Long overdue update: crystals diffracted to 1.6-1.8A and no ice rings! #PIinthelab #stillgotit

I was flash cooling* crystals w/ AmSO4 today.
It was so cool to:
1. Do something I love again
2. Know I still got it! πŸ˜†

Can’t wait to see if cryo worked and they diffract! #proteincrystallography #PIinthelab

*not frozen. Speak to Elspeth Garman if you don’t know the difference

Thank you Anna Barwinska Sendra for guiding me and doing a mammoth job carrying out this massive experiment and processing all the samples and getting them ready for me! #PIinthelab #teamwork
And also me after a day in the lab isolating RNA from 20 samples, mix of human and bacterial #PIinthelab #coolnewskills #alwayslearning
Also me after a day isolating RNA from 20 samples, a mix of human and bacterial #PIinthelab #coolnewskills
Me after a day in the lab isolating RNA from 20 samples, human and bacterial: #PIinthelab #alwayslearning #coolnewskills
Something is cooking... Back to performing some actual chemistry in a lab πŸ₯° and we even have some nice colorful solutions 🌈 which will soon become brownish-black ceramics .
Boring color but hopefully amazing properties ☺️ #PIintheLab