Greetings and Salutations 20.109 friends!
At the beginning, Mod1 really intimidated me. By some coincidence I knew a lot about CometChips, but mammalian cell culture was super new. For reference, I don't believe I have a green thumb, and I'm scared to watch pets just in case I accidentally neglect them, so being responsible for living things, however minuscule, scared me. This, for example, is not me:
I also felt a little disconnected at the start since I've never cultured cells, and felt I'd be slow on the techniques, but with MOD1 at the beginning of the semester, I felt super eager!
And not yet drained by 20.320....
I soon realized that I had no reason to be worried. Lectures really delved into the mechanisms behind our cellular observations, and in the lab, I could double check my thoughts with my partner, then second guess our answer, then rethink, ask Leslie/Maxine, and go on. Thus, the idea that Mod1 was taking things slow, like taking all of class time.
Somehow, Mod1 still managed to feel like it flew by. I was always surprised it was a Tuesday or Thursday and how quickly we built to the next logical experiment in the progression. Things were really thought out - mostly by the instructors! Still, I felt like I caught up to the point of the experiments by the time we started arranging Mod 1. (We started really early with the homework assignments, actually). I'm glad I had some feedback on my figures, background, and future implications especially before making the data summary. The preparation was definitely necessary:
I feel like the best part of this module was having unlimited help in understanding the material and additional hands behind the scenes to make everything possible. I also gained some confidence in my ability to keep living things alive(!) and that's a plus past the knowledge I gained in general cell culture, DNA damage, and CometChip technologies. I'm really grateful to the 20.109 instructors for both.
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