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Srinidhi Baile, My first week

My first few days in the lab were really great. Since I didn’t move into my apartment until June 1, I commuted the first few days. In the morning, my dad would drop me off at my lab, and after work I would come home on a train. I enjoyed commuting for those few days from Philadelphia to Princeton because it forced me to take charge.
On my first day, the first thing I did was watch two of the graduate students remove the liver from a rat. This is because they needed primary hepatocytes (type of liver cell) in order to study HBV, which lives in liver cells. Throughout the rest of the week, I spent my time watching what the other graduate students were doing and learning more about their projects. I also observed many processes that I would also need to learn how to do, like splitting cells, collagen-coating plates, and also got to do a small transfection lab with Andrea, one of the two grad students I’m working with. I look forward to learning more from them and starting my own project soon. I also attended a lab meeting on Monday. Each meeting one of the students either presents new data or finds a paper and discusses it. This past Monday Danyelle, the other grad student I'm working with, decided to discuss a paper a new acid is serving as an inhibitor for HBV replication.

I typically leave the lab between 4-6, so I use my time after work to explore the city. I live in University City but my lab is located in Center City, so there’s a lot to do on either side of the Schuylkill. There are so many restaurants, museums, parks, etc. and I can't wait to explore them more.
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  1. speretzJune 6, 2018 at 7:18 PM

    Sounds like a great start! Glad to hear you are doing well so far.

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