As of last week I've begun to wind down experiments in the lab. Key word is wind down, because as much as I'd love to be completely done, things still keep popping up that need a revision here or there.
That being said, I'm heavily into writing my thesis first draft now. Materials & Methods is (mostly) done, and the Results was taken care of today. Now it's a matter of figuring out what everything means and making it sound 'sexy'. Or something.
I recently presented my data at the UWO Department of Oncology Research and Education day. While I though it went well but not stellar, but I wound up winning an award for "Outstanding Presentation". The only reason I mention this is that it came with a $100 bucks as a prize. Talking is fun! Jenn also won a similar prize for her poster. All in all, it was a good day.
This weekend will find me tasting yummy Pelee Island wine for Trevor's wedding.
It's been awhile, but at the pace I've been keeping in the lab, it's understandable. I'll be presenting my work (what there is of it) at two research days this month. The sequencing issues are still lingering, and are starting to become maddening. I'm expecting some more today, so cross your fingers.
In the mean time, I've installed Gentoo Linux at home, and so far I'm loving it. Yesterday saw my Palm Pilot sycing successfully via USB with the computer, including AvantGo. I'm putting together the workings for a howto guide for the site (and also for my own memory, painfully short as it sometimes is)
It's 2 in the freakin' morning and here I sit typing away in the lab. And so it begins. Seriously though, with Jenn in Saskatchewan, I really can't find reasons to justify sleeping. So I'm starting on my last (hopefully) round of immunofluorescence for the forseeable future. I included a small pic of some results - not too much though, as I don't want to give away the cash cow quite yet.
I'm excited though, even given the hour. I'm mostly lucid (we'll see how I'm holding up in a few hours) and if all goes as planned, I'll have all the expression data I could possibly need.
Hark! My cells beckon!
I gave my presentation to the UWO Developmental Biology/Newborn-Infant Group today. It was a real educational experience (for me, maybe not for the audience). Some of the questions were real eye-openers, and provided an excellent idea of what background material I need to look into. Other questions were more...facetious. Somethings I need to focus on are - functionality of Pax3 vs. Pax7. Also, look at realistic timepoints for each component. Lastly, know recombineering indepth. All in all though I'm glad I had the chance to present.
Aggghhh! Forgot to hit the "Resume" button on an RTPCR this morning. Had to redo it now. Technology bites. Or I'm just forgetful.
