One Hundred and Fifteen Pages of Science

Yesterday, I filled up my first lab note book for the LLCB! Although I knew I had completed a lot of experiments, I was still surprised- I have actually written one hundred and fifteen pages of research: experimental set-ups, observations, data tables, pasted in graphs and images.

my very-full first lab notebook. 

on to number two! 

While I know I have accomplished a lot in my research, I still feel like I should have something more concrete to show for all my work, some sort of definite conclusion. Instead, what I am actually able to conclude is closer to, "I suspect that assays A, B, and C can show that cytokines D, E, F, and G will cause cells H and I to exhibit behaviors J and K. However, to be more certain, I still need to run experiments LMNOPQRSTUVXYZ......"

Oh Science, why must you move so slowly?