An Addgene Summer Internship
Type
Blog Post
Published
Aug. 8, 2024, 7:22 p.m.
...choose what gene to focus on. The gene choice had restrictions. It couldn’t be a Covid gene, a toxin, or...Syntaxin3 gene was the winner. We used the next 4-5 weeks to work on cloning the Syntaxin3 gene in a pLenti...after discussion, we sent it for sequencing.
The gene was successfully sequenced, confirming that we had...with Amy C., Addgene’s intern coordinator shortly after hearing her talk about Addgene’s internship opportunity... past six weeks.
Through Addgene, I learned the basics of lab safety, general work skills — such as using...environment changes them. Addgene gave me the chance to become a real life scientist. Addgene gave me the chance...knowledge more than ever before. Before joining Addgene, I had spent most of my junior year stressed out...