-80 Inventory and Organization

[daniellembecker]

@daniellembecker and @meschedl going into lab Wednesday, January 27th, 2:15-5:00 pm

[daniellembecker]

Organized most of the samples brought back from Mo'orea in the -80 silver freezer (E5 molecular coral clipping samples, Danielle EEM molecular coral clipping samples, Ariana coral spawning larval timepoint samples, Danielle coral spawning larval timepoint samples, Kelly July 2019 samples, and some of the E5 coral fragment samples). Detailed information can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rNA1DiRKWmN8dtCqjDld-YxMoYPw8Qd5vc4May7FXtQ/edit#gid=2072830616

Dennis and I are going to continue to organize the E5 coral fragment samples from each timepoint on February 16th.

[daniellembecker]

All Danielle EEM and E5 endosymbiont samples are in the Environmental Lab Room

[daniellembecker]

Goals for the organization of lab fridge/freezer storage; Group: @JillAshey @dconetta @laurenzane @daniellembecker

Make our own diagram of fridge/freezer locations in the lab to put here after the lab re-organization

Frezeer/fridge list:

Chest -20, shared PPP; we have a third of it

Upright -20; shared PPP; two rows

4° fridge; shared PPP;

Upright -20; shared PPP;

Putnam: Puritz -80

Sterling -80; shared PPP; we have top two rows

New Brunswick -80; shared PPP; we have top 1 1/2 rows

Walk-in 4°; shared PPP space

4° flammable; we have top two rows

Random old Thornber fridge/freezer, shared PPP

Current -80 inventory

Steps to Organize/Goals:

1. Label all fridges/freezers with the organized naming system
2. Take inventory of what is currently there
3. What is expired/what still needs to be stored vs. can be discarded
4. What is the available space in each storage section
5. See what kind of storage samples are in (i.e. falcon tubes (list sizes), boxes (take dimensions), bags, etc.)
6. Discern what reagents or chemicals or samples should not be stored in the same spaces
7. Make a visual list of what can go in each storage space
8. Decide what should go where and decide what type of racks or storage organization things we need in each