Bench Work & Biomarkers
Mussel Biomarkers
Yellow Island
Plan of the Week: May 4 - May 10, 2026
High- level outline for the week. Adjusted daily to reflect progress of the day before
- This week is all about getting biomarkers out!
Monday - Catching up & weekly planning
Tuesday - Steven Working Session & UW-RUA
Wednesday - Biomarkers & UG Bench PrepThursday - Biomarkers & Bench Work
Friday - Biomarkers & Bench
Saturday - Biomarkers
Sunday - Afternoon Methylation Work
Plan of the Day
Granular level task list to accomplish the high- level goal outlined above
- My goals for today are:
- Continue with the biomarker re-work
- Get Cole through lab ‘onboarding’ tasks
Projects Touched Today
- Mussel Biomarkers
Progress Notes
- Today started with wrapping up some UW-RUA tasks and then moved into prep for the NWStraits fundraiser.
- Met with Don and Mary Margaret to go over the plan for the cruise, and left with a few action items to prepare for the May 15th event.
- I transitioned to preparing the print materials for Cole that I gathered yesterday.
- Protocols, lab safety forms, and skill inventory and schedule are ready to go for this afternoon.
- I finally took my notes for my May goals and added the steps to complete them noting the goal for Chapters 3 & 4 will continue into June.
- I started my biomarker work block by reviewing what I completed yesterday, and chose to focus the first 45 minutes on creating the spatial analysis maps.
Outcomes: Products & Word Count
- Something: 0 words
Today’s total: 0 words
Monthly total to date: 817 words
Annual total to date: 41,979 words
Annual target total to date: 61,500 words
Next Up: Tomorrow’s Plan
- Mussels x ∞.