The Victoria Makerspace is a biology community lab, founded by Derek Jacoby and Thomas Gray in 2010,[1] and was one of the first do-it-yourself biology labs, following the establishment of BioCurious and Genspace in the US.[2] The lab has taken part in the FBI DIY biology summit in Walnut Creek, California in 2012,[3] the first Canadian DIY Biology Summit in 2016,[4] and the iGEM synthetic biology competition in 2014 with a project on preventing dental decay.[5]
 Victoria Makerspace Logo | |
| Formation | 2010 |
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| Purpose | Biohacking, Hacking |
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| Services | electronics, CNC, woodworking, machining and welding, Biosafety Level One lab, membership access, educational workshops, student programs |
Key people | Derek Jacoby, Thomas Gray |
| Website | makerspace |
References edit
- ^ MacAlpine, Winne (Oct 30, 2013). "Ideas Unbound". UVic Torch Alumni Magazine (Autumn 2013): 16–17. Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.
- ^ Jacoby, Derek. "A Hackerspace for Biology". Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.
- ^ Scroggins, Michael (Fall 2013). "DIYbio and the "New FBI"". O'Reilly BioCoder.
- ^ "DIY Biology: From Basement to Biolab". The Science of Health.
- ^ "iGEM 2014 Team Information". Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.
Further reading edit
- Hunter, Justine; Giovannetti, Justin (February 13, 2014). "B.C. struggling to develop the trades of the future job market". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- Gunn, Dan. "Victoria Makerspace on the B-Side". Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.