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Equipment Lending Library

Equipment Lending Library

Thanks to the generous support of the Cornell University Biotechnology Program, CIBT has over 30 kits and models that have been developed for use in classrooms. Teachers who have participated in our summer institutes and in regional workshops can borrow kits FREE of CHARGE! The kits are shipped from our Ithaca location to the school and back. Local teachers are encouraged to contact us for pickup before or after school.

  • Only active CIBT alumni may request kits via the new on-line system. Active alumni are alumni that have participated in a CIBT workshop or Return to Campus event within the last three years.
  • All kits must be reserved two weeks in advance of when you will need them.
  • You need to have specific training to borrow the DNA Electrophoresis, Protein Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, and Wolbachia kits. We offer workshops for equipment training several times a year.
  • You can still reserve multiple kits, but each individual kit must be reserved separately.
  • You are taking responsibility for the contents of the kits. Failure to return to the kit in good condition, late or without a survey may result in loss of privileges.
  • You must fill out the survey and content lists included with the kits.

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Saliva Detection Kit

This kit was designed under the guidance of one of our most active teachers, Dr. Greg Panzanaro from Averill Park, NY. It was presented at the 2011 Alumni Summer Workshop as a fun and dynamic way to help students learn how even the tiniest amounts of saliva can be detected in samples.

The class will be set up with four stations presenting different pieces of evidence that students will test for saliva: a piece of a sealed envelope, a used water bottle, a cigarette butt, and a piece of gum. Each student will be in charge of testing one of these items following a detailed protocol, then sharing results with the class.

Due to the cost of the materials, this kit CANNOT be customized according to class size. For amounts of materials shipped, please refer to the list below.

This kit includes:

  • 12 stopwatches
  • Universal buffer in dropper bottle (must be kept refrigerated)
  • Bottled saline solution
  • 12 20-200 µL pipettes
  • 6 boxes of P20 pipette tips
  • 10 tweezers
  • 8 scalpels
  • 10 sterile cotton applicators
  • 2 vortexers
  • 25 saliva test strips
  • Colored Eppendorf® tubes
    • 1 bag yellow
    • 1 bag blue
  • Clear Eppendorf® tubes
  • 6 cutting boards
  • 3 microcentrifuges
  • 8 microfuge tube racks

Teachers must supply:

  • Evidence objects
    • Piece of a sealed envelope
    • Used water bottle
    • Cigarette butt
    • Piece of gum
Saliva Detection Kit

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