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Workshops Organizer

The Wet Lab is looking for a Workshops Organizer . As the workshops organizer you would be responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and recruiting volunteers for a series of hands-on science workshops for children and adults. Our goal is to inspire individuals of all ages to make scientific discovery a part of their everyday lives, in the same way we make art and music a part of our everyday lives.

This is an unparalleled opportunity for someone considering science outreach as a career- you will have the freedom to shape an entire program with very few limitations. How... [read more]

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The Future of Bird Ecology at the Salton Sea

The Salton Sea is Californias largest lake, located 85 miles northeast of San Diego. More bird species visit the wildlife refuge at the Salton Sea each than any other wildlife refuge in the western United States each year, but imminent water-loss and water quality decline threaten the future of this ecosystem. The lake is expected to shrink to almost half of its current size by 2030, resulting in ecological impacts at the Salton Sea that mimic future climate-change scenarios in regions across the planet, but on a much faster timescale. Many management s... [read more]

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La Jolla Cove Microbial Diversity Project

A citizen science study by the SD Wet Lab

Attention all beach lovers! Have you ever wondered what bacteria you are swimming with?

You can help citizen scientists survey the microbial ecosystem of La Jolla Cove, an iconic swimming beach in Southern California, where humans, wildlife, and the physical environment interact in complex ways.

The Project

La Jolla Cove is an iconic swimming beach popular with tourists and locals. Known for its abundant marine mammals, sea birds, and fish, and neighboring a busy urban area, the Cove is a microcosm for the complex inter... [read more]

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Journal Club

Scientific inquiry, ideas and design are fueled by engaged and informed dialogue and debate. The Wet Lab hosts monthly Journal Club meetings to foster intellectual camaraderie between our members, to keep up to date with the latest discoveries, and/or to discuss a specified topic of interest.

Each Journal Club will have a presenter who will choose the topic of discussion, provide any materials pertaining to the topic, and lead the discussion.

All participants must come prepared to debate, discuss and synthesize new ideas, as we hang out in a coffee house or a brewery... [read more]

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The Wet Labs Science Lecture Series Free!

To connect Biophiles and the public to professional scientists in San Diego, The Wet Lab hosts a Science Lecture Series every 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm at the Riford Library, La Jolla ; and every 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm at the San Diego Central Library (Mary Hollis Clark Room) .

See our science lecture events page for upcoming and recent lectures

An additional history of lectures we have hosted in the past can be found here

If you are interested in speaking at our lecture series, please email sdwetlabcoordinat ... [read more]