February, feeling like this is going to be the year

No Im not dead; I've just been really busy. Took a trip to Garden Grove, CA with the Rivera clan. It was a chance to get a way from the desert for a coupe of days.



School is progressing nicely and I now know exactly what classes I need to graduate next year. Work is also going well, and I feel settled. I have a decent summer internship lined up with Innexus, and am looking forward to being back in a wet lab setting.



My green card status has finally moved up; It has changed from a 7 year wait to them giving me a decision or a request for an interview within 60 days! This is by far the best news of the year...so far...

My week so far...

It's of no surprise to me that I am not an inch closer to obtaining my green card.

Other than that, school is slowly progressing and I am awaiting the end of this semester.

On the internship front, one company has been somewhat messing me around, having offered me a position and subsequently not followed through. I had another interview with a different company today which seemed promising...but then they always do; I am not setting myself up for disappointment again.

This week I also attended a tour of the Biodesign Institute, which due to obvious security restrictions wasn't as informative as I had hoped although I was exposed to some of the major research happening there.

In a non-school related topic, this week i have been reading up on microRNA and its therapeutic applications






If there are any PI's out there that happen to be reading this and are looking for a motivated research associate/intern, you can obtain a copy of my resume here.

Hope you all have a pleasant thanksgiving weekend.