Jacob Sharpe, Wu Lab HMS, Week 6
Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who tuned in and read my blogs each week. This will be my last blog, as my internship at the Wu Lab has come to an end. This week in the lab, I spent most of my time preparing for a presentation I had on Thursday. We were […]
Jacob Sharpe HMS Week 5
This week in the lab, I spent most of my time working on my project. I’m preparing to give a presentation to the lab on my research on telomeres, so much of my focus was on coding for data analysis. I’ve really enjoyed the coding process, frustrating as it can be at times, there’s nothing […]
Jacob Sharpe, Wu lab HMS, Week 4
Hello everyone! This past week in Boston has again been a blast. In the lab, one of my mentors, Fei, showed me more about telomeres, which she is currently researching. She gave me a bunch of pictures of telomeres she had taken, and she told me to research ways I could analyze these pictures. She […]
Jacob Sharpe, Wu Lab HMS, Week 3
This week in the lab was again fascinating to me. Early in the week, I worked on trying to depict my data on graphs made with code. Before this I would make graphs with Excel, and even Desmos, and this worked but coding graphs allows you to make graphs in so many different ways so […]
Jacob Sharpe Wu Lab HMS Week 2
My second week at the Ting Wu Lab in Boston consisted mostly of data analysis. It’s fun to take pictures on the microscope, but anyone can do that, the real science begins when you have to interpret the pictures. At first, this data analysis was tricky. I had to learn a brand new software, make […]
Jacob Sharpe HMS Internship Week 1
So far, I’ve been loving my time in Boston. It really is a great city, and I feel very privileged to be able to explore it. Right when I landed, I started exploring my neighborhood, finding my local stores and gym. The Wu Lab has also been great. The first day was a bit boring […]