Welcome to my website and blog! I’m Larry Rodriguez, a PhD scientist, hiphop head, and award winning stand-up comedian. Check out my publications, learn more about my background and my projects, or check out my methods and resources section to see how I do things!
All in Recommendation
I love reading the origin stories of pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies (and scientists too!) These are some highly recommended books for anyone interested in the discovery process. Caustic cover art is one of my favorite quotes from Joshua Boger in “The Billion Dollar Molecule” by Barry Werth.
Working with mRNA requires you to work carefully and diligently. Here are some tips to help your electrophyisology studies, if you’re inject mRNA and having trouble with ion channel/receptor expression.
Our lab uses analog chart recorders to record data from two electrode voltage clamp electrophsiology experiments in Xenopus laevis oocyte because digitizers are expensive at over >$5000, but here is a low-cost <$300 solution!
