My Lab...

Remember the before photos??

Well, here is the now, well and truly up and running, serious science happening every day, my first lab, and still a wonderful 60's orange......

The histology and dissection bench on the right and computer bench at the back. All cubbies are now overflowing with my and students material being worked on.

The molecular and microscopy bench. Oven and microscope kindly "found" around the university....I love people who have the attitude "if I'm not using it and you will, take it". The amount of equipment in here that has been donated is astounding, all fully functional and some (like the oven and microtome) are pretty close to brand spanking new. Thats the kind of scientist I want to continue to be, not a hoarder, but a giver. 

Complete with students. Admittedly Daniel was posing (and insisted on the lab coat and goggles), but Liz in the back was actually working.......please note my awesome -80C freezer in the back right corner........my most expensive equipment purchase yet.........and pretty amusing trying to get it through the door.....:0)

Less than 3 days into getting the oven, samples already cooking away in wax.....

Creatures from the deep. My major project for the week, cataloguing, changing chemicals and sorting. Almost everything in this picture is from my cruises this year, samples just waiting to be processed and discoveries just waiting to happen....i love it! 

It almost feels like i'm busting out of the space already!