Support BioCurious

Powered by donations. Run by volunteers. Open to every curious mind.

BioCurious has no paid staff. Everything in our Santa Clara lab (the benches, the freezers, the classes, the community projects) exists because people chose to give their money, their equipment and their time.

  • 100% donation-based
  • 100% volunteer-run
  • No paid staff
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Real science, built by the people who love it

BioCurious is a community biology lab in Santa Clara, California. Nobody here draws a salary. Our board, our members and our volunteers organize the events, teach the classes, repair the equipment and keep the lab safe and clean, in the evenings, on weekends and in between day jobs.

That is why donations matter so much here. Our equipment comes from generous gifts and from members who bring a broken machine back to life. Our classes and community projects are open to everyone because people choose to chip in. When you give, you are not paying for a service. You are helping a group of enthusiastic scientists, amateurs and students keep a place alive where anyone can try real biology.

What your gift makes possible

Equipment that works

Centrifuges, incubators, freezers and microscopes need repairs, calibration and the occasional replacement. Your gift keeps the benches running.

Supplies and reagents

Gloves, plasticware, media, enzymes and other consumables get used up constantly. Every refill means another experiment can happen.

Open classes and projects

Anyone can join community projects for free, and many workshops and classes are open to non-members. Donations keep these doors open to people who could not otherwise try.

A safe lab that stays open

Safety training, protective gear and project reviews by our Safety Committee make hands-on biology safe for beginners and experts alike.

Science happening here right now

KhanLab-BayArea

A student team is back for a second year, engineering an E. coli biosensor that detects food spoilage.

Read the story →

Real Vegan Cheese

A grassroots, open-source community project working on real cheese made with genetically modified yeast. The team meets at the lab every week.

See upcoming meetups →

Bench to Breakthrough

Our speaker series brings world-class scientists to a community lab, starting with two experts in atomic force microscopy.

Read the story →

Four ways to help

Make a donation

Any amount helps. Your gift goes straight into keeping the lab open and running.

Make a Donation

Donate equipment and supplies

Working equipment, reagents and lab consumables are always welcome. See what we want, and what we cannot accept.

See what we need

Volunteer your time

If you are over 18, tell us a little about yourself and how you would like to help.

Email us

Become a member

Get 24/7 lab access, take part in the community, and support the lab at the same time.

Memberships

Donate equipment and supplies

We’ll make good use of consumables, gear, and reagents. Consider also donating to our friends at BioLink Depot.

Contact us at info@biocurious.org before sending anything.

✓ We want

  • FBS, HPLC columns, lab consumables
  • Working equipment and useful reagents

✗ We don’t want

  • Fluorescent bulbs, cadmium chloride, HPLC waste, hazardous materials

Help the next experiment happen

Every project in this lab started with someone curious and someone willing to help. Be that someone.

Make a Donation