July 2, 2023
By: Jaqueline Villanueva Govea (she/her/hers)
Hi all!! Welcome to blog 4, where I’ll be giving you a glimpse into what a day in the Perfect Lab is like. I hope you enjoy reading about my day :) On days when we meet for our BSURF...
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By: Catherine Pyne
My day-to-day schedule varies greatly depending on what tasks I need to finish that day. However, my favorite days are when I get to image. Imaging is an extraordinary process where you capture a series of images (shocking) of whatever...
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By: Kennedy Truitt
On a typical day, I arrive at the lab at around 10:30 in the morning. I greet my mentors and the other undergraduate in the lab (Demi Wilson, a lovely Huang fellow). The most pressing matter in the lab currently...
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By: Emma Podol
As I’ve explained in my previous post, my main project this summer aims to quantify the changes in NRG1 mRNA expression in mice that have been infused with kainic acid to induce seizures compared to mice infused with a control...
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By: Lisa Garnier
I normally wake up at 7:30, or at least I try to. After rolling in my bed for a while and painfully getting up, I get ready to head to our BSURF seminar (on the days that we don't have...
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By: Jarvis Savage
My time in the lab so far has been a productive one where I have grown a lot in my technical lab skills. Prior to this program, my only experience working with laboratory equipment was assigned work in courses I...
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By: Vinicius Xie Fu
My day starts at around 10:30 am after the morning seminars and meetings. Some days are more eventful and “fun” than others. If not doing any experiments I’ll probably be at my desk analyzing images. From far away, they look...
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By: Maia Goel
My schedule varies a lot depending on the day of the week: Mondays and Fridays are usually the busiest, and I hardly ever have benchwork on Wednesdays. This is because C. elegans take about three days to develop to maturity,...
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By: Kibir Elias
Everyday in lab can be different, so there isn't a set guideline for each day. However, there are some similarities in my schedule. When I get to lab, I enter the office and say hello to whoever is in. From...
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By: Erika Rispoli
I start the day by getting situated at my usual desk in Dr. Vaidyanathan’s office. In the time I have before I dive into my lab work, I like to lay out my schedule and to-dos for the day in...
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By: Julian Orrego
After an engaging guest speaker talk in French Science, I begin my (relatively long) journey to the Yan Lab, which is in the Clinical and Research Laboratory building on Research Drive. I arrive at around 10:30 AM (or 9:30 AM...
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July 1, 2023
By: Jaqueline Villanueva Govea (she/her/hers)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="267"] Presenting Dr.Perfect[/caption] This week, I had the honor of interviewing Dr. John R. Perfect, who serves many roles here at Duke University, with his primary role being that he is Chief of the Infectious Diseases...
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By: Wigdan Hissein
I typically get to lab at 9:00am (on the days we don’t have BSURF meetings). After arrival, I spend about 10 minutes reviewing my notes from the previous day and discussing the procedures, protocols, and techniques I will be undergoing...
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By: David Su
I start my day around 10-10:30am when I arrive at the lab. After settling in, my first task is to review my notes from the previous day. This helps me stay organized and recall the progress and outcomes of my...
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June 30, 2023
By: Frank Lin
In the Chi Lab my days are usually filled with running a variety of assays but most of the time I am extracting RNA to run RT-PCRs and also running gels. My day starts at around 11 am everyday where...
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By: Hannah Baetge
What does a day in lab look like for me? It’s hard to say because every day offers something new. But here is what my day generally looks like. ~ 10:30 – 1:00 I arrive at lab and get my...
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June 28, 2023
By: Arielle Kim
My typical day in the Lutzoni Lab is packed with DNA extractions. I arrive at the lab between 10 and 10:30AM, and Carlos - my mentor - and I begin our morning extractions. We perform DNA extractions on 48 lichen...
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By: Erika Rispoli
It was during my first week in the Bilbo lab, eating lunch in the shared post-doc office, that I recognized Dr. Vaidyanathan’s unique passion for bringing her scientific expertise beyond the lab. She was attending a zoom meeting, strategizing about...
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