(from Mary Bohan)
Things are going well in Singapore, I'm in the middle of the first half of my project, and just starting to actually analyze the RNA sequences I've collected. I'm doing a small presentation next Tuesday for the people in my lab on what I've learned, and what I have to do to complete the analysis.
We haven't been able to get into any hospitals or clinics to see what's going on, but I've picked up on a few things outside on my own. One big thing is the huge advertising and PR campaign that they have going on about Dengue, we'll be on the bus and see a poster stained with blood saying "they breed, you bleed," as well as quite graphic images of spiders on the MRT telling people to clear out their standing water, use protection against mosquitoes, and seek medical care as soon as possible. We walk by the hospital every day on the way to work, and for the most part people seem to be very satisfied, and the whole system seems very efficient.
We did make it to Indonesia last weekend to the beach and got to relax for two days which was great after all of our work in the lab. It was very beautiful and the people were so friendly, it really worked out well. We're still managing with food and everything, although I have to admit I did make a few stops to McDonalds last week, something I rarely do at home, but I just needed some American food.
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