Our Crowdfunding Groups
Over the course of our crowdfunding campaign, we have been overwhelmed with the generosity of our donors, and are thankful to have been able to share what we do with so many people. The Primer DeCal was started two years ago because a group of students wanted to give back what they've learned as undergraduate researchers, so that they can improve the experiences for other undergraduates looking to get involved with research. We are so grateful that our donors have found Primer's purpose meaningful and worthy of support!!
Please keep up with us through our Facebook page after the campaign ends, and once again, thank you for your support in what we do.
For this update, we wanted to share some students' perspectives on why they are interested in the Primer course.
"One of my primary reasons for deciding to attend Berkeley was my strong attraction to the culture of undergraduate research. I want to be an active and knowledgeable member of this community and become involved with a lab on campus fairly soon. This DeCal instantly appealed to me: not only is it excellent preparation to dive into the world of undergraduate research, both in terms of basic technique and mentorship from experienced peers, but it covers topics that I genuinely would love to learn about."
"I am interested in taking this DeCal because I am want to get involved in research at Berkeley but feel I need to strengthen my laboratory techniques before getting into a lab. I am a transfer student and realize I am missing some skills my counterparts have received in their undergrad careers."
"I work in a physical chemistry lab but I am very interested in how this research can be applied biologically. That's why I want to learn more about how a molecular biology lab works and the techniques used to do research on cells and proteins."
Thank you for keeping up with us through this update! Please share our project page so that we can reach more people and be closer to achieving our fundraising goal!
Thank you to all our generous donors who have brought our project to the 50% milestone!
We are so excited to start off the spring semester with a new cohort of students who share our interest in molecular biology and research. Since the semester's just begun, check out some thoughts a past student, Tapan, has about the Primer course.
Thank you for keeping up with us through this update! Please share our project to any interested parties and we can be that much closer to reaching our goal!
The Primer team will send you a personalized thank you email!
We'll give you a shoutout on the Primer Facebook page, plus a personalized thank you email
We'll send you a photo of a petri plate with your name written in bacteria that fluoresce green under blue light, along with the perks listed above
The Primer TAs will prepare a video-taped thank you message from us to you, along with the perks listed above
We'll give you naming rights to one piece of our equipment, and we will use the name you choose whenever referring to that specific equipment. You will also receive the perks listed above.
The Primer TAs will prepare a live or videotaped mini-lesson about a topic in molecular biology of your choosing. Perks listed above are also included.
