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Highlights from Antarctica

Jen Fenner


Ryan and Jen deployed to Mcmurdo station Antarctica in November 2024 to study the extremely slow developing sea urchin, Sterechinus neuymari. This was the first of two trips to collect samples for a transcriptome, translatome, as well as for gene expression and functional studies. Working in Antarctica is challenging but it is a truly unique place that is such a privilege to get to experience.

Getting to Mcmurdo requires a flight from New Zealand on a C-17 or C-130 that lands on sea ice.




Jen and Ryan on the C-17 Deployment flight.




View of Mcmurdo station from Observation Hill
View of Mcmurdo station from Observation Hill




Ryan injecting Antarctic sea urchin embryos for the first time!


















Sea urchin embryos with the view from our lab in the background
Sea urchin embryos with the view from our lab in the background

We did get to see a lot of Weddell seals around the station
We did get to see a lot of Weddell seals around the station

We were in Antarctica during the summer which means we had 24hour daylight.
We were in Antarctica during the summer which means we had 24hour daylight.



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