StudentSpotlight:MollyCampbell
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Eachsummer,severalstudentshavetheopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheirfieldofstudy(andthemselves)bydoinginternships,researchjobs,orREUs(ResearchExperienceforUndergraduates).Wewillbehighlightingtheirenrichingsummerexperiencesperiodically.
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Name:MollyCampbell
Major:Biochemistry
Minor:None
Year:Junior
Typeofsummerprogram:Full-timePaidSummerResearch
Location:LSSUwithDr.Mosey
Summaryof project:Thisprojectinvestigatesantibacterialpropertiesofaclassofcompoundscalleddihydroquinazolines.AwidevarietyofthesecompoundsweresynthesizedandtestedagainstbacteriaincludingMRSA.
Describeatypicalday: Ausualdayinthelabgenerallyconsistedof:A)settingupseveralreactionstosynthesizecompoundsincludingamides(anecessarycomponentfordihydroquinazolinesynthesis)anddihydroquinazolinesthemselves;B)purifyingtheproductsofsuchreactions,usuallyviacolumnchromatography;andC)usingNMRtoverifythestructuresofthecompoundssynthesized.
Thingsthestudentlearnedabouttheirfield:
- Ilearnedthatthepossibilitiesarenearlyendless–oneideacanquicklyleadtomanyothers.
- IbecamemuchmorecomfortableandcompetentusingNMRoverthesummer.
- Ilearnedhowimportantitistobeorganizedandkeepagoodlabnotebook.
Thingsthestudentlearnedaboutherself:
- Iamdefinitelyinterestedindoingfurtherworkinthisfield.
- IamfortunatetobeataschoollikeLakeStatewhereIhavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinresearchlikethisasanundergraduate.
Oct 12, 2017
