I have learned an incredible amount while I was at the Lab.
It was definitely a great experience! I had the opportunity to transform,
transfect and ligate bacteria. Grow small scale and large scale bacterial
cultures. Work with mice and observe the work other lab members spent with
zebrafish. I performed many minipreps and midipreps. I became super comfortable
with PCR and gel electrophoresis. I also got to learn how to make and use
protein gels and interpret the results .I also got to grow crystals, which an
essential step in understanding the biophysics and biochemistry of the mutant
protein or wild-type portein that you are researching. I walked into UCSF knowing the basics such as
PCR and gel and I left with a much greater understanding and appreciation for
lab work. My graduate student taught me so much. I got to work with him while
we focused on the main project of the lab and he also assigned me solo projects
to work on. It was a fantastic experience
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