After a week off for spring break, I felt ready to get back to work on my project and maybe gather a lot of useful data for my project as well.
But this week was again not only unique but also a very informative experience.
On Monday, I finished the two Wes plates we needed to collect all the data for the S1BF region of the mice brain. For the plates themselves, I ran two plates testing for Glypican 4 in S1BF samples from day1-7 post injury to complete that region.
During that day as well, I had a meeting with Dr. Theresa Thomas and my senior advisor, Sarah. There, we discussed the challenges facing students who pursue the medical profession and the characteristics that are needed to truly elevate yourself from the pack. All in all, the meeting was very informative and an unique learning experience.
On Tuesday, I started running Wes plates for the MPFC (mid pre frontal cortex) region of the mice brain. After that, I gathered samples from the MPFC region that need to be used for future plates and put them into one box for safe storage in the freezer. I then called it a day after that.
On Wednesday, my senior advisor, Sarah, advised me to work with the Compass software that I use to interpret the Wes results and learn more about the units and values I measure in my experiments. After a few hours tinkering with Compass, I aided our lab manager, Bret, in his study on cage dividers and their effect on mice aggression.
I hope that tomorrow's lab meeting will as informative and unique as this week has been.
Till next week, signing off.
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