ISDCI Conference, Day 2

Guess what happened last night? Yep, the TV turned itself on again at 1:30AM. I swear it's possessed. I'm going to unplug it tonight.

Anyway, today was more talks. I went to one section for T and B cell receptors and function, one section for MHC (major histocompatibility complex, for those non-sciency people), and one for ecoimmunity. I was looking forward to seeing the talk on loggerhead turtles and their responses to brevetoxin (the toxin secreted by red tides, which kill off sealife in warm waters every year). That was a good talk. My boss introduced me to the speaker. We even went so far as to ask if her workplace had a spot for a postdoc. Just looking ahead for my next job, I guess. Marine Biology would be awesome.

I was having trouble staying awake during a few of the talks. Not a lot of sleep last night.

The breakfast buffet was the same this morning, but at least the options at lunch were different.

After the talks finished, we had our first poster session, so I had to stand at my poster and talk to people if they had questions about my work (or if they just wanted to hear about it). Actually got to talk to five people, which was apparently really good for this session. We have another one on Thursday, so I may talk to more then.

With the poster session done, my party (boss, boss's daughter, coworker, and I) went out to dinner. We hopped on the metro then walked toward Prague Castle. My boss and her daughter had eaten at an Asian food restaurant and decided to take us there. It was raining, too. I tried to take pictures during the walk, but I don't know how well they'll turn out. Anyway, we reached the restaurant and ate. What did I have? Crab soup, the Vietnamese special (chicken, glass noodles, and vegetables), and iced tea (which was flavored with lime instead of lemon, and I liked it more than lemon).

It had stopped raining while we ate, and we decided to walk up to and through the castle on our way back to the hotel. The place looked magnificent at night. I tried taking pictures of the castle (and one of the Prague skyline), and I think they turned out. We'll see when I finally put them on my computer.

That's it for today. Tomorrow it's a short day, then off for a tour of the city!

(This post was actually posted at 11:05PM Prague time)