Lamprou Lab Blog

This summer I spent just over 7 weeks in Trinidad with a group of students carrying out zoology research for the University of Glasgow. It involved tracking some amazing frogs, working with turtles and their hatchlings, hill climbing in 35⁰C heat for water samples, and for myself in particular collecting many foam nests produced by frogs during mating. It was one of the most amazing trips of my life, with an incredible team, and has quickly converted me to love all things herpetology.  The main purpose of this trip was to collect samples, so I could continue work on studying the potential of foam produced by frogs for drug delivery systems, but I learned so much more and I think some of it is important to share. So here are my top 4 tips from my Trinidad trip:

Manusia seperti bintang-bintang bertebaran di langit, Dunia serupa bulan bulat sekadar satu cuma, Mengapa kita kehilangan daya membancuh warna, Seperti bintang mengilau cahaya ke bulan purnama? Berlagulah di serunai hayat yang senafas hirup, Nyanyian persaudaraan dalam batin yang harus hidup, Meski antara kita faham-faham berlainan terpaut. (Usman Awang, 1959) On 23 rd and 24 th May 2015, our research group organised the first hiking and camping activity for the group. The event took place at Sallochy, near Loch Lomond which is a decent 1 hour drive from Glasgow city. Coming from Malaysia, a predominantly rainforest country, going back to nature and countryside is a reminder of my home.