This project is now in update mode. Check back regularly to see how things are progressing.
Thank you for your contributions!
Team Lytic would like to extend our deepest gratitude for all the contributions the community, friends, and family have made to our project on Giving day and since then. Through your support, our team almost completed our entire month's goal of $4,000 in just one day, breaking records for Gemstone and Launch. Please feel free to spread the word about our work as the campaign continues and we will keep you all updated with our progress!
$10
Disposable Glassware
This contribution will allow the team to purchase disposable well plates and flasks in which the bacteria and phages will be cultured and harvested in.
$25
Culture Media
This contribution will allow the team to purchase the broth and agar plates in which the bacteria will be able to grow.
$50
Isolation Reagents
This contribution will allow the team to purchase the chemicals and materials necessary to isolate bacteriophages from the culture media.
$100
Phage Genotyping
This contribution will allow the team to determine the genetic makeup of effective phages for future use in a clinical setting.
$500
Phage and Bacteria Pair
This contribution will allow the team to purchase bacteriophage and bacteria pair from reputable vendors for testing phage therapeutic effectiveness.