Hi everyone! I am Chloe La Prairie, and I am a senior at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois studying Biology with a pre-med concentration. This summer I have been working in Dr. Jameson’s lab conducting Neuroimmunology research! I have been studying the relationship between Gamma Delta T Cells and neurons in wound repair. During my six weeks in the lab so far, I have learned an immense amount while doing experiments. This week I conducted multiple ear peel experiments, which is where we peel apart the epidermis from the dermis of mouse ears and stain with different antibodies to look at the relationship between Gamma Delta T Cells and the neurons through the immunofluorescent microscope. We do this with wounded and non-wounded mice to examine how Gamma Delta T Cells affect wound repair. In addition to ear peels, I have also learned how to do cross sectioning cut staining and culture cell lines. When I am not in the lab, I am spending my time studying for the Medical College Admission Test which I am taking at the end of July and finishing up my applications to medical school. This week the REU students had the opportunity to go down to San Diego State University and tour several research labs. It was very interesting to see how different labs work and what other kinds of research are currently being conducted. On Saturday, we all went over to Dr. Reads house for dinner which was so much fun. Dr. Read even had homemade ice cream and crepes for us! On the weekends, I look forward to spending time with the others in the REU program, and I’ve enjoyed spending most of my weekends at the beach or the pool. I also enjoy spending time with my lab mates outside of lab, we have met up for Pizookie Nights at BJs Restaurant and walked down to the farmers market together. I look forward to learning more skills in lab that I can then take back with me to my own university where I will continue to conduct research. I am very grateful for the opportunity the REU program was given me this summer and will be sad when the summer ends. I can confidently say this is one of the best summers I have ever had!
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