A Great End to a Great Trip
Hi,On the last day we had to get up really early, pack, and bring our things down the first floor. We then headed out to catch the metro to go to Bethesda, Maryland,... Read more.
Nerdy Places Make Me Happy
I know I should have gone to go see the monuments, but it was really cold and I was still very tired. Something about all the activities during the day tired me... Read more.
Techers Galore
We heard from Cynthia Robinson, the director for the Science and Technology Policy Fellowships and a fellow that graduated from Caltech. The fellow went onto a postdoc... Read more.
Off to DC!
Hey,So I’m back. Yay…ha. Anyways, this time I’m going to have a shorter blog that will cover the next few days. For those of you that read my other... Read more.
The Little Flies That Could…
Hey,First of all, guess what? I hate the little flies that could! I’ll get back to that in a while. Now for the rest of the post.So, I find it funny how I... Read more.
Mannion Food, Bumming at the Beach and Karaoke!
Hey,Okay, I have a reason for being so behind with stuff. The last two weeks of SURF were pretty hard. I was in lab until 8- 10 pm each night and I had to go in... Read more.
Saving People’s Lives and Eating Like a Fatty
Hola,So yeah, basically the title says it all. My normal week. Saving people and then after doing so, eating a bunch. Hah. Well, at least the latter is true! Last... Read more.
Last last week :)
There was a lot of crossing ofmosquitoes. Okay, here’s a little recap. We screen for transformants on the fluorescent microscope and out of the few hundred... Read more.
Pool Parties, Ice Cream, and Justin Bieber?
Hey,So last weekend was really fun! Well, I mean, there were definitely some boring parts, but for the most part I enjoyed myself.During some of the boring times,... Read more.
The halfway point is almost here!
Hello peoples,SURF is almost at it’s halfway point. It’s crazy that I’ve already been working for this long. Wooo. Okay, now to the stuff that... Read more.
Friends and Food (what more could I ask for?!)
Hey,Ahhh, I’m behind on these things! (Also, I know I have a cheesy blog title. Woot woot!) 😀 Anyways,this last weekend was definitely a fun one!Here at... Read more.
I’m making progress!!!!!
Hello,First off, I’m really really really happy. My construct has been built!!! We screened it and everything turned out how it was supposed to! This was a... Read more.
It worked!…almost..
Hey, So, leave it up to me to mess up once again. It’s actually really sad how many mistakes I make in lab. Umph. I’ll elaborate on my latest mistake... Read more.
Home is where the heart (and food!) is
Hey guys,So, I’m lucky enough to live relatively close to Tech–home for me is about three hours north of Pasadena. Ever since this summer began, I’ve... Read more.
Minipreps, Mishaps, and Matt and Kim
Yo, So it turns out that this summer’s going to be pretty cool! I have a great mentor who’s nice and doesn’t kill me when I mess up in lab! Haha..and... Read more.
Summer’s here! and so is SURF!
The school year is finally over, which means summer is here! It’s time to relax, have fun, and forget about all the worries of school, right? Well, sort of. Every... Read more.