Monthly Archives: June 2009

A Weekend Off

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Amanda

Eventually, I decided against D, but for A. (As an aside, it turned out that I hadn’t really lost any sample. Apparently, I can shave about two hours off of my protocol. So, yay!) By working last weekend, I decided … Continue reading →

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Poll

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Amanda

If you’ve been working 3 weeks straight without a day off (albeit you’ve only worked half days on the weekends) and then you sort-of mess up a protocol (by losing some sample) do you: (a) Start prepping a new batch … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Ice Machine

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Amanda

Scene:Interior. Sunday. Morning. Grad Student leaves lab proper to get ice from the communal ice machine. She uses the door-propping-open-function of the door to keep it open because she has no pockets in her running shorts for keys. She makes … Continue reading →

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Aha! A list of Famous Lady Scientists

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Amanda

I previously wrote about a survey that stated that two-thirds of all Americans could not name an famous female scientist. While I still don’t know how they defined famous (Mad Hatter pointed out that Field Famous versus Nobel Famous verses … Continue reading →

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In a Forwardly Direction

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Amanda

This month’s Scientiae theme is particularly apt for me (I’m just a lot late in posting). I’m within (approximately, you know, give or take a semester or five) a year of graduating, I’m training for a 13k in October, and … Continue reading →

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