Week 4:
University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
June 28, 2013 | I am pleased to say that this week went better than the previous week! For my experiment, I am pretty much repeating what I have done in the past. I am making cDNA from RNA that I’ve isolated from previous trials with the NFN and/or PTU. I’ve held back on making this earlier because I […]
Week 5:
The Children’s Hospital
June 27, 2013 | This past week I have learned a lot about the process of research, not excluding the frustrating parts. I have continued to work on my research project as diligently as possible, however there have been a few setbacks this week. For example, I still have been unable to obtain the medical records that were not […]
Week 5:
African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa
June 25, 2013 | Monday starts off with a staff meeting, the rest of the week I keep chugging along sorting the Powell Collection photos. I end up finishing on Friday, and even get to go home a bit early, which was fantastic, because an archivist’s job is never done! It’s a double edged sword. Cornell alum (and previous […]
Week 6:
University of Iowa Department of Biochemistry
June 25, 2013 | A Western Blot was run on the eluate from the crude filtration and several fractions from the gel chromatography; unfortunately it showed that while the Eluate from the crude filtration did indeed have FANCJ in it, none of the fractions did. A second Western blot was run on the remaining fractions to determine if any […]
Week 6:
Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences
June 25, 2013 | It’s the end of the sixth week, and there are only four weeks before I say farewell to this place. Something I realized a few days ago was that no matter how much you dislike something about an area (e.g. the weather), you will still develop an emotional attachment if you stay long enough. I […]
Week 5:
Mayo Clinic
June 24, 2013 | This past month has gone by so quickly – I can’t believe I am almost halfway done with my experience. I have learned so much these past few weeks and I cannot wait to apply my new knowledge as we delve deeper into our projects these next couple months. One project I am particularly excited […]
Week 4:
Twin Cities Orthopedics
June 24, 2013 | After about a month with Twin Cities Orthopedics I have become very comfortable with the physical therapists, patients, as well as completing my responsibilities. For the most part I am seeing patients 2-3 times each week. I am beginning to notice that each session for the patients is different even though the goals are about […]
Week 5:
University of Iowa Department of Biochemistry
June 24, 2013 | This week was markedly better than last week. I got my ligation of H33 and H34 to grow colonies and found in the isolation of the plasmids that constructs H33-11 and H34-3 looked clean and ready for linearization. These constructs were submitted for sequencing on Thursday and may be injected on Tuesday of week six […]
Week 1:
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
June 24, 2013 | Week 1 is finally in the books! My time here in DC has just begun, but it has been a blast so far! I have met some amazing people, learned more than I ever imagined, and seen some really cool places. I still have 7 weeks left. On my first day at the office, the […]
Week 4:
Project Transitions
June 23, 2013 | I have heard from many an employee of non-profits that anyone working in the non-profit world must learn to wear many different hats. Little did I know, though, that switching hats is much more complicated than changing a head covering; it’s changing personas. I am learning this first hand as I begin to develop my […]