Spark! so Far

I have officially been in Spark! Bioscience for six weeks. We have done such a wide range of activities and dabbled in lots of areas of science. So far one of my favorite events we have done was going to the Museum of Transportation. I liked the hands on work and getting to here stories from April. It was also a lot of fun because I learned more about native and sustainable plants in Missouri and how I can incorporate those into my own garden. Another activity I really liked was going to the Fall Symposium at the Danforth Center. It was cool to start networking, even though it was pretty scary at first. I also enjoyed listening to the presentations. Both of them were beyond my knowledge but it was interesting to see how much work and passion they put into their research. Hopefully I will one day be like them with a new research topic of my own. I have also enjoyed starting to work in the labs at BRDG Park, but can´t wait until we start doing real lab work and finding data of our own. Overall, I think Spark! Bioscience has been a great start to helping me reach my goals in science. I now have some more confidence and the ability to connect with people and learn more about bioscience. For the rest of the year, I hope to learn even more, and hopefully work alongside with a scientist to help them in their research.