A quick summary and some pictures of what I have been doing

My first day was great!!!! I am so happy about this experience and I really enjoy my lab partners and the work we are trying to accomplish. In this lab we are working on the cell mitochondria, so the research is focused on the proteins within the cells. In one lab, my grad student makes cells that are to be tested for it's concentration under a spectrophotometer (more info on that process will be given later). In the other lab, fat is being separated from proteins and it's absorption is tested in order to find it's concentration for determine it's mitochondrial strength. This is what I have been doing so far, I cannot wait to work with animals!!!! Here are some sample pictures, if you want to see more, feel free to visit my facebook; you can find my profile by clicking the "altalho do facebook" section, which is on the right-hand side of the page above the section about me.











This is one of my lab rooms











This is the block where my lab is located.













This is where the fat goes after it is located.












In this photo, we are separating the fat from the proteins in order to measure a specific concentration used for the experiment.

I am so happy

First of all, I want to give thanks for all the people in my life that have helped me to get far, I love you all. Now, I want to give special recognition to the faculty at the University of Florida for accepting me to go to Brazil, I have gained so much confidence in my abilities and I know that I will get a Ph.D and make it very far in my life. It's been such a blessing on my life to have you all around and I really appreciate you all and hope that my work will shine some good light on a lot of people. It's been so hard, to get to where I am but God has blessed me with great people and I love you all for being that blessing. I want to thank my friend for helping me stay happy and helping me to keep my head together because a strong mind is a balanced mind. So far Brazil has been great, I visited the Ibauqueira Park in São Paulo, which is big and beautiful and also gotten to take pictures, play frisbee and walk around. We ate some pizza at a pizza buffet. Today, we went to the to the Pride parade, where I was bored out of my mind because we stood at one spot, and some of my other friends and I got to go to a Brazilian mall where I ate brazilian cuisine (pretty much soul food) and go grocery shopping, I had a blast and hope for more fun times, these times would bring great memories.