AG Hauck - LabWiki

Welcome to the Hauck's LabWiki

This is the LabWiki – your central reference for all methods, rules, and protocols in our laboratory!

This wiki is designed to help you work safely, efficiently, and reliably. Here you will find guides on various work techniques, important safety regulations, and documentation on equipment and materials.

⚠️ The most important things you can find here?

• Lab Etiquette: Correct behaviour in the lab - from deadly sins to too much blotto. First port of call for every lab novice!

🧪 Protocols & more

Documentation of all laboratory experiments and test procedures.

• All protocols from the VTK script and beyond. Important - Some protocols may still be out of date. Please let us know if you recognise an error:
  Methods and Protocols
  
• Recipes for basic buffers and solutions in the laboratory
  Rezepte
  

Only together can this wiki be useful and effective. If you have a protocol for a method that is worth implementing here, please contact ESO.

⚡ Lab Devices

Operating instructions, tips, and maintenance information for our lab equipment.

• Bio-Rad ChemiDoc Touch: Device for detecting Western blots
• Bio-Rad GelDoc: Device for analysing agarose gels
• Thermo Scientific Varioskan Flash: Multifunctional microplate reader
• PeqLab Thermocycler:
• Eppendorf Thermocycler
• Photometer
• S1 Inkubator

📋 Security & Safe Behaviour

Safety regulations, emergency plans and protective measures.

• All About Safety: Be sure to read our internal laboratory information for more safety in the laboratory.
• Basic principles and guidelines can be found in the so-called laboratory guideline – Official web content of the University of Konstanz ([1]) and official DGUV information on biology laboratories ([2])

In case of emergency:
I-Point phone no.: 2222

💡- Supporting things for your time in the lab

• Laboratory Bookkeeping Guide: How to keep written lab notes up to Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN).
• How to write a Paper in 9 Steps: A guide on how to approach publishing a great paper someday.
• Software: Free programmes that are useful or indispensable in the lab.
• Forms and official documents: Important documents and corporate design template.

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❓- How do you use the wiki?

Use the search function or browse through the categories to find the information you need. If you want to add new content or edit existing content, please follow our Wiki Guidelines.

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🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 - Collaboration is key!

Knowledge grows when shared. That's why we appreciate it when you contribute your knowledge here and help us continue developing it.

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