Hello internet!

I was honored when I was approached by my friend and colleague, Ms. Jeannome to become an author on this exciting blog.  All of my previous attempts at maintaining a bio blog have been a disaster, ending up as mostly pictures of kittens in miniature shopping carts.

Let me introduce myself.  I’m a second year graduate student in cell biology who has just completed her dreaded thesis proposal.  Science-wise, my interests lie mostly in membrane trafficking and ER structure.  My undergraduate experience was in microbial ecology, molecular genetics and space biology (that’s right).  I’m interested in science writing and the popularization of science.  I’ve also recently become involved in graduate student recruitment, which has been quite the adventure.  When I’m not in lab, I’m looking for a new apartment, watching Lost or visiting my boyfriend.

Stay tuned for unsolicited ramblings, complaints, and  exclamations as I perform experiments that look revolutionary until I run the proper controls! 

-kD