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    Career advice for an entry level chemist

    I am not really hardworking or talented enough for PhD level chemistry (bad as that may sound but unless you are in the top 2% of the public in both talent and work ethic you'll have a hard time), and I know that finding a job in industry is much harder with a PhD than a MS or BS. I don't need...
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    How do you calculate daily dose of a med based on half life

    So if you take 10mg, by day 2 you are down to 7.9 mg, then 6.2mg by day 3, and 5mg by day 4. So in order to find the stead state dosage do you divide the day 2 value by the initial value (say 10/7.9 = 1.26582), then use 26.582% as the % that is eliminated each 24 hours? I tried it with 10...
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    Medical How can mnemonic devices like association and visualization help improve memory?

    What you're describing is a mix of association and visualization, both mnemonic devices. They are good too, I have used them. For example, if given a list of 10 items to memorize bear horse computer car CD pancake chair comb wallet refrigerator You create a story and...
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    How do you calculate daily dose of a med based on half life

    Assume you have a med with a 72 hour half life, but that is dosed daily. How much elimination occurs each day of the drug, and what is the steady state dose compared to the daily dose? Is it just a linear decrease, so you take 50/72= 0.667, and multiply 0.667x24= 16 which means everyday 16%...
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    Are there fields where a masters of science matters careerwise

    True, I've always heard engineering is the one field where a MSc matters in the job market. But in fields that I'm interested in like biochem, cell biology or molecular bio it is a B.S. or PhD. I guess my best option is to find grad schools that have high completion rates for the doctorate. I do...
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    Medical How can mnemonic devices like association and visualization help improve memory?

    I have trouble with the names. It is hard to remember a name like 3-phospho-glycerate so you build an image of something easy to remember to represent it.
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    Are there fields where a masters of science matters careerwise

    Only 1/3 of students who start the PhD earn it, the rest get M.Sc. degrees. To me it seems wasteful to spend 2-3 years earning 15-20k a year and working 60 hours a week if I could get the same level of work experience working 40 hours a week and earning 40-45k a year as a B.S. biochemist. Why...
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    Programs Whats your major GPA .Be honest

    My current CGPA is 3.23 and I am doing my last semester for BS biochemistry at IU. I have never really cared about my grades and figured if/when I go to grad school I'll have several years of work experience under my belt, letters of recommendation and 2 years of research as an undergrad in...
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    Are there fields where a masters of science matters careerwise

    In biology or chemistry I have always heard it is either PhD or B.S. degree that determines your career & responsibilities. If you get the M.S. you are considered not much different than someone with a B.S. and a few years of work experience. However I want to look into masters that actually...
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    Medical How can mnemonic devices like association and visualization help improve memory?

    Sweet. I read that same mnemonic in a book. I always remembered it at. 1 These 2 New 3 Mnemonics 4 Are 5 Letting 6 Jesus 7 Keep 8 Fu*king 9 Prostitute 0 and Sleeping ZZZ I'm so creative. The only supplement that has ever helped noticeably my memory has been bacopa. In biochem...
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    Medical Neuroprotection in schizophrenia

    I have schizophrenia, and apparently I am a long cycler. I developed it when I was 17, and it went into remission when I was around 21. It stayed as such and recently came back in the last few months now that I am 27. What all can I do to protect my brain, and encourage a neuroprotective...
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    Question for chemists about lanthanide-carboxyl structures and their formation

    In a lab I work at at school we are trying to create aggregates of the lanthanide gadalinium along with carboxyl groups which are attached to a long (20 or so) carbon chain. The problem is we are getting polymers of lanthanides with carboxyls instead of a large number of universally sized...
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    How do you earn a living and still have a life?

    Fair enough. But there are other things a person can do to improve their job prospects. They can do independent research as an undergrad with a professor, or they can volunteer at a firm, or they can network. My CGPA is 3.5 right now, but I was told by my advisor that GPA was not a huge concern...
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    How do you earn a living and still have a life?

    Jesus, you are one hell of an overachiever if you spend 38 hours a week on homework in junior high & high school. I spent barely 10-15 hours a week outside of class on homework last semester and I'm a chemistry major who did 3 science courses (calculus, physics & organic chem) and 2 non-science...
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    Can I get into a molecular biology graduate program without a biology bachelors

    Well with Chem programs they usually say 'require a BA or BS in chemistry, or a strong background in chemistry'. For biology programs they say you need a background in biology, chemistry, calculus & physics. I have not (so far) seen a program that requires an actual BA or BS in biology to get...
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