My name is Lauren Pictou, and I am going into my fourth-year at StFX. I am from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and at StFX I am pursuing an honours degree in biology. Last year I began my research journey in the Wyeth lab, using Immunohistochemistry and in situ Hybridization Chain Reaction I mapped several types of neurons in the brain of Lymnaea stagnalis. After acquiring some unexpected results, I decided to focus my honours research on exploring the neurons which express choline acetyltransferase, the enzyme that synthesizes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. I am very excited to continue to develop my hands-on skills and learn more biology!