I find myself sitting in lab here on a Wednesday wondering where the summer has gone. I know that I am not alone in this feeling, as Matt is probably sitting at home in front of his computer wondering the same thing.....he starts school next week already!
I missed my goal of getting an abstract submitted to the ASH meeting again this year. I put in a valiant effort, the stars were just not in alignment. My crucial experiment is getting on on Friday, the deadline was yesterday. Who says scientists can't relate to athletes, this is like coming up 5 yards short at the end of the quarterfinals!
On the positive side, my paper was accepted and the proofs are in. It looks like it will "hit press" in Oct. You can already get it on Pubmed though, which is fun. I am also getting to do a platform talk at the HO-1 Meeting in Miami at the end of Sept and just came back from Keystone, CO. I think I can safely go into my next thesis committee meeting feeling like I got some tasks accomplished this summer. Now I just have to worry about keeping my momentum going forward toward the end goal: a PhD by the middle of June 2010!
I just spent two hours getting our lab group's second paper fixed this morning. Dr. Belcher is first author. We submitted on Monday before he left for his 3-week Vietnam vacation, only to get it back yesterday because he had it in the wrong format. Since he is gone, it was left up to me (sixth author and only one with familiarity with the software) to fix it. I am getting sick of him pulling stuff like that. The major lesson I have learned from Dr. Belcher is how I do NOT want an employee like him when I have my own lab someday. For every good thing about him (there are some), there is at least 2 negative.
Well, I better wrap this up. The next two weeks are full of talks and lab work. Derek is coming this weekend for a visit, then my mom next weekend. Joan and Keith get married on Labor Day. Matt and I still don't know what to expect for that event.....it could be quite bittersweet, as is most things involving that aspect of our life.
Bye for now.
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