First of all I met with Derek who told me what I would be doing today. He brought me up to where Ciara and Carol and other Ph.D. students work. I was given a computer for the day. Derek showed me a website called DNA from the Beginning which basically told you about the discovery of DNA and genes from the very beginning. I found the website extremely helpful and interesting as it linked into a lot of the Biology course that I studied for my Junior Cert.
( Just in case you want to have a look)
Just before lunch I went with Ciara to the lab to help me prepare my DNA and 5 others samples for a genotyping test I would be preforming after lunch with Carol.
Once I returned from lunch I went straight to the lab with Carol to set up the DNA to put in a machine which looks for mutations on the DNA which is also known as genotype. Once again Carol allowed me to pipette which was really fun and interesting. After completing the protocol for the preparation on the DNA we put the DNA samples in the machine for reading.
This week I was trained how to pipette properly and how to use various machines with in the lab.
Next week Derek said that I will be working with others form different labs. I look forward to see other aspects of the Institute. I can't wait for next week!
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This is basically what the genotyping machine looks like. Most of the machines in the lab are given nick names, the genotyping machine is called Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants :)
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