Back again!
Vacation-time is over and a new semester is already off to a fast pace!
I regret to say that I did not participate in any research activities during summertime. I spent my vacation studying and preparing for the MCAT (that I passed!). This meant that I had a daily date with various biology/chemistry textbooks.
As for continuing BioMinds research; I had a meeting with my mentor last week. In that meeting we discussed tentative research goals for this semester. Last semester’s research experience concluded with me being able to synthesize the sulfheme protein at various concentrations. The experience, as a whole, provided me with the knowledge and proper “footwork” to be confident and efficient in the laboratory.
This semester I plan to pick up right where I left off in research. I will begin to learn how to measure the levels of the sulfur ion in the sulf-hemeprotein synthesis reaction. Basically I will be repeating the synthesis various times; but I will control and alter the reactant proportions in order to begin studying the kinematics of the reaction at hand. This will allow me to achieve a large amount of quantitative results that will be of great use and insight for future relevant experiments.
As for new equipment, well I will be working mostly with the Apollo Free Radical Analyzer. This machine (that sounds almost mythic) will measure the concentration of the sulfur ion at various intervals of time.
I will provide more information soon! I am a little overworked with juggling between classes and research. I hope to dedicate a lot of time to the lab this week. Hopefully I will be able to provide a more detailed report once things get underway!
Felicitacione por pasar el MCAT y estar mas cerca a tus metas profesionales. Mucho exito en lograr los objetivos pendientes para este semestre.