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Week 3 - 7/1

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On Monday, I started by splitting my cells. Then after working on papers and internship things I learned about the projects I would be doing.

On Tuesday, I was able to start one of my projects. This project is about testing a new type of plate to see if it promotes growth better than the original plates we used. See more here. I also created a presentation for Dr. Somarelli and other researchers on what I would be doing.

On Wednesday, I took a few pictures of my cells to see how they were growing. I also learned how to analyze a qPCR spreadsheet which had a few steps but wasn't that hard.

On Friday, I completed the first split on my plates. I prepared a protein and RNA extraction on the cells. The RNA and Protein were stored in the -80 for later examination.

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