Sorry for taking so long to reply, but it has taken me awhile to readjust this summer, especially with many intermittent travels. However, as I go into my third year at UCLA, I definitely have a lot of updates!
I am currently working in Dr. Donald Kohn’s lab at UCLA, a gene therapy lab that focuses on genetic blood diseases. I am working with both lentiviral vectors and CRISPR Cas9 technologies. Working at Oak Crest early on helped me feel comfortable to not only ask questions but also to take initiative in my learning inside the lab. Developing habits of asking what needs to be done as well as learning to take meticulous notes on procedures enriched my experience by allowing me to cover more material in the limited amount of time I spent in the lab during the school year. In fact, this summer I was able to not only work in the lab full time but help train some of the undergrad and high school students in the lab.
Cheers!
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