goodbye :(

4 people left the aebi group yesterday, which is a pretty big hit for a group of about 20. patricie was my closest supervisor too, and was great fun to have as a lab buddy. she's off to start in a permanent position at the university hospital zürich, so at least she's close by if i'm desperate for some yeast help! mitch was always an impressive scientist and personality, and has leapt into his own start-up company. good luck! christina is only moving across to the nextdoor building, so i'm sure we'll see her round a bit. and marcela is moving to a company. i will really miss her smiley cheerful presence.

we had a great farewell apero last night, so i wasn't too keen on getting up in time for today's practicum, where i had to supervise a group of 2nd year biology students in their first ever microbiology practical course! my group was nice and friendly though, and luckily the most taxing part of the course was only making yoghurt and sauerkraut :)