Meme time.

[misora]

Ganked from redbrunja, and because I have some new peeps on my flist that I'm not familiar with or haven't spoken with, before.


ASK MY OPINION. ON ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.


Go to it! Don't be shy. ^^

...But if you are shy, anon commenting is enabled as always, and IP logging for this post is off. ^^

Comments

[renagrrl7.livejournal.com]

I have a very casual idea of what you do for a living. If you're comfortable with it, what do you do? I only ask because of your interpretations of all the Bleach iconography not too far back...

[misora.livejournal.com]

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

[renagrrl7.livejournal.com]

Ah, very cool -- I actually used to do science and technology reporting, and am actually a little familiar with what you do. And I'm in a hotbed of biotech, too -- San Diego.

Thanks for sharing! :D

[misora.livejournal.com]

Reporting, eh? For a newspaper or an online journal or something? Do you still do reporting?

And yeah, SD is the second-best hotbed for biotech. John and I have already agreed that if the climate in SF isn't good in the future, we'll try our luck down there. ^^ Real estate is a bit cheaper, too.

And you're welcome! :D

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're smart.

I feel all intimidated.

[misora.livejournal.com]

Nah, don't be, it's not rocket science. :D