Thursday, October 31, 2013

IGCSE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT MAPMYGENOME!!!



On October 12, Yamini and I set off to MapMyGenome (a personal genetics sequencing company) for our internship. We were both really excited about it and we could almost hear our hearts pounding as we reached the front doors. We were welcomed by the director who was expecting us. She put a senior intern in charge of giving us tasks and set off. 
The senior intern started off by teaching us the basics of genetics and some aspects of biology. We had already learned some of these topics at school but a few topics were entirely new to us. Armed with this new knowledge, we were given a topic for research. The topic was the effects of genetics on diseases.  We started off by doing some research on brain disorders and the effect of genetics on them.
 Then we moved on to cancer studies. By the end of the day, we had created a small presentation, which we were rather proud of. We left for home with big smiles on our faces. The next day, we did some more research and presented a draft to our senior intern. She approved heartily of our work but told us there was room for improvement. We spent the rest of the day editing our presentation. 
On the third and final day, Yamini could not come, as she was sick, so I spent the day editing our presentation and devouring cheese sandwiches. At the end of the day, I presented our presentation to our senior intern who loved it. All in all, the internship was a great learning experience and I would love to go for another one.
Reflections by Neha Acharya Lingareddy, IX H



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