July 23: PCR-2/Amy-1?

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So my first solo PCR yielded some funky results (personally I blame the reverse transcriptases). The battle raged again today but today I may have stood a fighting chance... Guess we'll see tomorrow

July 17: Journeys in Midlife

Trying to listen to menopause lectures while the Charles is calling... Wish I was kayaking. 

July 14: PCR Wizard?

Nope. I just made my team believe I knew what I was doing because I am

a master of excel.  

July 10: Oh media, oh my!

I haven't so much as touched the cells but the aforementioned lab tech is still out so she had me feed the cells... two dozen serologic pipettes later the cells are fed and tucked into their incubators. Fingers crossed their alive Monday 

July 9: The mice will play

As my lab tech (who've I have glued myself to) is out sick I figured I would just draw at my desk 

July 7: Greek life

Despite my hours of reading last night today was my first lab meeting, first protein assay and cell cultures. And the abbreviations: mTOR, PTEN, PBS and apparently BSA doesn't mean body surface area. It's all Greek to me...

July 6: Lost without a map

This is the fire extinguisher, this is where the eyewash station, this is the microscope... This is where you get the reagents you'll need, the freezer space for your cells and where you euthanize the mice. This is your lab notebook... What am I suppose to write in there?  😬

July2: Stairway to heaven

My walk to work is only 7 min but the elevator ride is at least this long.... We've stopped at the first 6 floors (and then I got to walk the rest of the way). At least this is the view when I get there

July 1: First day

As instructed, I showed up to orientation at 7 except it didn't actually open til 7:30. At least I wasn't late on the first day (like residency). Took 90 min to get my MGH badge- soo worth it!