Crab Project:
Continue working with Sam and Steven to find solutions for the RNA isolation issues I had
Finish creating a good, readable spreadsheet of all the crab data
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My Bioanalyzer and Sam's RNA Clean-up Kit and RNeasy Plus Mini Kit results
Today I ran the Bioanalyzer on the samples Sam isolated RNA from months ago using RNAzol RT as well as some of the RNA isolated from samples that I have done. The results were not good - no dye showed up, so maybe I did it wrong. TBD. Also, Sam...
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Trying out RNA protocol with 6x original protocol's volumes of reagents
Today Steven, Sam, and I met to talk about the issue with poor results on the QUbit and Nanodrop1000 on the pooled hemolymph samples I prepared. Short-term plan is to try out the RNA protocol, but multiply all reagents times 6 (so, use 6ml of RNAzol, etc.) to see if...
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Skyline DIA with new BLIB made using Walnut
Today Walnut finished up using Walnut to make a new BLIB file with the 2015 C.gigas Oysterseed raw files. Then, I used the new BLIB in SKyline, along with changing the minutes to 5, and double-checking I used the same .mzML files used in Walnut as my results in Skyline....
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Trying out Walnut; Crab Pool Update
Today I started using Walnut (upgraded PECAN) to create a new BLIB file for the 2015 Oysterseed project. Hopefully this will improve the error rates in Skyline. Also, I called Pam to work on the NPRB progress report. Additionally, I detail Sam’s updates on the status of the Crab pool...
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