Labki 2026 Workshop
Help us Improve Research
Lab Operations
RESEARCH LABS
A hands-on workshop where you will help us build a better tool for research knowledge management.
Research moves faster when knowledge is easy to find, share, and preserve.
Finding protocols, training lab members, organizing projects & preserving knowledge all shape how efficiently & reproducibly research gets done.
Join us for a hands-on workshop to identify the biggest challenges in research lab operations, share what works, and help shape Labki, an open-source wiki platform where research teams can store institutional knowledge, manage protocols, train new lab members, and organize projects.
We want this shaped by people who deal with these problems every day. You'll get hands-on time with Labki, and tell us what's missing or wrong before we build more.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Share your experiences & help identify the biggest operational bottlenecks in research.
- Help design better solutions by influencing features & priorities for an open-source platform.
- Get an early look at new tools and provide hands-on feedback before they're widely released.
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Thursday July 30
10AM – 3PM
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UCLA
CHS 17-323
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Ideal for lab managers, postdocs, graduate students, and researchers interested in lab organization.
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FREE FOOD!
Coffee & pastries, lunch, and snacks provided.
10AM – 12PM
Share
Common lab ops challenges
12PM – 1PM
Eat
Free lunch!
1PM – 2PM
Explore
Live demo & hands-on Labki
2PM – 3PM
Feedback
Share ideas to improve Labki
| title | starts | ends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Introductions | Welcome and Introductions | 30 July 2026 10:00:00 | 30 July 2026 10:15:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Challenges of Lab Operations | Challenges in Research Lab Operations | 30 July 2026 10:15:00 | 30 July 2026 11:30:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/What is a Wiki | What is a Wiki? | 30 July 2026 11:30:00 | 30 July 2026 12:00:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Lunch | Lunch | 30 July 2026 12:00:00 | 30 July 2026 13:00:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Demo Wikis | Demo Wikis | 30 July 2026 13:00:00 | 30 July 2026 13:30:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Hands On | Hands On Wiki Editing | 30 July 2026 13:30:00 | 30 July 2026 14:30:00 |
| Summer 2026 Workshop/Wrap Up | Wrap Up Discussion | 30 July 2026 14:30:00 | 30 July 2026 15:00:00 |