WELCOME TO SOUNDBIO LAB!

 

Seattle’s biology makerspace, located in the heart of the University District.

We are a community of amateur and professional science enthusiasts dedicated to promoting science education, providing access to biotechnology, and fostering self-learning in order to inspire the next generation of scientists.

Our BSL-1 co-working laboratory space and shared resources are ideal for entrepreneurs, science enthusiasts, citizen science projects, and students. We offer lab space and community project opportunities open to all experience levels, affordable hands-on courses and workshops, youth and public engagement programs, and scholarship and waivers to expand access to science for all.

there are many ways to participate in our diy-bio community

Check our our upcoming courses and workshops, volunteer with us, or become a member and start your own research project!

Learn real-world bench skills through our hands-on workshops and courses! All classes are suitable for beginners, ages 12 through adult.

Learn real-world bench skills through our hands-on workshops and courses! All classes are suitable for beginners, ages 12 through adult.

Volunteers are vital to our operations! We have a variety of opportunities for volunteer instructors graphics designers, grant writers, and more.

Volunteers are vital to our operations! We have a variety of opportunities for volunteer instructors, graphics designers, grant writers, and more.

Have our own research project, or want to join one of ours? We have capabilities to handle most molecular biology and microbiology work.

Have our own research project, or want to join one of ours? We have capabilities to handle most molecular biology and microbiology work.

Our lab runs on grants, donations, volunteer efforts, and generous contributions of equipment and supplies from our community.

Donate to help us expand our efforts

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Lab Skills Course: Introduction to Synthetic Biology (3 of 6)
Mar 26
Lab Skills Course: Introduction to Synthetic Biology (3 of 6)

The key to hacking biology, in the palm of your hand.

This dynamic, hands-on course introduces students to synthetic biology through a real-world molecular biology workflow.

DIY Workshop: Does that anti-bacterial really work?
Mar 29
DIY Workshop: Does that anti-bacterial really work?

A hands-on workshop to test how well anti-bacterials work ... or not! Let's test your stuff on what does or does not work to kill microbes.

Lab Skills Course: Introduction to Synthetic Biology (4 of 6)
Apr 2
Lab Skills Course: Introduction to Synthetic Biology (4 of 6)

The key to hacking biology, in the palm of your hand.

This dynamic, hands-on course introduces students to synthetic biology through a real-world molecular biology workflow.

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🔬 Learn how to build your own microscope using low-cost materials! Then use your new microscope to study microorganisms too small to see with the naked eye. Get a close look at your hair, see plant cells up close, have a glimpse at life in yogurt,
Join us on Friday, March 20th from 6 - 7:30 pm for our Open House! 🏠 Learn about what we do, hear about current classes and projects, explore the lab and its equipment, share ideas with the SoundBio team, and connect with others interested in hands
🧬The key to hacking biology in the palm of your hand! 🧬 We’re excited to launch Introduction to Synthetic Biology, a new six-week hands-on course starting Thursday, March 12. 🗓 Thursdays, March 12 - April 16, 5:00 to 7:30 pm. 🎟️ Purchase
So you've heard of DNA, but have you seen it? Come and learn a little about what DNA is and what scientists do with it. At the same time, have fun mushing up strawberries and extracting visible blobs of DNA from them that you'll get to take home in a
Liquid biopsy is an amazing new technology that can detect tumors at early stages, monitor treatment, and detect a relapse from a blood sample. In this workshop we will leverage a massive cancer database, COSMIC, to develop a PCR assay to detect canc
Interested in making microbial masterpieces? In this workshop, we will create bacteria-based paint with strains transformed to glow in various colors. Don’t worry—all our bacteria are human-safe/non-pathogenic. From these paints, you&rsqu