What School Do You Attend?

[Siggie]

She'd tell you, but then she'd have to kill you.

She may not have to if you keep your big mouth shut.
If no one knows she's not supposed to tell, they can't rat us out.

[GSTracer05]

People were telling me to go into Pharm sales right after graduation, when I was at a loss as to what to do next. It is a good money-maker and it's great because you get to travel around to wherever the next company/medical clinic it is you're selling to. The dolwnside, I think, is the pushing/selling of product. I don't think i'd be very good at selling something. It takes a certain charisma to get people to buy something from you and while I can be personable, I'm not a big seller.

The research specifics are confidential, of course, but the main project is quite public. Alliance for Cellular Signaling: basically I spend hours upon hours cloning DNA and inserting and removing genes in the cellular signaling pathway (cell 'communication' pathway) to determine how cells transmit information to eachother and 'talk' through signaling...

Yes, the Pharm sales job definately has its perks. Free company car/insurance/gas, lunch/dinner budget is nice. It is a very difficult industry to get into because they want previous business-business sales experience. I'm used to be cause ive been in the med industry among reps for the past 7 years. As for pushing the medications, its a combo of luck and selling skill. A great deal of your success depends on your territory, and the medications, (side affects, insurance coverage).

As for your project, its impressive. I was a bio major all the way to my junior year, and in the end I just could not picture myself doing what you do for the rest of my life. I like the whole communications, relationship, teamwork, aspect of business.

[ckBejug]

She may not have to if you keep your big mouth shut.
If no one knows she's not supposed to tell, they can't rat us out.

It's too late, say goodbye to your loved one's, there's already a contract out on you and Emil, you know too much.

like neurons firing or how genetic information is transmitted?
Sounds interesting.

Yeah, like neurons firing-- signal transduction pathways and the role of each gene--> protein in these pathways.

[ckBejug]

As for your project, its impressive. I was a bio major all the way to my junior year, and in the end I just could not picture myself doing what you do for the rest of my life. I like the whole communications, relationship, teamwork, aspect of business.

I was pre-med until the beginning of my junior year. I was all ready to take the MCATs and apply to med school but, much to the disappointment of my advisor, I decided I loved working in the lab (I worked in the neuroscience dept. at that time) and so I just continued as a bio major and have been working in a lab since I graduated. The great part of this assignment is that we're working with several universities (ucsf, stanford, utsouthwestern, ucsd, etc) so there are lots of meetings and sharing of data and interaction with others, not just straight lab work. Anyway I think it's great.

[GSTracer05]

I was pre-med until the beginning of my junior year. I was all ready to take the MCATs and apply to med school but, much to the disappointment of my advisor, I decided I loved working in the lab (I worked in the neuroscience dept. at that time) and so I just continued as a bio major and have been working in a lab since I graduated. The great part of this assignment is that we're working with several universities (ucsf, stanford, utsouthwestern, ucsd, etc) so there are lots of meetings and sharing of data and interaction with others, not just straight lab work. Anyway I think it's great.

I guess I was discouraged from labwork by my little troll of a Chem102 and Organic Chemistry teacher. How are the benefits to your job?

[ckBejug]

how about halloween weekend??
lol
it's gonna be SICKK here.. can't wait!

I've been to UCSB Halloween weekend, it's pretty fun. There was this one house on the street behing Ivy that had a huge trempoline in front of it... I've never laughed so much in one evening. Drunk people bouncing around is a sight to see. In fact, even sober, bouncing around was fun. lol. . Yep. You have to know how to party and have fun, not just work all the time!


p.s. I know how to spell xxxxxoline but apparently tr@mp is blocked.

[ckBejug]

I guess I was discouraged from labwork by my little troll of a Chem102 and Organic Chemistry teacher. How are the benefits to your job?

I hate hate hate hate Organic Chemistry. I don't like Chemistry very much either but organic chemostry sucks, a lot. Benefits? As in medical insurance, sick leave, vacation, personal holiday, 401K retirement plan, and paying for courses taken that benefit the work I am doing, yeah they're great.

[Siggie]

I hate hate hate hate Organic Chemistry. I don't like Chemistry very much either but organic chemostry sucks, a lot. Benefits? As in medical insurance, sick leave, vacation, personal holiday, 401K retirement plan, and paying for courses taken that benefit the work I am doing, yeah they're great.

Paying for courses taken? That's awesome considering where you went and what it cost.

I love research. Can you have a Bring your Siggie to work day? I want to see what you do.

[ckBejug]

Paying for courses taken? That's awesome considering where you went and what it cost.

I love research. Can you have a Bring your Siggie to work day? I want to see what you do.

Oh how I wish they would backtrack and pay loans for courses past! lol. Unfortunately, I have to pay all that. I meant they pay if I take classes now.

Bring your Siggie to work day? I'll have to look that up. I'll take photographs in return for being so nice. I like to have photos people have taken and frame them up black and white. Ask mr D he knows.

[Siggie]

Oh how I wish they would backtrack and pay loans for courses past! lol. Unfortunately, I have to pay all that. I meant they pay if I take classes now.

Bring your Siggie to work day? I'll have to look that up. I'll take photographs in return for being so nice. I like to have photos people have taken and frame them up black and white. Ask mr D he knows.

I'm taking a class right now and I'm developing and printing my own stuff. I can make you some prints.
Do you have a prefered subject matter?