The MIT Huang-Hobbs BioMakerSpace
The MIT Huang-Hobbs BioMaker Space (HHBMS) is MIT's first and only makerspace for independent, student-led biological and chemical engineering projects.
About the space
The HHBMS is located in the basement of Building 26, in room 26-035. It is a 2,400 square foot BL2 biological lab with both microbial and tissue culture capabilities. Adjacent to the lab is a lounge (room 26-033) where students can work and hang out.
Non-exhaustive equipment list
General
- Vortexers, shakers, stirrers, nutators
- Minifuges
- Beckman Coulter Microfuge 20 and 20R (refrigerated) microcentrifuges
- Avanti J-15 and J-15R (refrigerated) benchtop centrifuges
- BioRad T100 thermocycler
- DNA agarose gel boxes and power supplies
- BioRad protein gel box and power supplies
- Spectrophotometer (UV/Vis)
- Gel transilluminators (blue light, UV)
- Electroporator
- Balance/scales
- Vacuum oven
Cell culture
- 37ºC shaking incubator
- 30ºC shaking incubator
- Biosafety cabinets
- Bioreactor
- Anaerobic glove box
- 37ºC incubator with 5% CO2
Measurement
- Keyence BZ-X810 microscope (brightfield, phase-contrast, fluorescence)
- Sony SH800 fluorescence-activated cell sorter
- Agilent BioTek Synergy H1 plate reader
Utility
- Autoclave
- Milli-Q water
- Ice machine
- Glasswasher
Project storage
- 4ºC fridge
- -20ºC freezer
- -80ºC freezer
- Vapor-phase liquid nitrogen storage
- Room-temperature shelves
Independent projects
Have an independent project (i.e. unrelated to UROP, PI research, or sponsored research) that you'd like to perform in the space? Fill out our two-stage application to get approved to use the space!
Note that EHS approval takes time (at least one month), so submit your application as soon as possible to get the process started.