Mateo Sufuentes' Senior Project Blog

Due: Friday, June 11 by 5 PM Week 4:  Self-reflection post (to be copied into your spring reports along with your faculty advisor’s report). Be sure to reflect on your progress towards your initial goals. Would you recommend this senior project to another student? Why? 1-2 images/photos Respond to a comment from last week Self-Reflection I DEFINITELY chose the right Senior project. The main reason for choosing this project was to learn more about research and medicine since that is the field I want to go into in the future whether it be through engineering, medical school, etc. Talking to Dr. Lindner, Matt Muller, The Anh Nguyen, among others, I gained great insights on what research is like as well as how to compare an engineering master's, a Ph.D., and med school. I now feel better equipped to choose the right path. Getting to know everybody at the lab was a blessing and someday if I run or work in a lab, that is the kind of team I want to work with every day. In fact, someday I ...

Vocabulary to Know:  Bleaching: The longer you leave fluorescent light on a fluorescent substance for example that you would use to tag molecules, the fluorescence will fade and it will be lighter. Story of a Moment: It was great to see how excited everybody got at the lab when the results were successful for the tracking bubbles. As I walked out of the lab everyone was happy that it was a good, productive day.    What have I learned?  This week I got to observe how they tested whether these bubbles they produce will stick to blood cells. I am a bit confused about whether this is just white or red blood cells. These bubbles can be tracked to see where there is low blood flow or other kinds of blood flow-related problems. A modification to the outside receptors of the bubbles will make it bind to platelets or other molecules diversifying the possible molecules that they can track. These bubbles are luminescent under certain light white the cells appear clearer under a...