Hey guys, I’m Surya and it’s my turn to write the blog! Today perfectly represents the hard work-play-hard nature here at SSP Genomics. The morning was a busy one with the poster presentation prep at full speed. Everybody was excited to showcase the research they had been working on for the past five weeks. Here is a picture of me and my teammates Christine and Jaya after presenting our poster.
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During the morning, we also got to see our final sauerkraut product that had been fermenting for over two weeks. As part of the food microbiology lab, we got to test the pH of our own and store-bought sauerkraut as well as other fermented foods like pickle and kimchi to compare. We also had an opportunity to taste all those dishes and a variety of other fermented snacks, such as yogurt, kombucha, and kefir. After dinner, some of the guys decided to hang out at the Purdue Memorial Union’s gaming room to play Valorant. Sorry for the bad quality.
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Finally, the day ended with an amazing talent show where I got to see the unique skills and abilities of my SSP peers. As part of the Microbial Musicians band, all the genomics participants sang “You’re Welcome” from Moana, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan, and “Let It Go” from Frozen.
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The guys also chose to sing a song together called “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston, and it was a very fun experience.
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That concludes another day here at Purdue Genomics. Until next time!
