PhD support group?

free_radical

CrazyChemist wrote:

I was still in the lab when I wrote that at 6am :wall: it's great fun - nobody's around. What were you doing with RNA then you silly little molecular biologist? (get it? little? it's a pun )



I'm a clinical biochemist biochemists are ok. Not biologists though :rotfl:

Are you doing a PhD too? If so, what is it in? (if you say genetics/immunology, I will hunt you down!!)



I don't know - what about them? :rotfl: Congrats on the good news :T Now on to a career with extremely high salaries...

No! I started a 5 year medical degree today!

misskool

:j :j :j :j :j
:T :T :T :T :T

Congratulations!!

CrazyChemist_2

free_radical wrote:

No! I started a 5 year medical degree today!

After completing a PhD? :eek: That's very impressive

(believe me, medics do have high salaries )

misskool

WOOOO....i just realised this thread has made Martin's weekly email tip

misskool

CrazyChemist wrote:

I was still in the lab when I wrote that at 6am :wall: it's great fun - nobody's around. What were you doing with RNA then you silly little molecular biologist? (get it? little? it's a pun )

I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to run a northern with 0.5mg of mRNA....
talk about little.
It's times like these that make me want to be a bucket biochemist...(sorry, clinical biochemist!)

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free_radical wrote:

I passed my Ph.D today!

I'm sooooooooooooo happy!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

Only minor corrections too!

Just given you some Thanks - you have cheered me up in regards to the end being in sight when I'm still at my desk getting down about things. Thanks

Congratulations! :beer:

CrazyChemist_2

misskool wrote:

I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to run a northern with 0.5mg of mRNA....
talk about little.
It's times like these that make me want to be a bucket biochemist...(sorry, clinical biochemist!)

Do it, become a real biochemist! :T

Have you thought about a career when you're done with the PhD?

misskool

It's scary, my samples have taken so long.....

I'm going to do tropical diseases when I'm done, studying host pathogen interactions, similar to what I'm doing now, except that I may be saving lives (:eek: )

what is everyone else planning on doing when they're done with their phd? :T

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misskool wrote:

what is everyone else planning on doing when they're done with their phd?

Well, if by some miracle I do ever finish, I think I'll need a holiday! :j

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misskool wrote:

It's scary, my samples have taken so long.....
what is everyone else planning on doing when they're done with their phd?

A serious answer is that I'm less sure the longer I spend on the PhD! I had wanted to go on into academia, but whilst I have been enjoying the teaching I have been doing I can see that it is pretty stressful. The worst thing, however, seems to be the admin. However, I'm conscious that I must not get like two colleagues who are always by the water cooler moaning about their lot in life, problems with the department etc etc.!



(The above neatly sidesteps the issue that was discussed further up the thread about whether it is viable to continue in academia without publications etc... )