Accidentally, there's no where to hide my secrets from the Chemists. The synthesis work will be finished after my first product is obtained. (Now I am in the last step for the building block of the thiodigalactoside, and will click it with a commercially available alkyne to click the first inhibitor.)
Was wondering why I feel so lost in my current life (the course + the lab). Indeed the course is hard, I feel frustrated; however, it's not because of the course that makes me so lost, since it's beneficial to my career and I chose to take it. While struggling for the course studying, I was a bit distracted from Ed's brilliant opening for the ABC seminar this week. (Feel enthusiastic for research again, after destroyed by chemists.) Then all of a sudden, I came to realize that down there in the synthetic lab, I am cramming my head with chemistry formula, mechanisms, working as an technician, not doing research, studying something interesting. Quite lost.
For the chemists there, they think they're doing something related to biology/biochemistry, which is something more practical then the pure chemistry. As for me, since I am already in the so called practical world, those med. chemists' work is chemistry since they mainly use chemistry knowlege to solve biochemistry problems.
How much chemistry do I need? A lot! However, there are different aspects for chemistry. The reaction mechanism, the characteristics of the functional groups.......
I did try to write an email to restate that I could have stayed still and finish my work till the end and to thank Roland for the considerations and rearrangements. I wish I am clear enough with explanations and , hopefully, he does see me being responsible and sincere.
Work harder for the course, the rest of the work in the synthetic lab. Impress them!
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