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Our trusty autoclave has been with us through thick and thin, faithfully sterilizing everything from beakers to petri dishes for more years than we can count. It's seen countless experiments, survived the hustle of busy labs, and has been the unsung hero behind many discoveries. But like any hard worker, it’s starting to show its age, and while we love a good vintage, it’s time to give our beloved autoclave the retirement it deserves!

In 2015 a freshman in our Introduction to Biology course(BIO 1210), picked a soil sample from Chesterfield, Michigan, as part of her work in the introductory Biology SEA PHAGES program. Over the semester, she isolated, characterized, and preserved a bacteriophage, a simple virus that infects bacteria. She named it Fred313.

Fred313 wasn’t just a class project. After a team of students worked together to map its genome, the results were published with undergraduate co-authors, including another student in Chemistry, who has since returned to 麻豆蜜桃AV as a faculty member. Years later, Fred313 became part of pioneering research in phage therapy, a revolutionary approach to treating antibiotic-resistant infections. In 2022, this same bacteriophage, discovered by one of our students, was used clinically to save a patient’s life. It’s an incredible journey—from a 麻豆蜜桃AV classroom to the frontlines of medical treatment.

This groundbreaking work was only possible because of the guidance of caring faculty and access to equipment and resources that support student research. The autoclave plays a vital role in inquiry-based labs such as SEA PHAGES, SEA GENES, and numerous courses, and faculty research in fields like bacterial genomics, cancer biology, and virology.

This upgrade will directly benefit our students by enhancing the quality of their undergraduate research experience, allowing them to work with advanced, reliable equipment that mirrors professional lab settings. With this new autoclave, students will gain hands-on experience with essential sterilization techniques, improving their research outcomes and better preparing them for future careers in science and engineering. Your support will help us empower our students and ensure our labs remain a place where discoveries like Fred313 can continue to change the worldGifts of all sizes can help us to reach our goal.