods (including hydroponics!). His portfolio ranges from designing a plant growth chamber that won a national NASA contest to teaching hydroponic gardening workshops for Student Makers, a non-profit that provides hands-on STEM education for high school students across the United States.
