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Author Archives: Amanda
Conferencing
I have a good few minutes between incubations, so I’m updating. I’m sure the most pressing question on everyone’s mind is: What did I wear to the conference? Well, I traded in my usual uniform of a solid color T-shirt … Continue reading
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Head Underwater
I promise that I’ll eventually post about my conference and vacation. However, I found out that in the next month I have to present at Journal Club (this is the kind where you research and present the paper– not lead … Continue reading
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Blog posts galore!
I’ve finally made it home and google reader is filled to bursting! I’m rather impressed, but with 500 posts to read, I’m going to be a while getting back to everyone. And I’m a bit jet-lagged, so I’ll post a … Continue reading
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
I’m leaving for the Emerald Isle tomorrow for Major European Conference. After much deliberation, I decided to leave my computer at home. I figured that week one would consist of lots of science exposure and that week two would be … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life
FlightyUndergrad has a habit of comparing her hard, pre-med, course-laden undergrad life with my easy, course-free grad student life. She has said such gems as: “Well, at least you don’t have to study” and “You just don’t understand. My parent’s … Continue reading
Posted in Grad School
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Meeting the (Science) Relatives
Continuing my metaphor from before, I’m meeting the Science Relatives. Major European Conference starts next Saturday in the Emerald Isle. It’s the biggest meeting in my field. So, obviously, the most important issue at hand is what do I wear? … Continue reading
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My (least) Favorite Mistake
Just suffice to say that I overlooked a significant detail in Damned Yeast Project and am doing one last hail-mary experiment before leaving for Major European Conference (next week). This one is my fault and I should have read through … Continue reading
Posted in Grad School, Stupidity, whining
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No Eating Out Challenge Wrap Up
So, this post is about a week late. With moving Dr. Man back and working in the lab to get ready for Major European Conference, I just… well.. forgot. The last week of June was a bust. I tried to … Continue reading
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Take it easy baby
Yesterday Dr. Man, Lawyer Friend (who is visiting us– our first house guest!), and I went to see a fireworks show in nearby StickTown. It was a great fireworks display. It went on for about 40 minutes with a tremendous … Continue reading
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A notebook to remember
While at lab today (note the date) I had to go searching through a former graduate student’s lab notebook. There was a discrepancy between a paper and his thesis (it was minor just a plasmid name), but I had to … Continue reading
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