As usual Dwight K. Schrute is right. The end of the quarter is here and I’ve got a few things I want to check off my to-do list before the decade ends.

November Goals Recap

Virginica Gonad Methylation:

• Found motivation! :tada:
• Created new figures based on edits

Gigas Gonad Methylation:

• Presented at the 2019 Graduate Student Symposium

Other:

• Wrote ocean acidification questions for the midterm
• Submitted committee meeting paperwork

December Goals:

Virginica Gonad Methylation:

• Address all edits and send out for another review
• Clean up repository and add relevant supplementary material
• Prepare metadata for BCO-DMO submission
• SUBMIT THAT PAPER!
• Rejoice.

Gigas Gonad Methylation:

• Figure out if more samples should be sequenced…maybe using a Swift kit due to low DNA yield?
• Attempt GO-MWU enrichment and DMG analysis

Other:

• Finalize sample preparation flowchart for methylation analysis
• Figure out next steps for C. virginica sperm analysis
• Write questions for the final
• Present at Huxley Environmental Speaker Series