Thanks for your comment and I’m glad that you find the blog helpful. Doesn’t really matter that we aren’t in the same field. Many of the regular commenters on this blog are not in my field- but I we find each other’s input helpful. And just FYI- read the comments- they contain a lot of valuable information from multiple perspectives.

No thanks are necessary. It’s my pleasure- a distraction- and something I hope can help one or two people find their way. For me, the way things are going varies from day to day, but I always find joy in the science and my colleagues, even if there are other parts of the job that can be improved upon. The juggling act with family, well- you really have to be in it to believe it!

There is no significance to the blue lab coat- just happened like that. I used to have white ones that I wore in vet school- but they got really really dirty. I find the blue one more practical…. it doesn’t show coomassie or 10x loading dye… The lab members wear whatever lab coats they like, we have blue ones, and white ones… whatever they want.