Week 3 Experience

My week three experience in the lab was definitely a new and exciting learning process. I can say the researching and preparation, before the actual protein expression was definitely helpful. It gave me a great insight on the whole process and the science of why things are done and happen in the expression. Since our post-doc mentor was on vacation, we were paired with John Stebbins, a fellow scientist in the lab. He was definitely helpful and showed and explained each step of the protein expression. Our results were not what we expected, as we did not obtain a high protein yield. We will re-try the expression next week on our own. I definitely feel prepared and excited to re-do the expression without any major assistance besides some questions we may have during the expression.

Week 3 also consisted of our first Fresno-Sanford Burnham journal conference. I felt that the presentations were good, overall. A lot of great suggestions were said, that I believe should be inputted into future presentations. I definatley felt prepared and comfortable for the presentation, as we had practice runs and advice from Dr.Pellecchia and John. I look forward to starting the protein expression next week on our own.