Greetings, my lovely readers! I hope yâall are doing well and having a great week đ. This week for me has definitely been interesting to say the leastâŠ. I am really glad that most of my tasks for the week have been done, so my weekend should be quite chill (fingers crossedâŠwith me something is always happening lmao). So for…
Tag: science
The Light at the End of the (Biosynthesis Pathway)
Good morning, everyone. A lot has happened since I last wrote. Somehow, we have reached the point where my thesis deadline is in NINE DAYS. It is an honest to god thrill to think that the end is in sight! I still have a lot of writing to do, but I think I have passed the hardest part. Itâs like…
The Progression of My Day (and sea urchins)
9:50am. Developmental Biology. Today’s lecture is on how cells differentiate into different tissue types. How do cells become neurons, or muscle, or blood? The concluding message is that potency, what a cell can become, is greater than fate, what a cell will become. I find this very poetic, and moving for some reason, and it is so beautiful it makes…
What I’m taking my last semester
Already weâre into February, and the first week of classes has breezed by. Iâm taking three classes this semester: Biochemistry, Developmental Biology, and Game Theory. Plus, I have my senior thesis project at my Brigham and Womanâs Hospital lab still ongoing. Each day ticks closer to the April 27th thesis deadline, and already this week I have had two long…
Vasilopita. The Good Luck Cake.
Second semester senior year is realizing that you have an 8:30am biochemistry class Monday morning⊠approximately 12 hours before the first day of class begins. Yes, this was an actual thing that happened. Let me explain. You would think that, as a second semester senior, I would be coming back from a month long Wintersession break refreshed and put together.…
Ice Cream Making and Moss Art (the last week of lab)
When I went to the train station today, there was a carpet of turquoise blue rock saltâŠsnow is coming! It was quite beautiful, the whole corridor along the train coated in crystals. And, of course, with my Chem 205 background I couldnât help but think that they were probably CaCl2, which has a higher Vanât hoff factor of 3 and…
How I got my lab position
My thesis occupies a substantial portion of my life, and it tends to come up in conversation, particularly when people ask me to hang out. âCan you meet to go over the chem results on Wednesday?â âNo, I canât sorry. I have my thesis.â âWhat about Thursday.â âMaybe at 8pm? Sorry, I have my thesis. I have to go into…
A Good Data Day
Hello from the lab on a Friday afternoon. Friday afternoons in the lab can be surprisingly pleasant, although Iâm probably just in a good mood because I have had a good data day, which tends to come few and far between. For starters, the project weâve been working on all semester in my molecular genetics class has culminated in successful…
Weekday Meetings. Weekend: Maine
Hello from Portland, Maine! We took a trip to my friendâs house for a bit of rest, relaxation⊠and mostly the chance to pet cats. Itâs nice sometimes during your college years to just be in a home, even if its only for 48 hours, to have a reunion with fancy cheese and fireplaces. Especially since this week at Wellesley…
Let’s Talk While I Wait For My Train
Iâm currently sitting at the Yawkey train station, watching the entire city of Boston go by. For some reason, even though itâs 5:30 pm, the traffic into the city is heavier than the traffic going out. The last few stragglers are wandering into the Red Sox game. Fenway park is right across the street, and I had to dodge the…