Planning
planned for group meeting tomorrow
preparing for a meeting
worked with team members to create format and collaborative elements of midterm presentation
collaboration
i performed background research on arduino and build components
investigation
gel electrophoresis of dna samples
Conduct a technique
clean and prepare fishbowls to start the experiment with the shrimps
lab up-keep
developed hypotheses for project proposal
generating a hypothesis
online meeting with my professor and lab partners to discuss some papers and ideas
meeting
worked on final presentation showcasing final product of public policy proposals pertaining to economic disparities in the healthcare system
preparing for a presentation or academic event
bacteria culture counting
data collection
today i instructed a new team member on how to make toxin plates for our experiment i demonstrated on one plate and then talked him through the rest
training members
i did a project outline for a potential antiviral project my lab is looking at doing related to covid
planning research
i worked with the introduction of the draft article along with my lab partners we rewrote the entire introduction to obtain a more completed and polished work
collaboration, writing a long or high stakes research-related product
i prepared an abstract based on my work to submit for a poster presentation at our southeastern partners in plant conservation conference i also worked on my thesis
writing a long or high stakes research-related product, preparing for a presentation or academic event
we were checking the health of the honeybees and their colonies
monitoring
i cleaned up the work space assigned to me and learned the purpose of various tools and the location of safety equipment and reagents
lab up-keep, training members
i began to write my research paper so i outlined the each section and began to organize my sources
planning a written product
i had a conversation with my principal investigator about the next steps of my project
constructive conversation, planning research
planned the next phase of my research and write for a grant
planning research, writing a long or high stakes research-related product
i developed a primer for pcr with a mutation and restriction enzyme
experimental task
i took the weights of mice for the day i organized mice cages i completed paperwork
data collection, logistics, lab up-keep
researched what our results mean how they can be applied
relating to bigger picture
when are y all gonna give my money
student difficulties
background research and starting the introduction for our research paper
investigation, writing a long or high stakes research-related product
we evaluated the honeybee colonies health painted new colony boxes and used cameras for frame photographs
monitoring, lab up-keep, experimental task
had a group meeting with lab members to discuss our research progress from the past two weeks and any concerns
meeting, evaluating progress