Week 7:
Turtle Trail
July 2, 2022 | After an office day on Monday making final preparations for microbiome sampling later in the week, we got back to tracking turtles at WildCare Park on Tuesday. We had a successful day of tracking and were able to do a quick health check and record the location of the tagged turtles. We also had the […]
Week 6:
Rain, Rain, and More Rain
July 2, 2022 | Although it rained almost every day, it was another great week out here at Baruch! On Monday afternoon, Isabel, Willa, and I went out in the field with Bruce to help conduct a zooplankton cruise in the creeks of the estuary. The purpose of these samplings was to, at specific creek sites, cast very fine […]
Week 5:
It’s a Cruel Summer
July 2, 2022 | This was one hell of a week. The unfortunate circumstance we employees at the company faced was that Andrea (the chief executive) caught COVID. Monday was a regular day like any other, but I still felt she was a bit weary. Then on Tuesday morning, I read an email from her that she has fallen […]
Week 4:
“Sleep Is More than Brainwashing”
July 2, 2022 | As I mentioned last week, this week would be the continuation of the climb up the Slope of Enlightenment. This week was very much an uphill climb! The interns continued analyzing patient files for the HCT (narcolepsy) project. Everyone fell right into a routine that became extremely efficient. We eventually started dividing and conquering – […]
Week 4:
My First Shadow Experience and the Start of the Manuscript
July 2, 2022 | This week was full of exciting firsts, as well as some of the things I have grown accustomed to living in Rochester. Throughout the week I did score some files, as well as review some patent charts that we added, but as the week unfolded, it was wilder than I could have ever predicted! One […]
Week 5:
Crabs Galore
June 26, 2022 | With the temperatures in Georgetown above 95 degrees, it was easily the hottest week since I’ve been here. For the first couple of days, I spent quite a bit of my time working in the seawater lab on the brown shrimp experiment, which was to be expected. Because our experimental period is well underway, I […]
Week 3:
Getting Down to Business
June 25, 2022 | We began this week completely putting the Gold Standard behind us and beginning our project: how does the level of hypocretin affect REM sleep without atonia (RSWA)? Hypocretin is one of the chemicals in the brain that controls the wake/sleep cycle. It helps us stay awake when we are awake and, conversely, helps us stay […]
Week 4:
UCA
June 25, 2022 | Week 4 was not as eventful as the previous week exactly as I predicted but in all fairness, week 3 set the bar too high that I am sure the following month will not reach and there are many reasons for that. Although, this week was unique in its own right as I gained new […]
Week 6:
Tick Talk
June 25, 2022 | It was another successful week of tracking turtles in the ICM! We once again checked the locations of each of the study turtles at the three research sites. This week was another hot one, and many of the turtles were still estivating and difficult to spot as they were buried in the leaf litter. We […]
Week 3:
Climbing Uphill
June 25, 2022 | Week 3 flew by! I had so many amazing experiences this week that it would be hard to share all of them. One of the most exciting things I did was shadow for the first time. Dr. Erik St. Louis was happy to bring me aboard for his morning clinic. Before seeing any patients, Dr. […]