I am currently in the Microbiology and Immunology major, so most of my work is focused on bacteria and viruses. As part of my degree, I am taking MICB 421, which is a guided, but independent laboratory research study. In a group, we are required to come up with our own research question, formulate our own approach to test our hypothesis, and in the end, write a paper that will be published in JEMI based on our experiments. This lab course is very different because in all of my previous lab courses, the goals and procedures of all the experiment we perform are given. So all that is required for students to do is to read the lab manual and follow the instructions as stated. The process of coming up with a research question is quite difficult
