Celeste!!!!!! & Histones

Plan of the Week: March 16 - 22, 2026

• I am feeling marginally better, and since I didn’t map the week on Sunday, the plan today is to keep it low key so I don’t put myself back at square one.
• Monday: Map the week, catch up on UW-RUA work, confirm my spring/ summer tide schedule, build base histone and chromatin knowledge notes.
• Tuesday: UW-RUA work, no science.
• Wednesday: Return to epigenetic mechanisms to outline new Chapter 3 for my proposal.
• Thursday: Biomarker manuscript
• Friday: Biomarker manuscript
• Saturday: Return to Chapter 3 outline and start drafting options for the introduction and methods.
• Sunday: Continue Chapter 3 work.

Missing from the plan is the DNA Methylation work - it will be worked into the other priorities as time permits, or be a focus for spring break week next week.

Plan of the Day

• Today’s plan is to set up my science deliverables, catch up on my own learning, pivot from that learning into actionable application.
  • First, review the basic biology of histones and create my notes on this aspect.
  • Second, pull out the questions in my handwritten notes to compile and address later this week.
• Next, create my JKP 1v1 agenda and pivot to UW-RUA work.

Projects Touched Today

• PhD Proposal
• Literature Review

Progress Notes

• I pulled out my questions/ thoughts about linking the histone, chromatin, and methylation information to an actionable plan using current open source resources. Am I asking relevant and testable questions… we shall see!
• I spent my morning work block with Kristin building my notes about histones and their general biology. Between quick reading of lit and my good old Campbell biology textbook, I have a solid explainer of histones, their composition/ role, and a few notes about the differences in invertebrates. It took a bit longer than expected, but slow progress is better than no progress.

• I virtually attended Celeste’s defense where I learned more about tunicates than I ever thought! She did excellently. I know she worked hard, and seeing it all come together was awesome.
• I virtually attended the third Dean candidate’s presentation and submitted my feedback via the provided survey.

Products & Word Count

• Notes on epigenetic mechanisms
  • Doc 5- histone explainer: 839 words

Today’s total: 839 words

Monthly total to date: 5597 words

Annual total to date: 27,292 words

Annual target total to date: 37,500 words

Tomorrow’s Plan

• UW-RUA Tuesday work blocks, no science.