Wow! What a wonderful journey this internship has been My last week at the lab was probably one of my favorites! On Tuesday, I said goodbye to my mentor Steve, as he left for Svalbard that night. I have been In contact with him since then, and...
Hey! I can’t believe I only have one more week to go. My week began Monday morning, which consisted of some pretty standard weighing and randomizing. I also typed some old Quibit datato an organized spreadsheet. On Tuesday, Steve and Adam gave me, Melia, and Emily a...
Hello everybody! I can’t believe it’s already been another week. This week in the lab, I spent a lot of time learning how different branches of stem can work in tandem to better an experiment. On Monday, I looked over a graph I...
Hi everyone! It has been another great week in Boulder! The week began with an analysis of DNA collections from a previous experiment. A machine called a Quibit counted the amount of DNA in one tube, (in nanograms), and we used this information and a bit...
Hello all! I’m excited to tell you about my first week at the Schmidt lab at UC Boulder. First, I’ll give a brief summary of the experiment which I a, helping with! My mentor, Steve Schmidt, wants to discern the limiting nutrient for cryoconite in...
Hello everyone! Although my official internship at CU Boulder has not begun, this past week has been pretty busy. Monday through Friday, I spent time with the SunSpears camp at Pinhead headquarters. This was a camp for 6th-9th graders which introduced them to major themes...