We went on an outing to debut Vivian to Rebekah’s colleagues. She is a Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience at George Mason University so we were visiting her lab.  

First we went out for lunch (a big deal with a 3 week old) and all went fine as she slept through the meal in the cozy little wrap.

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This is Vivian and Beka being inspired by ancient Greeks and Romans.

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This is what Rebekah does.  She studies the brain.  Her poster on the right is some simplistic study titled, ‘Regional differences in intrinsic excitability and dendritic morphology of medium spiny neurons during stages of habit learning’.  Such a slacker.

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Here is the lab’s ‘stimulation station’.  A LOT of coffee, tea and snacks propel the world of neuroscience!

Stimulation Station

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Before getting down to business Beka gets a baby gift from her colleague, Sarah.  Beka was at the lab in part to hand off some experiments and projects to Sarah, who is in the same program but with a year or so more to go.  They are all VERY committed to their studies, it’s great to see my daughter be such a strong and dedicated woman in the world of science.

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And finally Beka gets down to work. With Vivian taking a nap on the desktop.  I think the direct connection to the neuroscience desktop will make the neurons in her brain grow fast and furious, don’t you?

Beka and Baby Head

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You can read and see more of my trip to the East Coast here:

The Napkin Grandbaby

Rebekah and Vivian go to the Laboratory

The Napkin Dad meets the Napkin Mom

The Past and the Present – Reunion, Part 1

The Past and the Present – A Morning Run

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