As promised, this work week went really nice, and I was more motivated and productive too. Part of this is because on Saturday Gina and I went on an incredible adventure to the Umpqua river and the sand dunes near Reedsport. The weather, the place, and even the music from the radio station were on point which made it very enjoyable. I'm still amazed to see the different landscapes Oregon has to offer like the beach, the sand dunes, the river, and lakes next to the green forest in the mountains, WOW! Also, on Sunday some of the REUs and I went to the wildlife safari in Bandon for a very cute experience with goats, deers, and other species, and to end week 5, we watch the iconic White Chicks movie. Having a fun weekend boosted my energy to start again on the right foot and with the return of Erin to the lab, everything started to get back in place. I've been getting lots of broods from the barnacles to do my experiments. I continue doing similar treatments (now working with PABA and pronase mainly) but in bigger groups and I've been growing them with penicillin and streptomycin as antibiotics to prevent the cells from getting bacteria. I also change the water every day and cover them to prevent dehydration. Some of the raised cells have achieved gastrulation successfully but there is no sign of a significant change yet. I believe we have to wait until the larvae stage to notice how the removal of the eggshell or the stop of the peristaltic contractions affects their biology. Although we didn't have a seminar on Wednesday, I engage myself with some library books about botanic plants and invertebrates. This will help me prepare for the upcoming invertebrate ball next week. I also started drafting my poster and taking stills from videos to use on it. To do that I learned how to use Fiji on ImageJ and some other computer skills. I am really looking forward to the last 3 weeks of my internship as there will be some different activities to do and in between that, I'll continue enjoying my time at OIMB, exploring the coast, and learning something new every day. See you next Monday!
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Oscar Sánchez
8/6/2022 07:28:10 pm
Wow nice and never give up, so froud of you Sherlyn
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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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