The sixth week of my internship felt surreal the entire time. As I processed these were probably the last days I would be doing these things and living in this area, I tried to live it up and take on each and every task that...
Week 5 was a lot more of finding my independence within the lab. Johnny would plan out the reactions within his notebook, then we would set them up together, and then I would check up on them throughout the day and do the required purification...
Due to the Fourth of July, my days in the lab were cut one day short this week; however, it was by far the most valuable week. Throughout week 4 of my internship at Engle Lab, and much like this weekend's holiday, I've been able...
This week I met with surprise when I came in on Monday and was told that Johnny had gotten sick over the weekend. This meant that I'd continue my shadowing of Skylar for the entirety of this week, too. Overall though, it was another super...
This whole week was largely spent continuing to familiarize myself with the lab and the cycle of reacting, testing, and purifying. During week two I shadowed Johnny for the first three days, and then when he took a couple days off, I shadowed Skylar for...
Hey, my name is Canyon, and I'm interning at the Scripps Research Institute. I intern within the chemistry department thats pioneering new reactions to create more efficient techniques on making certain molecules. More specifically, my lab, lead by Keary Engle, focuses on organic chemistry that...