3. PLACEMENT
BACKGROUND:
SLEEPY CELLS
•My Project: investigate circadian
rhythm’s effect on the neurological
cells within the spinal cord and
hippocampus
•Completed via
immunohistochemistry on deceased
spinal cord and hippocampal tissue
PKD2L1
AM
4. SKILLS GAINED
• Professional
• Dissection
• Immunohistochemistry
• Microscope capability (oil
immersion as well as
fluorescence)
• Software technique
• Personal:
• Improved essay and lab
report writing skill
• Confidence
• Independence
Hippocampal mouse tissue
Cholinergic cell
populations labelled with
ChAT at x5 magnification
Dentate gyrus
Cornu Ammonis 1
Cornu Ammonis 3
5. REFLECTION
Successes Improvements Application
Development of
scientific skills
Less hesitance to ask for
support
Knowledge gained to be
applied to final year
project
Experience gained in a
professional setting
Ask for new challenges
more
Development of
independence that will
be useful for
Master’s/PhD.
Insight into Master’s
degrees as well as PhDs
requirements and
difficulties
Background knowledge Sets me aside from
other Master’s
applicants
5-HT
Hippocampus (DG)
