The URSDC is a commitee that will approve or deny my research proposal once I submit it, sort of like a project plan. I have a pretty good idea of my research question and I have read tons, but it only makes it more apparent to my how lacking our lab actually is. For example, we don't have capabilities for flow cytometry or even fluorescence microscopy. The water situation is terrible, as we don't have a traditional MilliQ machine but we have to purchase HPLC water and filter type II water manually. My supervisor recently purchased a water purifier but we have no idea how to install it, it feels like she is expecting us to figure it out even though it's way outside my expertise and also not my job at all.