Re: [DIYbio] Culturing endophytes - and time to just start sharing what projects I have

Awesome stuff! RSS'd! :D
Finally, I have more DIYbio feeds than "Immanent Global Catastrophes"
feeds. :P

On 20/05/12 23:12, Dakota Hamill wrote:
> Hi everyone, this list and the people on it have become a great resource
> for me over the past few years I have been posting.  I have made some
> friends from it, both online and in person.  It's great to know there are
> other passionate and dedicated people out there, all willing to
> share information and the joy of science with each other and the world.
>
> One of the problems I have with sharing info on projects is that I tell
> myself, "Oh I'll just wait until I get all the video footage and pictures
> together, edit them, then do a huge writeup, and it'll be perfect".  What
> happens is, I end up with tons of video footage, tons of pictures, some
> written descriptions, but I always hold back until it is "perfect and
> polished".  That has basically left me with not much to show for what I've
> done, so I've decided to alter some things and just start sharing data and
> pictures/video as I go!  No more waiting for the perfect write-up
> because...nothing is ever perfect.
>
> I launched a website that is basically just a blog at the moment, but I
> hope to include lists of protocols and experiments others have done via
> direct links or .pdfs, product reviews on things like miniPrep kits or
> cheap reagents, and links to useful websites (safety protocols,
> openwetware, open labspaces)
>
> I just finished my degree in January and I have been pouring most of my
> free time & what little money I had into pursuing research on endophytes.
>  These are bacteria and fungi that live symbiotically within higher plants,
> and have been shown to produce a wide range of secondary metabolites.  So,
> I'm trying to find some myself!
>
> Here is my website which one of my friends I am doing some research with
> will probably start posting on as well.
>
>
> www.basementbiotech.org
>
>
> I'm still learning wordpress, so bare with me for any formatting issues
> (like why you can't click a high rez link to only right-aligned photos)
>
> Feel free to link to it, if you would like to have your site linked to,
> message me as well!  I am trying to put together a list of useful resource
> links, so that when people ask on here "where to start" we can send them to
> one place that contains all sorts of information, rather
> than back-linking to old group posts.
>
> Lastly, if anyone on here studies medicinal chemistry, secondary
> metabolites, or endophytes, I would really like to talk to you.  I am
> looking for a graduate program to enter and would very much appreciate any
> help or pointers I could get as to some good programs and PI's.
>
> Thank you all for reading and being a great community.
>
> -Dakota
>
> Oh and one last thing, for anyone that is interested in Endophytes, I saw
> this documentary at 3 am one night on a PBS station 2 years ago, it changed
> my life and I've been reading about these every since and want to make them
> my life's study.  Specifically the work of Dr. Gary Strobel
>
> http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/jewels_of_the_jungle
>
> GO SCIENCE
>

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