Adams Cancer Lab
NAU's Adams Cancer Lab (ACL) studies genomic instability, a process involved in cancer genesis. ACL uses baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiæ, as a model organism for this process. Baker's yeast is often used in cancer research because the cells are eukaryotic and they undergo similar processes as human cells.
Saccharomyces cerevisiæ
ACL mixes a nutritional medium that the baker's yeast will thrive in. This medium is then poured into Petri dishes and baker's yeast is added so that experiments can be conducted.
When Petri dishes are filled, it is important that the medium and inside the Petri dishes remain sterile. If sterility is compromised, experimental results may be affected.
Jean-Guillaume Lonjaret is our customer contact at ACL. He has asked that we create a machine that will fill and stack Petri dishes with the baker's yeast medium while maintaining sterility.