Meeting: Weekly Friendzymes Asia/Pacific

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Attendees

• Jeremy Cahill @jcahill
• Kahlil Corazo
• Min-Jan Divina
• Lyre Murao
• Homer Sajonia II
• Joel Tolentino

Notes

Future Comms

• Meetings
  • This meeting time and frequency are ok for future meets.
• Asynchronous comms
  • Discord
  • N/A: Dr. L has too many apps, prefers Viber and email.
  • Viber is the WhatsApp of the Philippines
  • Email
  • Nothing specified at this time.
  • Viber
  • PGC will use a Viber group chat to coordinate, at Dr. L's request.
    • Kahlil is setting it up.
    • He and Jeremy are in it.

Coordination

• Kahlil and Jeremy will relay info to/from PGC.
  • Jeremy
  • Will attend the Sunday and Tuesday meets.
  • Will keep Kahlil and/or PGC updated re: Friendzymes plans and projects.
  • Kahlil
  • Will attend the Tuesday meets.
  • Will relay updates from PGC.

Status Report

• State of the lab
  • OT-2
  • PGC's OT-2 is fully installed and functional.
  • PGC has members available for python-based work with the OT-2.
  • COVID Restrictions
  • Lab access requires paperwork.
  • But it does not currently require fresh COVID testing.

Action Items

• [x] Future Comms
  • [x] Meetings: Confirm meeting time and frequency are ok
  • [x] Async: Establish future comms method
• [x] Status Report
  • [x] Get state-of-the-lab updates: OT-2 installation
  • [x] Get updates on COVID-19 restrictions on lab access
• [x] Work
  • [x] @jcahill: Provide gist of current friendzymes plans.
  • [x] @jcahill: Provide description of PAML pilot project's use of all Friendzymes OT-2's.
  • [x] @jcahill: Get any updates or requests from PGC / Dr. L
  • [x] @jcahill: Fill requests from Dr. L