My second week in NYC has been interesting.
Most of my week was spent trying to figure out how to gain access to the Campus
Wide ID (CWID). This ID is similar to our NetID and it is necessary in order to
be added onto the IACUC protocols necessary for my research. This has been very
frustrating because it was something that should have been dealt with before we
arrived at Weill Cornell. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. Other than that
I shadowed Dr. Rodeo on a few more meniscal repairs and ACL reconstructions.
The ACL reconstruction surgery was particularly interesting. They take a
portion of the patellar tendon and maintain a small piece of both the patella
and the tibia to use as bone plugs. The surgery is a mix of an open procedure
for the tendon graft and an arthroscopic procedure to fix the ACL. Unfortunately,
we found that our cell culture hood was infected by an unknown fungus. We thoroughly
cleaned the culture room and left an experiment over the week to see if we had
efficiently gotten rid of the infection. I am also starting to write my own
protocol for a tendinopathy model, which is exciting. Next week will be a busy
week, hopefully this CWID issue gets resolved so I can start doing my research.
The immersion term offers PhD candidates in biomedical engineering 7 weeks of first-hand experience in a clinical environment with physicians at Weill Cornell Medical College and associated institutions. Students observe physicians in various settings and participate in clinical research. This blog is a record of these experiences by the term participants.
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