Alex Hotz Senior Project

 This week I mostly focused on my presentation. I gave a presentation on Tuesday and Thursday. The presentation was about my sister's brain disorder and was a walk through of it from genes to the whole brain and what affects it has.  I started by talking about my sister and what she has been diagnosed with. Then I go into what that means for her and what effects her disorders have on her. Then I went into what medication she takes. I explain why she takes each medication and what the medication does. For example “Depakote  is an Anticonvulsant that Treats seizures, bipolar disorder and helps prevent migraines. It works to prevent seizures by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain by increasing GABA in the brain (a natural neural inhibitor) and preventing neural signals from building up. It is not fully understood why it works as a mood stabilizer for Bipolar disorder but it is thought to have to do something with increased activity of GABA in the brain” (my presentation). On

 Today I stayed home for the morning because I need to take a math diagnostic test for UCSD. It was a 70-minute test and was pretty boring. After I finished it I came to campus. When I got to campus I went to the art studio started my narrative reflection for a little while. Then I went swimming because it was so hot. After that, I had a tennis match and I played singles in doubles. It was very very hot on the court and I was very tired by the end. Overall it was a good day even though it was a little hot. 

 Today I came into campus at 8 and dropped off my brother for his class. I then went to the art studio and on the way got iced chia from Patty. Today so far I have worked in the art studio I worked on finishing up my presentation. I added a slide about neural migration and explain the zoom-out idea of going from a gene to brain function. So now my slides are fully done to how I want them to be and I am ready to present. I present today at 12:05 to AP biology. After going to senior seminar I went to AP biology and presented. The presentation went well and I recorded it for everyone who was not there the two times I presented. Overall it was a good day. 

 Today I worked from home. I ate breakfast at around 9 when I woke up. I then worked on a couple parts of my project that Buz wanted me to change to present for AP biology. For the most part, though today was just a relaxing day since I presented yesterday and I also present tomorrow. I worked more on making connections in my presentation so it makes it flow better. I also added some pictures to help the audience visualize what I am talking about. Then after that, I went to practice at 1 and played tennis. We played mixed doubles with all the teams and the coaches. Overall it was a good day. 

 Today I came on to campus at 8 and went to the art studio. I continued to work on my presentation and add a couple details. I then practiced my presentation for a while. I then went for a walk around campus to take a break then went back to work for a while. I went to lunch around 11 and ate outside. I then went back to the art studio and finished up a couple things on my presentation before presenting at 1 to neuroscience. The presentation went well and I am presenting again on Thursday to AP biology. Overall it was a productive day. 

 Today I came to campus at 8 and went to the art studio. I have been working on setting up my presentation. I am laying it out to flow similar to my paper. I am presenting tomorrow for the neuroscience class and then on Thursday for AP Biology. I went to lunch today at 12:40. After eating lunch I continued to work on my presentation. I worked mostly on finding pictures and models to represent what I am talking about. Overall it was a productive day working on my presentation and I will be ready to present for tomorrow.