This was my first year at the STEM Train virtual mixer and I think it turned out great. I was assigned to Dr. Tom Cahill's room and he discussed his research areas. If I had more time at ASU West I would look in to leaning more about his analytic chemistry techniques. One thing he pointed out, that I also learned early on in my ASU journey was that Life Science majors are unable to obtain a minor in chemistry. However, the department is trying to adjust the requirements so that biology majors can indeed get a minor in chemistry in the near future. It won't effect me, however I think it is a positive thing for incoming Train students.
Gel Electrophoresis DR-0172
Last week in lab myself and other S-STEM scholars were working with a protein known as Deinococcus Radioduran- 0172 lactonase to perform a gel electrophoresis. Our first step in the process was making an Agrose gel. We then poured in a TAE buffer. After mixing our DR-0172 with a blue tracking dye, the gel electrophoresis is ready to separate the DNA, RNA and proteins. The experiment was successful as you can see from the band being illuminated under a uv light.
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