Hey, I’m Evan, and my internship is with the Scripps Research Institute. I’m working with the Ye Lab who focus on studying metabolism at the Dorris Neuroscience Center or DNC for short. Every Monday morning, there is a meeting with everyone in the lab where everyone talks about what they did over the past week and to discuss papers that have been published.
Golf Course just outside on the Scripps administration building
After the meeting, I hopped right into an experiment that had been going for 14 weeks. Most of my work was measuring the food for the mice or recording data, however, I had time learn and practice some of the procedures like using the vibratome (machine that cuts brain into slices that can be seen under a microscope) and removing the brain from the mouse.
Cages where the mice are put for testing.
I want to first thank my mom for helping me drive down here so that I have a car to commute to the lab. I also want to thank the Wenz family for letting me stay with them for the entirety of my internship.
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