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Empower your students with lab automation

Equip your students with the essential skills for top STEM careers using tools like our free, ready-to-use lesson plans. Join a supportive community of educators teaching with automation and access exclusive discounts on Opentrons hardware.

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Provides practical, hands-on experience with cutting-edge automation tools.

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Enhances student engagement and understanding through interactive lessons.

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Equips students with the skills needed for modern scientific research and industry applications.

Methods in Modern Plant Biology

Develop undergraduate students’ skills in molecular biology methods and automation in the lab. In 13 weeks, students complete a cloning workflow, gaining experience in lab automation, plasmid DNA methods, restriction digestion analysis, primer and experiment design, E. coli work, and more

Lesson plans

Transform your classroom with free lesson plans

Petri Dish
Measuring Cell Viability with Promega® CellTiter-Glo

Introduce students to cell viability assays.

PCR
Measurements and Statistical Analysis

Equip students with essential skills in data collection, measurement accuracy, and statistical analysis.

Robot Head
Drafting Protocols with OpentronsAI

Develop students’ abilities to create and optimize laboratory protocols using AI-powered tools.

Protocol Designer
PCR Colony Screening with Opentrons Protocol Designer

PCR colony screening using automated protocols.

RNA
16S PCR Prep

Introduce students to the preparation and execution of 16S rRNA gene sequencing using PCR.

Yeast
Creative Microbiology

Inspire students to explore microbiology creatively through automated experiments.

Teaching with automation benefits students as they develop a better understanding of the power and limitations of using liquid handling technologies to accelerate research, surveillance, and development. The web-based Protocol Designer and new AI features help more instructors engage students in the development and testing of protocols to test. I believe developing protocols helps all learners think critically about the steps involved in simple and complex molecular biotechnology assays!

– Dr. Carlos Goller, NCSU

Integration of lab automation in molecular biology lab courses enhances students’ self-efficacy, retention in the field, and attitudes toward the importance of robotics and programming skills in biology. Automation ensures success, allowing students to focus on experimental design, controls, and data analysis rather than procedural details of molecular cloning. The Opentrons for Education community is an excellent resource for sharing these benefits with more students and teachers, making lab automation more accessible.

– Clay Wright, Ph.D. Virginia Tech

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Bringing lab automation to the classroom

Watch our free webinar to hear case studies from university teachers who have incorporated automation into their courses, ways to include automation on a budget, and insights on the top skills for new graduates in the biotechnology industry.

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