🧪 AI Lab Assistant

Your AI-powered Biotechnology & Laboratory Companion built with Python, Streamlit, and Google Gemini AI.

AI Lab Assistant is an all-in-one laboratory toolkit designed for biotechnology students, researchers, and laboratory professionals. It combines laboratory calculators, SOPs, media preparation guides, chemical safety information, and an AI assistant into a single easy-to-use application.

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📸 Preview

Examples:

• 🏠 Home Dashboard
• 🧮 Laboratory Calculators
• 📋 SOP Library
• 🧫 Media Preparation
• ⚠️ Chemical Safety
• 🤖 AI Assistant

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✨ Features

🤖 AI Laboratory Assistant

Ask questions about:

• Molecular Biology
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Laboratory Techniques
• Biotechnology
• PCR
• DNA & RNA
• ELISA
• CRISPR
• Chemical Safety
• Laboratory Troubleshooting

Powered by Google Gemini AI.

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🧮 Laboratory Calculators

Includes:

• Dilution Calculator
• Molarity Calculator
• PCR Master Mix Calculator
• Buffer Dilution Calculator
• DNA Concentration Calculator
• RNA Concentration Calculator
• Normality Calculator
• Cell Seeding Calculator
• Buffer Preparation Calculator

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📋 SOP Library

Browse 30 laboratory SOPs, including:

• PCR
• DNA Extraction
• RNA Extraction
• ELISA
• Western Blot
• Gram Staining
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Cell Culture
• Autoclave Operation
• and many more...

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🧫 Media Preparation

Includes 15 microbiological media recipes, such as:

• LB Broth
• LB Agar
• Nutrient Agar
• MacConkey Agar
• Blood Agar
• Chocolate Agar
• Mueller-Hinton Agar
• EMB Agar
• Tryptic Soy Agar
• PBS (1X)

Features:

• Ingredient scaling
• Preparation instructions
• Sterilization details
• Storage recommendations
• Download recipe as CSV

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⚠️ Chemical Safety

Browse safety information for 50 laboratory chemicals.

Includes:

• Formula
• Hazards
• Required PPE
• First Aid
• Storage
• Disposal Guidelines

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Python
• Streamlit
• Pandas
• Google Gemini API
• Python Dotenv

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📂 Project Structure

AI_LAB_ASSISTANT/
│
├── data/
│   ├── chemicals.csv
│   ├── media.csv
│   └── sop.csv
│
├── pages/
│   ├── ai_assistant.py
│   ├── calculator.py
│   ├── media.py
│   ├── safety.py
│   └── sop_library.py
│
├── utils/
│   ├── ai.py
│   ├── calculations.py
│   ├── ui.py
├── app.py
├── requirements.txt
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── .gitignore
├── .env.example

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🚀 Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/harminderkaur1329/AI_Lab_Assistant.git

Go into the project

cd AI_Lab_Assistant

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a .env file

GEMINI_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

Run the application

streamlit run app.py

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💡 Future Improvements

• ⭐ Favorites
• ⭐ Export reports as PDF
• ⭐ User authentication
• ⭐ Laboratory inventory management
• ⭐ AI-powered RAG using SOPs and laboratory documents
• ⭐ More laboratory calculators
• ⭐ Additional microbiology media
• ⭐ Expanded chemical safety database

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

If you have ideas for new laboratory calculators, SOPs, media recipes, or improvements, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

See the LICENSE file for details.

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👨‍💻 Author

Harminder Kaur

B.Tech Biotechnology

Built with ❤️ using Python, Streamlit, and Google Gemini AI.