Sunday, August 31, 2008

First Week of College

Hello everyone,

It has been a week since I moved into my dorm and began college. So far, the course work has been easy. I haven't had to study much at all, with the exception of a thesis paper that I have to write for English. It has been an easy transition though, and I credit that to HCOP. I would also like to appoligize for not keeping everyone updated in the past month. In all honesty, there was nothing to write about unless you wanted to hear what television shows that I watched that week.

Thank you all soooo much,

Dustin

Sunday, July 27, 2008

The End

Well, my journey here at WVU has come to an end. I have now returned home and will be going to school at Concord University in a month. I hope to return to WVU to either do research or mentor for the next HCOP class. All of of my instructors and mentors have been a great help to me. I thank them for all of the time they have spent with us this summer. As for my fellow HCOP students, you have been my friends and family. I will miss you all very much and I will never forget the six weeks that we spent together. Thanks to everyone for an amazing experience.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Initial Research On Creatine for Lumbriculus Variegatus Experiment

I have completed my research on the treatment subject for my experiment, lumbriculus variegatus. My lab group has chosen creatine (C4H9N3O2) as our substance to test on the annelid. Our hypothesis is that a proper solution of creatine will increase the worm's pulsation rate. In order to prove this we have to come with a proper ratio of miligrams(mg) to mililiters(mL) so to not overdose the worm and kill it, or underdose the worm and the solution have little or no effect on its pulsation rate. Here is some of the websites that we have conducted research on so far:

Absolute Creatine

All You Need to Know About Creatine

What You Need to Know About Creatine