Week 6 over half way done!

Wow, time has flown! A fairly uneventful week... I have mostly just been getting comfortable with the purification process on my own. There are a lot of steps to remember, but with practice I think I will get the hang of it.

Currently I am running a batch of PHM which was produced at the very end and so there is very little in it. For example I'll start with 1L and in the end get about 1mL! This is different then what I was working with before as I was getting a bit more out of the purification. Oh well!

The brown bag seminar this week was VERY helpful... hearing about grad school from current students was very informative and gave a real perspective. It all seems like a lot of work, but everyone seems to enjoy themselves and as far as I can tell, no one plans on quitting or regrets their decision. My main qualm is the length of time... I dont know if I want to commit myself for the next 5 or 6 years