Monday, August 25, 2008

a scientist in the making

grant has been working so hard to finish and this last protocol has thrown him every curveball out there but he made his way past them all and it looks like it is smooth sailing from here on out. i am so proud of how inventive this setup is so i must show it to you.

seriously - can you believe how insane this is? not only are these people hooked up to every piece of equipment imaginable they have to sit in a tub for 45 minutes in water that is 10 degrees celsius with the goal of dropping their core temp to between 35 and 36 degrees C - BRRR! i couldn't do it if my life depended on it. oh and did i mention that they do this twice (two separate study days) and one of the times they are made hypoxic? that alone usually leaves me in tears!

4 comments:

J Manson Squared said...

Are you kidding me? Have you actually found subjects that are willing to do this? How much are you paying them? It could never be enough if you ask me! It looks like you're using every piece of equipment in the lab! Is the tub an actual bath tub? How long did it take you to come up with this insane setup? I'm quite impressed and sad I can't be there to witness it in action! Nice work G!

Alisha said...

Wow! Neat to see after hearing all about it!

SnyderAZ said...

Two words: wow.

Lacy & Simon said...

Nice work! Love it!!!