S3 Week 12

Hey guys!
I am so happy the semester is almost to a close. I can not wait to be chilling at home and watching Netflix. But to get there we must not give up!
I do have 3 bacteria in TSB that is refusing to grow. I let it incubate in the 37℃ for 48 hours, then let it incubate at room temperature which is about 24℃ in the lab, and then I put it in the 42℃ incubator and still no growth. So I am leaving the 3 test tubes out at room temperature again and if they do not grow, then I think they are dead. My project is very tedious and I just got done today with inoculating all the bacteria from the TSA plates to the TSB tubes. So next week I will be able to do the identifying tests on the bacteria to find out what they are.

S3 Week 11

Hey guys!
Lol I always start every one of my blog posts with how far behind I have been in work. But this week I was so far behind with work. I lately been getting a lot of help from Amber. Some of my bacteria samples were not growing. So she told me to vortex them and let them sit at room temperature. So I did that and they finally grew. Each face sample area makes like 3+ TSA test tubes and it is tiring with how much tubes I am inoculating. It is just a lot and hopefully I can finish putting all of the plate's bacteria in tubes. I am very grateful for Hannah helping me inoculate some of the tubes. She is a life saver.

S3 Week 7

Hey guys! I started to write down the bacteria I am observing in my plates from the facial samples but I did not get very far haha. But I had talked to Amber when I was taking her facial swab and she told me great news. I already knew that there is different media for specific bacteria but she said there would be some for skin bacteria too in the lab. So that makes work so much more easier. I do not need to be hauling that bacteria identification book around anymore and doing various tests to discover what the potential bacteria might be. 

S3 Week 6

Hey guys! This week I took face samples of Maria, Hannah, and Marcus (photos of all their plates are shown below). I think I may be noticing some differences. But I have not had any time to look actually look at it. But I am really excited because last semester, I had a lot of samples from lovely women and not a lot from boys. But this semester, it is looking more even in the amounts of gender and skin types. I can not wait to see the results this semester. I am very grateful and thankful for everyone who has et me swab their skin so far.

S3 Week 5

Hey guys! This week I was not able to be in the lab because I had a sudden trip to Los Angeles for personal reasons. But expect results this week!

But my trip was fun, it was overall relaxing. Which is what I really needed right now. Life is too stressful. So I got to eat Jollibee for the first time. It is a popular Filipino chain restaurant that sells fried chicken and other Filipino foods. I had adobo rice and chicken joy. I got to visit the USC campus (picture below) and the surrounding area as well. I also got familiar with LA traffic which was not fun. I am glad to be back to continue with my project.

S3 Week 8

I have been to backed up with work and it has been a very busy last few weeks for me. Before I can get to my next step, I need to finish collecting samples. I still need oily and normal skin people, especially males since I have data from a lot of females. But I got new samples from Amber who has oily skin. Amber's plate for some reason did not grow except in one plate (lip top & bottom). Below are the pictures of her plates. I am wondering when I swabbed her face, did I rub the part of the cotton swab that did not touch her on the plate?

I got Brenton's face who I believe is normal. I touched his face to make sure but then I realized that I probably ruined my results. And he legit also just put a dirty ball to his face too. So now I have to redo his to ensure it is his skin bacteria I am growing.

S3 Week 4

Hey guys! This week has been hectic for me, but it is getting better. My dad just got discharged from the hospital so the rest of the week is looking up.  I have been able to only do Daisy's face swatches so far. I did change how I collect the face bacteria. I now do it on the natural habitat on the face. I used to have the subjects wash their face first. I do notice a change of bacteria amount. Maybe it is the change of methods?
I notice most people have combination skin (since it is the most common skin type) but I am in desperate need of people with normal and dry skin.