Biomarkers & UW-RUA

Mussel Biomarkers
Published

April 16, 2026

Plan of the Week: April 13 - April 19, 2026

High- level outline for the week. Adjusted daily to reflect progress of the day before

  • This week is all about biomarkers and methylation.

Monday - Methylation, methylKit run

Tuesday - UW-RUA, biomarkers

Wednesday - Biomarkers

Thursday - Biomarkers

Friday - Task management & ferry to FH/ Yellow

Saturday - Yellow Island Surveys

Sunday - Yellow Island Surveys


Plan of the Day

Granular level task list to accomplish the high- level goal outlined above

  • My primary goals for today are as follows:
    • Continue working through the biomarker draft updates
    • Knock out my personal appointments/ tasks before heading up to Yellow

Projects Touched Today

  • Mussel Biomarkers

Progress Notes

  • I started the day with a coffee info-session for RUA.
  • Next I moved to my own appointments/ obligations.
  • Returning home to work on the biomarker draft. I worked on incorporating the updated paragraphs for both the results and the discussion.
    • Results will need a stronger focus - it is still a ‘list-like’ section, not what we need here.
    • Plots will be revisited once the draft is sound, but I did make a few notes on what should be added to what is currently in the doc - can be sorted after the committee gets it.
    • The introduction feels too broad - going to work on scoping that a bit once the rest is in a better place.
    • Edits, edits, edits - my junkyard doc is getting lengthy!

Outcomes: Products & Word Count

  • Editing biomarkers: ? words (I forgot to turn on track changes to get an accurate count)

Today’s total: ? words

Monthly total to date: 4694 words

Annual total to date: 37,367 words

Annual target total to date: 51,500 words

Next Up: Tomorrow’s Plan

  • Biomarkers and heading up to Yellow.