Sure! I usually f-lock more of my RL personal stuff, but I don't mind divulging my day job.
I work in San Francisco as a molecular/cell biologist, for a (very small) biotech company, which happens to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of a (very large) pharmaceutical company. My background is mostly oncology and immunology work, although I'm starting to branch out into the vast and enormous field of metabolic disorders.
The projects I'm currently working on are based around a very recent discovery of a technology called RNAi, or RNA interference. (Check out a Wiki article on it, if you're curious.) It's a valuable research tool for validating gene targets, and something I've been using in my work (and publishing papers on) since about 2001. One of these projects I'm working on is a detailed study analyzing immune responses to RNAi both in vitro and in vivo.
I have a Master's degree in molecular biology, but I never pursued a PhD. Nevertheless, I've had a couple instances where I've interviewed in the past for a PhD-level position, based on my years of experience and qualifications, and I'm hoping the work I'm doing now will help continue to ensure my path in that direction. ^^
I.e., someday I'll have my own labs where I will clone versions of Olivier Martinez for my own perverted nefarious purposes. Muhahaha. :D
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Date: 2009-04-23 12:13 am (UTC)I work in San Francisco as a molecular/cell biologist, for a (very small) biotech company, which happens to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of a (very large) pharmaceutical company. My background is mostly oncology and immunology work, although I'm starting to branch out into the vast and enormous field of metabolic disorders.
The projects I'm currently working on are based around a very recent discovery of a technology called RNAi, or RNA interference. (Check out a Wiki article on it, if you're curious.) It's a valuable research tool for validating gene targets, and something I've been using in my work (and publishing papers on) since about 2001. One of these projects I'm working on is a detailed study analyzing immune responses to RNAi both in vitro and in vivo.
I have a Master's degree in molecular biology, but I never pursued a PhD. Nevertheless, I've had a couple instances where I've interviewed in the past for a PhD-level position, based on my years of experience and qualifications, and I'm hoping the work I'm doing now will help continue to ensure my path in that direction. ^^
I.e., someday I'll have my own labs where I will clone versions of Olivier Martinez for my own
pervertednefarious purposes. Muhahaha. :D