Tryna make the most out of this short month

January Goals Recap:

• Successfully turned in a draft of my proteomics paper! I got some feedback form Emma, Brent and Steven
• I’m almost done with my C. virginica MBD-Seq. I sheared DNA, prepared reagents for labwork, bound DNA to the beads, and started the ethanol precipitation.
• Sam said that I’ll have to wait a few months to get sequencing data back, so I didn’t focus too much on a plan for C. virginica post-sequencing.
• It also means I probably won’t have C. gigas MBD-Seq data for NSA, so I’ll just focus on the reproductive physiology.
• Speaking of which…I finished the C. gigas histology analyses!
• I have (another) plan for the metaanalysis so I can work on something while I wait for sequencing data. I’m going to read and write my introduction first, then see if there’s any data to analyze
• It wasn’t an explicit goal, but I made my lab notebook more user friendly with tags and comments!

February Goals:

DNR:

• Get the DNR paper ready for submission
  • Address edits from Emma, Steven and Brent
  • Remake figures!
  • Send for another one-two rounds of feedback
• Compile a corresponding DNR paper repository

Manchester:

• Assess statistical significance of differences in gonad histology, reproductive output, fertilization rates and larvae produced
• Analyze larval mortality data
• Start C. gigas RNA-Seq and MBD-Seq protocols

Virginica:

• Finish C. virginica MBD-Seq protocol

Metaanalysis:

• Read relevant papers
• Draft metaanalysis introduction

Other:

• Update People page according to previous feedback