Will Anderson
@willaanderson.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow @ The University of Queensland. Background in molecular diagnostics, translational science, and physical chemistry. Designer/builder of scientific equipment... occasionally, they even work!
#OpenSource #DIY isobaric precision #calorimeter built from a commercial #magnetic #stirrer -integrated thermally insulated #coffee mug: www.hardware-x.com/article/S246... - #GUI- / #Python / #Arduino -controlled - cost: US $30 #DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #education #MINT #STEM #school
Finally got my hands on a #Gaudilabs #PocketPCR! Seems very nice for only ~$160 AUD. Keen to test some eDNA primers on it. 🧪🧬 gaudi.ch/PocketPCR/in...
A small but useful update for the #DIYNAFLUOR. I have made new 3D printing files to allow for compatibility with USB B-micro/C Arduino clones. The files can be found in the "experimental" folder on the Github page. 🧪🧬🦕 github.com/traulab/DIYN...
Check out this great blog post from Harry Shota where they convert a #DIYNAFLUOR to do OD 650 nm measurements of Cupriavidus necator H16 bacteria. Very cool! 🦠🧬🧪🦕 note.com/shotaharry/n...
🧬 #eDNA sampling video publication 🎥 To make it easier for non-experts and #CitizenScientists to carry out eDNA sampling, we turned the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social sampling protocol into a video publication! Please spread and use widely! 😊 www.jove.com/v/70334/envi... @biodiversa.eu
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ohh i finally got mothbox.org ! Makes it even easier to share this open source biodiversity monitor than our big github pages url!
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The Mothbox is a low cost DIY insect monitor
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With our second preprint in a week, we've entered the world of acoustofluidics with our standard question: "How can we make high-precision acoustofluidic chips more accessible and cost-effective?" 1/3 chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
🧬📸 Calling all eDNA enthusiasts, researchers, students & practitioners! We want to see eDNA through your lens 👀 The #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition celebrates the creativity, diversity & real-world impact of environmental DNA research across Australia, New Zealand & beyond 🌏 🧵👇
Okay! I think I have the bones of this cheap gel illuminator sorted. Just got to sort out the industrial design elements for the build so you don't have a bad time if you give it a go! These video/images are of a 1% gel in TAE with a 100 BP ladder run at 30V for 75 min. I'm happy :)
Working on a “very” low cost blue light DNA gel transilluminator (< $20 USD). Needs some revisions with the LED spacing, but looking very promising. Will get design files and protocols out asap. :) (Please note, the wonky gel is not representative of my usual gel quality 😅)
Testing a $40 AUD gel tank from Aliexpress. Had to change the anode wire to some 316 stainless steel because the one it came with dissolved. 😅 Otherwise totally fine! (Handles a 1% borax solution at 30 V no issues).
Its great to see this work getting out there! It's no easy feat to selectively enrich and analyse brain tumour derived exosomes from whole blood and my colleagues in Trau Group really put a huge amount of effort into proving this was possible! Congrats! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Monitoring glioblastoma extracellular vesicle evolution using a nanodiagnostic platform to detect glioma stem cells driving recurrent disease
GEMPAC enables noninvasive glioblastoma treatment monitoring by analyzing glioma stem cell markers on circulating sEVs.
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My photo “May”d the AIBN calendar! (Not sure about the first half of the caption though 😅)
Ready to show off some #DIYNAFLUOR units to QLD members of parliament and industry representatives tomorrow evening. The dinosaurs are there for moral support. 😅 🦕🧬
Reminder for eDNA folks! Apply by Nov 30th for the eDNA Collaborative’s #DIYNAFLUOR Microgrant to get an open-source DNA fluorometer to support your eDNA sequencing workflows! 🦕🧪🧬 Apply: tinyurl.com/5bpc3ksx DIYNAFLUOR Info: tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx @ednacollab.bsky.social
DIYNAFLUOR Microgrant Opportunity
Link to RFP HERE Opportunity Details Micro-scale grants, or 'microgrants', are for researchers needing very specific equipment, materials, supplies, or training to achieve their objectives towards eD...
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Need a DNA fluorometer to QC DNA for eDNA analysis pipelines? Here's a great opportunity to get a #DIYNAFLUOR through a Microgrant from the eDNA Collaborative! @ednacollab.bsky.social Application form: tinyurl.com/5bpc3ksx DIYNAFLUOR info: tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx 🦕🧬🧪
Really looking forward to #CitSciOz25 next week! I'll be speaking about the #DIYNAFLUOR and some of the outreach programs myself, and others have run using the platform. 🦕🧬🧪 I'll also have a few DIYNAFLUOR kits with me if anyone is interested in building one. citizenscience.org.au/citscioz25/
Hey, those look familiar! 😅 Hope the DIYNAFLUOR builds went well?
Pedro Brandão-Dias F Pinto@pedrobd.bsky.social · last yr.Lots of field work, lab work, and bioinformatics going on here at the @ednacollab.bsky.social #eDNA workshop. What an amazing group of enthusiatic, diverse, and hard working people! 15 instruments built, 84 samples collected and over 60 millions reads sequenced. Lots to harvest from this effort.
A new initiative looks forward to playing a significant role in mapping ocean biodiversity at scale, particularly in remote areas that are often beyond the reach of scientists through the implication of sailors. Learn more: bit.ly/3ALL2IV #CitizenScience #eDNA #biodiversity
eDNA is powering a new wave of citizen science — Citizens of the Sea
Beneath the waves lies a hidden realm, teeming with secrets. All creatures, from tiny plankton to majestic whales, leave behind traces of their presence in the form of environmental DNA (eDNA). This e...
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A fun little article on the open-source #DIYNAFLUOR DNA Fluorometer and its utility for limited resource researchers on the UQ News page. 🦕🧬 Look at that goofy dork. 😅 news.uq.edu.au/2025-07-dna-...
The DNA analysis device that can be made on a 3D printer
UQ researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a home 3D printer.
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Took this photo in the lab today and thought i'd share cause I think it looks neat. 😅 "A lensing effect is produced as LED light passes through the base of a clear sample tube, revealing fluorescently stained proteins in solution."
A small update for the #DIYNAFLUOR project: We have just released a Mac version of the DIYNAFLUOR software. 🦕🍎 This may be particularly useful for those wanting to QC MinION library preps that are being run on M1-4 Macbooks. Find the new release on our Git page: github.com/traulab/DIYN...
1/8 🧵 Update on the Pocket #Spectrometer project. Been working on upgrading from the AS7341 to AS7343 sensor. The #AS7341 worked well but only had 9 channels. The #AS7343 offers 12 channels which should be better for #colorimetric analysis. #OpenSource 💡
A really nice write-up from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, on my #DIYNAFLUOR project - an open-source, 3D printable fluorometer for DNA quantitation. 🧬🦕 #STEM #UQresearch #AIBN aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2025...
DIYNAFLUOR: The $60 device bringing DNA science anywhere
A low-cost, 3D-printed DNA testing device developed at the AIBN is making powerful science more accessible for researchers and students around the world.
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Had a great time at the @brisjams.bsky.social event last night. Some great talks about using PacBio sequencing in microbiology. Also love the venue. More scientific presentations need to take place surrounded by indoor plants. 😅
PacBio Special 🔬 ✨ Proudly Sponsored by AGRF Ltd & PacBio ✨ 📅 Date: 18th June 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Venue: The Burrow, Beer Garden Room, West End 🥗 Free food and refreshments provided
Fantastic work from Anna Kovolenko and team to support the ARCTIC Networks goal to enable portable, low cost, viral sequencing. The pre-print provides a detailed analysis of alternatives to standard nanopore sequencing library preparation reagents. 👍
Anna (Ganna) Kovalenko@annakovalenko.bsky.social · last yr.Ever had to pause genomic surveillance due to enzyme shortages?🫣 Happy to share our new preprint with the solution inside 🦹♀️💪 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… @scalene.bsky.social @chris.primalscheme.com @pathogenomenick.bsky.social @articnetwork.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com
