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Week 8 - final stretch

So today is Monday already! Last week was the final stretch of lab work for me and my project. The week (after our return from the labs at OHSU) was spent preparing a PCR of our samples to isolate and amplify DNA (including some colony isolates as well as three 9A1 samples). Most of the samples worked in the PCR and yielded good results, so some were chosen and the DNA was cleaned. On Friday, the cleaned DNA was concentrated down and taken to the primate center to be sequenced :)

We will find out the results from last weeks MS/MS and probably the gene sequencing and I am really excited to see how the results turn out.

I have spent most of the day today preparing my final powerpoint presentation and am excited to have gotten a jump start on the project. I will thank Craig for that and his amazing organization skills! Anyways, everything is going well on this end, lets hope that the results we get continue this good streak!