How-to-Start: Biolabs & Optical Microscopy Facility

Biolab Access

To get access AND before YOU start work in the S2 SupraFAB Biolab (BA unit) or S2 Optical Microscopy (OM), follow the 6 steps (click on the blue items to get more information):

1. Book a biolab On-site Intro (dates: see table) based on the biolab agreement with the Biolab Technicians by sending and email to the respective biolab technician (booking: see table).

2. Fill the access & transponder form with work safety questionaire (3. page) and bring it with you to the On-site Intro for the biolab (book here) or for only OM users bring it to Marta Maglione or Katharina Achazi. Hand in the filled and signed form to Katharina Tebel (office 103) or Achim Wiedekind (office 102) to get the requested access permissions and transponder. Note: The first and third page need to be signed by your reseach group head!

3. Participate in person in the SupraFAB safety briefing (next: June 3rd 2024 at10am, room 119); in case you need access before, watch the recorded safety briefing & become familiar with the safety guidelins, instructions and rules.
   Note: To keep access, it is mandatory to attend the S2 safety instruction in person at least once a year.
4. Subscribe to the Biolab Email List and join the biolab whatsapp group for quick exchange of information.

Note: Scientific guests as well as non-scientific staff such as service personal from companies also need to get introduced by one of the genetic engeeneering project managers of the Gen-Anlage 92/14: Katharina Achazi, Stefanie Wedepohl, Marta Maglione, Daniel Lauster, Dennis Nürnberg or Christian Freund. The introducution and documentation forms and slides can be found here: https://wikis.fu-berlin.de/x/pQhVT. The documentation forms and permission forms need to be stored in the repsective folder in office 111.

If you passed the on-site intro and you got transponder access some more action for full access is needed:

1. Register for the instrument booking system OpenIRIS by following the pdf protocols on the OpenIRIS Booking System page and book devices always via: https://fub.openiris.io/.
   Note: If you don't have a FUB Email, apply with help of the your research group for a guest zedat Email account.
2. Get access to the  BCP-storage network drives to safe and transfer your measurement data.
3. To access the OM facility microscopes, follow the instructions on the Optical Microscopy Wiki.
4. In case you need to access the microfluidics, bacterial or virus lab, you need an additional practical training by the respective lab responsible person and you need to obey the S2/RG2 Pathogen Lab Rules and to register pathogens in the wiki.
5. Hazardous substances and chemicals must be registers in CLAKS, the chemical data base of FUB
6. In case you work with devices that contain laser e.g. Flow Cytometer/FACS, confocal/STED micrscopes or MST, you need a laser safety intro from Bianca Höfer.

For printing, please use the Multi-User FollowMe-Printers (currently you have to use the one located in Takustr. 3 or any other institute building).

More information about SupraFAB you can find on the SupraFAB homepage and the SupraFAB wiki.

Biolab On-site Intros: Dates & Booking

Sent an email to inform the persons offering the intro and to know the exact time and meeting point; if we receive no emails for a date, the intro will not take place.