February 2025 Goals

February goals and daily notebook entries.

Goals

Writing and manuscripts

  1. Methods for Mcap2023 analysis
  2. Submit E5 physiology ms to co-authors and bioRxiv
  3. Draft resazurin assay 10K seed manuscript
  4. Methods and results for LCO manuscript

Analysis

  1. Phenoplate and RLC analyses for Hawaii 2023
  2. Growth analysis for Goose Point seed
  3. Data analysis for LCO growth
  4. Larval size analysis for Hawaii 2023
  5. Larval symbiont density analysis for Hawaii 2023
  6. Project Nom Nom PR data analysis
  7. mRNA-lncRNA corelations for deep dive expression

Field work

  1. Plan spring outplant assessment dates

Outreach

  1. Reva Atea magazine

Conferences

  1. WSG Shellfish grower meeting

Lab experiments

  1. PolyIC resazurin experiments with UW and undergraduates
  2. PolyIC survival experiments
  3. Cell count processing for HI2023

Daily Log

Feb 5

  • Meetings with undergrads for project design
  • E5 deep dive expression correlation analyses
  • Plate reader ordering/troubleshooting
  • Oyster tanks and feeding
  • WSG talk meeting
  • E5 physiology manuscript

Feb 4

  • Meetings with undergrads for project design
  • E5 deep dive expression correlation analyses
  • Meeting with Hollie
  • MERLAB meeting

Feb 3

  • Plate reader troubleshooting and ordering supplies
  • Cleaning lab
  • Oyster tank checks
  • Check in’s with undergraduates
  • Meeting with Grace
  • Plan next round of PolyIC experiments
Written on February 1, 2025