Team:Northwestern/Safety
Lab practices
Our lab was a certified Biological Saftey Level 1 laboratory handling non-pathogenic organisms. Before beginning work in our lab in the basement of the campus science and technology building, each member of our team underwent preliminary laboratory safety training through Northwestern’s Office of Research Safety (ORS). We strove to follow standard microbiological practices and chemical procedures and protocols. Every wet-lab experiment was preformed wearing proper PPE (gloves, goggles, lab coats). All of our members received training covering: emergency procedures, disinfection, sterilization, chemicals, fire and electrical safety etc. in June 2017. Laboratory safety procedures were demonstrated at the start of experimentation by our graduate student advisors.
