Sam Scheibler
Hi, I am Sam Scheibler. This summer I am interning in the Zhang Lab at the University of California, San Diego, working with my mentors, William Shi and Maryam Jafari, on a genomics project. Throughout the next couple of weeks, we will be closely observing and examining abnormal cells.
The ocean as seen from the trail leading down to it from the house.
I drove down to La Jolla last week. I will be staying with Ms. Reiss, who has kindly offered to host me. Her house is located right next to UCSD campus – a 15 to 20 minute walk to the lab. Ms. Reiss has two little dogs, Little Bear and Jerry, and a couple of big fish that swim in the pond in front of the house. As of right now, all I need to do is take the dogs out on a walk everyday.
My first task at the lab was to complete all the mandatory onboarding readings, etc., which entail everything from lab procedures to giving a specific outline of how confidential information must be treated and how it may be disclosed under US law. Certification and the required trainings are essential as I otherwise wouldn’t be allowed to work with certain samples and bio-hazardous materials.
Mount Woodson Trail
The Biomedical Research Facility where I work.
Together with the lab, we played volleyball on the front lawn Friday after work, which was a lot of fun. And on Saturday we did the potato chip hike (Mount Woodson Trail). The trail is rather well known for a piece of suspended rock that looks somewhat like a chip. It was amazing. Moreover, the sense of community in this lab is incredible, with all members wanting to help and drive research forward, which makes working here a real joy.
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