Luckily, we were already in a hospital and some nice doctor brought us a wheelchair and some food. I went out into the hall when the person fainted. Fortunately, one of the students was able to recognize at this point that they were not meant to be a surgeon and had to go sit down right away. They then started the transplant procedure by making an incision on both thigh muscles. The central line will be used to give the patient calcium and nutrients while he's waiting for stomach surgery. They used x-rays to watch the position on the wire which we could watch on a screen. They start by putting a needle near the neck and then using it to guide a wire through a vein all the way to the heart, and then thread a tube over the wire and pull the wire out. They had started to put the central line into the baby when we arrived and it took them a while to get it positioned correctly.
SEQUENCHER EXPORT FASTA AS ONE FILE FULL
It was a pretty full house but luckily we were in a pretty big room. A resident was actually performing the surgery with one or two doctors and several nurses, and us. After we carried over all the slices of thymus in a plastic bin and suited up in bunny-suits, hair and shoe covers, and masks we entered the operating room. Markert, Julie (who works in the lab) and two other students (Dave and Ashley). I was able to observe in the operating room with Dr. Today was transplant day for one of the two patients waiting right now-very exciting!! It'll be sad to leave the lab but I'm excited for the poster session tomorrow! I can't believe its already the very last day working in the labs. In short, I consider the Howard Hughes Precollege Program to have been nothing short of life-changing. This, I believe, is almost quite as important as the science itself. We learned as a part of the scientific community, completely incorporated rather than temporary visitors. Far from it they showed genuine enthusiasm working with us and teaching us about their respective fields. The speakers, mentors, and audiences that we have met never looked down on us as kids that they have to deal with for a summer. Another aspect that struck me, however, was that this summer was also amazing in that, as high school students, we learned to work and communicate on the level of adults. How many other high school kids have met a Nobel Laureate and discussed and presented advanced scientific topics to and with professors, on their level? Needless to say, our scientific experiences have been inestimably inspiring. I don't think I'll ever forget any of you, or the amazing things I've learned this summer. I realize it ended a week ago, but I've really been missing everyone these few days wandering off to lunch alone! This was probably the greatest single experience I've had.
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