After completing two whole days at the Curie Institute dealing with zebrafish, neuronal circuit developed, and a lots of other scientific practices, I think I can be treated as a flourishing scientist. Just joking, for in reality, I am far from understanding to the full extent of what is being studied and learned. Luckily, the men and women I work with despite their various backgrounds (French, Italian, German) are very good at speaking English and teaching me what they are working on at a more basic level. Our studies at the Curie focus mainly on using the zebrafish as a model to study because despite its looks, it is quite similar and useful for understanding how the proteins affect development in the brain. In short, I have been enjoying my time at the Curie very much especially after having been able to work with fish that are such fun creatures, microscopes that use high intensity lasers to show on a computer specific layers of the fish without having to kill the fish, going to seminars about scientific discoveries that are far too advanced for me to even comprehend, and so much more. I am very happy to be working at the Curie Institute for the next two weeks and I look forward to learning much more about neuronal circuit development. As for tomorrow, we are planning on genotyping some fish through certain methods such as polymerase chain reactions as well as with the help of high tech machines. Ciao for now…
Piers
The Global Cultural Initiatives Program (GCIP), an innovative program for St. George's students, is a student-centered learning process placed in the context of an international work experience. The program promotes the growth of independent initiative, problem solving, collaboration and information sharing.
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