Emery Berry Week 3 Pinhead internship
In the final week of my internship, we focused on staining the roots we collected the week before and viewing them through the microscope. Monday and Tuesday were spent going through the dyeing process. We began by taking roots out of the test tubes and placing around 5 to 6 in a small orange cassette. […]
Emery Berry week 2 pinhead internship
Welcome to week two! I began this week by meeting another undergraduate student that we would be working with named Emily. After she got the tour of the lab and met everyone else, Adam began to walk us through important sterile techniques. Sterile techniques are important for keeping a sample pure and preventing the microbes […]
Emery Berry Week One Pinhead Institute 2021
I began this week with my arrival in Boulder on Monday and spent the day getting ready for the weeks to come. After quickly grocery shopping, my dad and I made our way to my housing and got to meet my lovely roommates! I am living with Adriana, another pint ern, and Sierra, a college […]