First Week

This week has been extremely enjoyable for me. On Monday during orientation, I was first a bit intimidated by the safety precautions that we had to go through, but I realized that most of the hazards were relevant to my workplace. My mentors have been nothing but helpful. The experiment I am currently doing is a study that has been continuing on for about eight years, and I am helping with the final study group. The people in the study had MRI's of their heart in normal conditions and under stress. What I am doing is measuring and making calculations of the left ventricle, seeing if increased size results in heart problems or death in later years. I am also calling patients, along with Sokun, so we can get all needed data for them.