Wow, 2 weeks left! This past weekend was lots of fun. Me, Cat, and Ytxzae went out to dinner on Saturday and saw the new Elvis movie. We also went surfing, made a charucterie board (a legit one this time), and chilled by the beach. The rest of the weekend was spent resting and working on posters. It was nice having time to recuperate after such a long work week. With such little time left to gather data, take images of Alviniconcha gonads, and piece together my poster, I'm definitely feeling the pressure. I've had lots of successes and also failures this week. Monday I found out that my staining method wasn't sufficient and I would have to re-slice all 9 of my blocks, re-stain the cuttings, permount, and take images of all my specimens. Overwhelmed and not sure I would finish my poster in time, I did what any lost college student would do - I called my mom. Thankfully, she acted as my voice of reason and gave me the motivation I needed to finish. That night I came in after dinner, blasted music on my headphones, and got to work. Thanks to the buttery voice of Harry Styles (and some nostalgic One Direction) I was able to slice, stain, and permount 18 slides in one night. The rest of this week was spent imaging, color correcting, and adding scale bars to my pictures. I have yet to choose the best images for my poster, but I will chose them by Monday. Overall, I am finishing this week much happier and less stressed than it started. This weekend the REUs are presenting our projects at the CMLC (Charleston Marine Life Center) to practice communicating science to a broader audience. Ytxzae and I will be giving clay to students to model Warens Larvae, and some Alviniconcha shells to feel the cool bristles. Other than that, I will be spending this week working on my poster for the critique this coming Wednesday. I'm nervous, but hopefully it goes well. See you next week!
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AuthorHello! My name is Flynn Gorman and I am working in the Young Lab and studying the embryology of the gastropods Ifremeria nautilei and Alviniconcha this summer. I am from New Jersey and I am pursuing a B.S. in Biology at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. I also work at a coffee shop on campus and act as the PR Director for my acapella group. Archives
August 2022
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