If you are wondering if I did anything fun during the past weekend, the answer is yes! Our REU mentor Richard took us on a wonderful boat trip in the Pacific Northwest waters. I've been on boat trips before but never to collect species from a 170ft deep. I met the decorator crabs, many types of brittle stars, some cute shrimps, and soft coral with baby anemones on them. The downside of it was that I got very seasick and my stomach was weak for a couple of days :( I've been making a lot of new UO friends and the vibe at the bonfires is always amazing. Watching the sunset at the beach after a really nice and productive week is always my favorite part. Week 4 public seminar with Dr. Jim Carlton on marine invasions and macroplastics has been my favorite seminar so far. He explained how the historical Japanese tsunami of 2011 lead to the migration of species all the way to the Oregon coast. On Friday the 15th we went tide-pooling with Nicole and Erin to Qovhyax island to visit a cave on a -0.5 low tide. I loved it! We had so much fun, felt a few times, and saw many types of marine species. My research is going well. I continue doing the same experiments describe last week and the results we are getting lead us to new questions like if peristalsis is delaying the meiosis II pattern. The ideal result would be for the cells to stay in a spherical shape after the treatment and to continue their contractions and normal development. This would show that peristalsis is actually shaping the egg. It would be cool to grow the spherical eggs to see if the shape has anything to do with the way organs develop. I feel very confident conducting research now under the guidance of my lab mentor George and Erin, and I'm motivated to keep making good progress to create an awesome poster. Talking about posters, we also had a fun workshop about making effective presentations which I'll be testing next week in our proposal presentation along with my public speaking abilities.
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Irma
7/21/2022 09:06:33 pm
I am so proud of you and enjoy the experience
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Sherlyn SanchezHello :) I'm Sher, a first-gen biology student transferring to UCSD and passionate about science. This summer I'll be working in George von Dassow`s lab doing barnacle embryology research. In this blog, I'll be sharing some of my adventures and life updates at the OIMB. Archives
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