October Goals and Daily Entries

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October 2026 goals and daily entries
Author

Ariana Huffmyer

Published

October 20, 2026

Overview

Here are my goals and daily entries for October 2026.

Goals

Writing and manuscripts

  1. Revise and resubmit PolyIC manuscript
  2. Write intro and discussion of Hawaii 2023 paper
  3. Start draft of Moorea 2023 paper (abstract, methods)
  4. Start draft of Westcott oyster priming manuscript
  5. Start draft of Manchester oyster manuscript

Grants

  1. NSF IOS application with H. Putnam

Analysis

  1. Moorea 2023 RNAseq
  2. Moorea 2023 metabolomics

Field and lab work

  1. Oyster image analysis for all 2026 summer outplants
  2. El Nino experiment planning
  3. Survival assays for all outplant experiments (10K, Effort A, Effort E)

Conferences

  1. Submit MCR AIM abstract for metabolomics and lipidomics
  2. Prepare MCR AIM talk

Future publications to work on

  1. E5 metabolomics/lipidomics manuscript

Daily Log

October 20

  • NSF grant
  • Oyster survival analysis
  • Manchester hardening data analysis

October 19

  • NSF grant
  • BHHC meeting

October 15

  • NSF grant
  • Student project meeting

October 14

  • NSF grant
  • Oyster survival
  • PolyIC qPCR

October 13

  • NSF grant

October 12

  • Metabolomics meeting with Yaamini
  • NSF grant

October 9

  • Campus day, checking tanks
  • Meeting with Jackie
  • NSF with Hollie
  • Metabolomics meeting with Yaamimi

October 8

  • Manchester oyster hatchery training

October 7

  • Oyster survival assays
  • NSF
  • Meet with Steven
  • Lab meeting

October 6

  • Oyster survival assays
  • NSF
  • Meeting with Hollie

October 5

  • Oyster survival assays
  • NSF
  • Reimbursements
  • Grad student recommendation

October 4

  • Oysters to campus
  • Started new survival trial

October 2

  • Goose Point assessment/close out day

October 1

  • Metabolomics meeting with Yaamini
  • PolyIC revisions
  • NSF grant