Bimonthly Meetups on Wednesdays at 7:00pm, 1677 St. Clair Avenue West !
This Wednesday August 20th, we have an unusual start time 2pm!!!, but the subject matter is brand new! Check it out:
Micro organs, Mega impact: exploring organoids and organs-on-a-chip
This week at DIYBIO.to, we’re hosting an in-person talk and demo on organ-on-a-chip technology — miniature, microfluidic devices designed to mimic the structure and function of human tissues. Nims, a P.Eng in bioengineering from University of Toronto, will lead the discussion. These systems combine living cells, hydrogels, and micro-scale channels to model processes such as muscle contraction, cancer metastasis, and barrier functions like the blood–brain barrier.
We’ll cover both the scientific potential (from personalized medicine to reducing reliance on animal models) and the possibilities of building and experimenting with these systems.
Attendees will have the chance to:
- Examine real chip models (without the cells though) up close
- Practice loading pseudo-samples into the devices
- See how microenvironments are created to study tissue interactions
📍 Where: DIYBIO Toronto, At the Hacklab, 1677 St Clair Avenue West – get there by streetcar on the 512 just past Caledonia, at the Laughton St stop. Or drive. There are usually spots on neighbouring streets.
📅 When: 2pm, Wednesday August 20th (in person)
Come explore how advanced bioengineering meets grassroots science — and try your hands at the future of biomedical research!
Please register at: https://www.meetup.com/diybio-toronto/events/310531811/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events
What we did !
Left Panel: After discussing some of the challenges with the GFP beer project, we successfully ran a protein gel to test out the PAGE equipment graciously donated to us last December! The protein standard separated nicely and we set the gel to stain. We will update further next week!
Bottom Panel: Some of the Meetup members who joined up in our explorations this week!
