The day varies! Some days, I was performing real time PCR all day, other days I was performing RNA extraction, and other days I was giving mice an ozone treatment. In full time research, the daily activities depend on where you are at in your experiment.
Day in the Life
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Undergraduate Researcher
American Physiological Society
In a typical day, you spend 8 hours in research, then have the rest of the day for free time. This varies a little depending on which stage of an experiment you may be in. I think it was a healthy balance for me; I had enough time to go out with friends and spend time with family in addition to m...
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Work-Life Balance
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Summer Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher
American Physiological Society
It is crucial to pay close attention to detail both during experiments to follow the procedure exactly and when writing it all down afterward. It is also important to be able to think critically about what may be going wrong when something isn't working like it should, and be able to interact wel...
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Skillset
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Summer Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher
American Physiological Society
