My time at Fred Hutch was very insightful. I attended every extension lesson and was intrigued by most, if not all of them. They were all intriguing, with the Leads doing a very good job of explaining and the guest speakers telling their life stories and how they got to where they are. My favorite activity throughout this time was the pipetting lab. I was excited when I got the micropipette the first day and was waiting for the lab where we would learn how to use it. I hope to land a job where I use them on the daily, because they simply intrigue me.
Here is the final product, which I have pinned on my wall!
The Hutch study I decided to read about today is the “Overlooked stretches of DNA could hide cancer-causing mutations”. In this study, the authors, Dr. Andrew Hsieh and his team, are trying to understand what recently ignored proteins do and how they relate to cancer. The goal of this project is to further understand the causes of cancer, and the reason this study is important is that with further knowledge we can prepare people for dealing with cancer before it’s too late. I chose this study because I am interested in DNA, RNA, and other similar subjects.
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