Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Pictures at the Lab

 --> That's me preparing a master mix for the PCR machine

 --> That's me using a pipette to insert the DNA into the gels to begin gel electrophoresis

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

March 21, 2012 Last Day

March 21, 2012

Unfortunately, today will be my last day working with Dr. Cryan. He has been an absolutely amazing mentor, I could never have expected what a great time I have had learning and working with him. He has taught me everything from basic DNA structure to sequencing genes, to PCR machines, to gel electrophoresis. Today, we primarily worked on the presentation that all the interns will be giving at the end of the year assembly. We scrolled through some old power point slides and discussed ways to describe to people, who haven't spent months in lab learning, what exactly I've been doing. I found it especially helpful to look back on all of these long blog entries to review the vast amount that I've accomplished with my mentor. This has overall been a very rewarding experience and cannot wait to participate in another internship in my senior year!