There is a great hackerspace in Tampa, (
http://tampahackerspace.com ) and I know that some of the members are interested in doing DiyBio.
FamiLAB (
https://familab.org/ ) is about 90 min from Tampa, and has a dedicated DiyBio room. We just moved into our new space, and are holding weekly meetups to plan equipment builds/purchases, classes, etc.
There have been some cool Bio projects going on at
http://melbournemakerspace.org/ . They are about 2.5 hrs from Tampa, but there is some cool things to see in the area, so it is worth the trip, once you get settled in.
Give a holler when you get down here!
-Dave