Video guides for laboratory equipment

Documentation through well-established laboratory protocols is key to running a state-of-the-art research group. However, we often face challenges in retaining important information when people leave the group. To address this, we are expanding our video guide library, providing quick guides to essential analytical equipment and experimental procedures.

Much of our equipment is not used on a daily basis, so proper usage relies on training new students by superusers. However, we have found that video guides serve as an excellent supplement to this training. Below, I have listed some of the guides we have created.

These links open YouTube videos in a new window
Gonotec Chloridometer (for Cl tissue analysis)
JENWAY flame photometer (for Na and K tissue analysis)
Konica Minolta SPAD meter (a non-destructive chlorophyll proxy)
Leaf gas film thickness (lab protocol)
Leica VT1200S vibrating microtome (for x-sectioning of fresh tissues)
Light settings in the glasshouse (lights on/off in the various sections of the glasshouse)
Underwater net photosynthesis (lab protocol)
WALZ Junior PAM (chlorophyll fluorescence)