Week 1:
University of Chicago Medical Center
June 21, 2013 | So I’ve completely settled into Chicago! Monday I moved in, met Dr. Kraig, and met the other students in my program. Almost everyone in my program plans on applying for medical school or medical and PhD programs. The building with the pink windows is my dorm and the statue marks where the first isolation of […]
Week 4:
University of Iowa Department of Biochemistry
June 19, 2013 | This week was a mixed bag of good and bad as far as the science goes. We injected 3 more constructs (H29, H31, and H32) which was awesome with a reasonable and functional number of tadpoles expressing our constructs. Our earlier construct tadpoles are now huge and will be ready for analysis in week six […]
Week 4:
The Children’s Hospital
June 19, 2013 | This week has consisted of me continuing to collect data from chart reviews. Once I am done collecting data, I will focus on finishing up the radiographic measures. Something different this week is that I have been working almost completely independently. My fellow research assistant was awarded an opportunity to study disparities in healthcare in […]
Week 4:
African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa
June 18, 2013 | Monday: A staff meeting is implemented by our new director Michael. We use this time to catch up with everyone working, to see where they are in their projects, what kind of events the museum might be hosting this week, etc. Afterwards, I return to the back and get to work redoing all the work I’d […]
Week 3:
University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
June 18, 2013 | I’ve learned a lot this week. Yes, I’ve learned a lot during the other weeks too, but this time it’s a different sort of knowledge. Of course I’ve learned more procedures and tips on how to perform them better. I’m sure that I will continue to learn those things every week. However, the big thing […]
Week 5:
University of Iowa Department of Biochemistry
June 18, 2013 | The purified plasmid containing the FLAG-tagged FANCJ was run on an agarose gel to confirm the proper vector and insert were present. The Gel showed that they were. Following the confirmation of FANCJ in the purified plasmid, the cultures of mammalian cells, HEK293T, were transfected and left to incubate overnight. The protein from the transfected […]
Week 4:
Mayo Clinic
June 17, 2013 | In the mornings, the other summer students and I continue to practice our RSWA scoring skills in order to prepare for the Gold Standard test. After we complete the Gold Standard test, our scorings will be considered reliable to use in the studies. After a week of experience with RSWA scoring, I have been exposed […]
Week 5:
Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences
June 17, 2013 | This week was good. The sun came out from behind the clouds on most days, the scattered thunderstorms only visited twice, and they didn’t last long enough to ruin the sunshine. On most days, it was about 80 degrees and the humidity was relatively low. Right now as I type, I see the lovely reflection […]
Week 3:
Twin Cities Orthopedics
June 16, 2013 | Week three at Twin Cities Orthopedics consisted of many private sessions with a patient and physical therapist. Up until this point, I have spent most of my time in the general gym area where multiple physical therapists lead their patient through the rehab exercises. However this week I sat in on several longer sessions of […]
Week 3:
Project Transitions
June 15, 2013 | “You never get caught up” seems to be the catch phrase of the non-profit world. In my time with non-profits in Denver and now again at Project Transitions, the list of tasks seems to get longer and longer and unfortunately the days don’t stretch themselves out to accommodate. Slowly but surely, I am learning to […]