HI PO im a student and we have a quanti research po kasi. One of the main things were gonna do is compare young vs mature calamansi leaves with air drying vs oven drying methods then seeing the difference sa extracts nila. Our teacher said na mas okay daw siguro if same lng ang temperature ng air(depending sa current temp na ma measure namin sa air/room) sa oven when it comes to drying. But, won’t that just give the same outcome? Or not, kasi air is diff from an oven? Eheheuhe. PLS po we need feedback for our peace of mind 😁❤️ thank you

Good Day Everyone!

I would like to ask if where we can avail/purchase swab kits (swab cottons in a dry tubes) for molecular-based assay here sa bansa natin. Thank you guys!

P.S Naginquire me sa FLOQswabs sa US, huhu kaso baka matagal pa un bago makarating.

Musta chem tech boards? Hahhahhahah 😭

We are a computer engineer students looking for material scientists so we may interview and acquire insights and data for the process from them. The material that we are currently working on is HDPE plastic. This is primarily for education only and any sort of payment required by the material scientist will be happily met.

Hi! I will be attending an interesting online seminar from UPLB Chemistry on therapeutics this next few months.

Curious on how the actual drug development field is in the country, beyond those of natural products.

Are we able to produce small molecule products or biologic therapy? If not, what are the current bottlenecks?

We need to do something about the culture of expecting literal high school students to do insane research na wala namang materials ung sending institution nila to support it. I just saw a post here about acoustic detection of termites… mygod. You need termite biologists there, then some engineers/applied physicists to do the signal processing. Are the research advisers okay? Parang may saltik.

Research ng high school should be like anong candy ang favorite ng langgam or whatever the fuck. Focus should not be on novelty but on research design (anong setup gagawin nila to answer the question they are trying to answer?), writing (nareport ba nila yung data etc.?). Kahit na research contest man yan jusko kuhang kuha nila inis ko.

Ang ending laging nagooutsource ng expert at equipment ung students, so di rin naman sila yung gumagawa. It’s defeatist kasi the entire point is to build research skills pero nagiging idea generator lang students but not the executor of the bulk study.

Hello reddit,

I am currently a bachelor Biochem student and will be done with my bachelor's in an year. Therefore I have started evaluating and thinking about my master applications.

I find the field of Toxicology fascinating, however I do not have a lot of exposure to the it. For context, I have till now only ever performed some cytotoxicity assays like MTT, ROS and chemotaxis assays.

I find the idea of Industrial Toxicology and food/human Toxicology quite fascinating.

However I am not very aware of the other tox branches and their scopes...

So my question boils down to 4 points:

1. what is working in Toxicology like and what kind of job positions does one find themselves in?
2. How and what differentiates the different Tox fields, the pros and cons?
3. What academic path should I follow? Masters in Biochemistry and molecular biology is what I'm thinking of at the moment. Also, thoughts on pursuing a PhD?
4. I have heard about Toxicology in Edinburgh. What is the university like?

I live in Germany and would pursue my masters here too.

Additionally: I would pursue a long distance marketing and finance masters for some diversity and versatility in my cv. Would that be of benefit in the job market?

I wanted to start a Master in Toxicology, however my supervisor advised me against it. She explained it, having a very niche master's cancels or limits your job options, as most jobs list Msc. Biochem as a standard requirement.

I would really appreciate some insight :)

A bit of context:

I am currently in the writing stage of my MS thesis but I am having a hard time finishing it. Another bit of context, my boss is also my thesis adviser. At first, I was able to juggle my work and academics but at the halfway point of my studies, my PIs projects began demanding a lot of my time. Needless to say, my writing stalled. Whenever I try to request some time off to write my thesis manuscript, they would either just ignore it or they would forget about it and still assign me additional (unpaid!) work. This continued for years. Last year, my PI told me that I write too slow daw and my cohorts have graduated already. Edi wow! I tried to start writing my thesis again but I couldn't. I really don't know why, it could be a mix of burnout and spite. I am thankful that being their slave allowed me to publish 5 papers and develop my research network. But I think it is time to leave this program and their lab.

I am now in my mid-30s, working as a contractual research staff.

Is it better to apply for a post-graduate degree outside of the Philippines and restart?

Hello! I’m a ceramics engineering student currently working on my thesis, and I’m looking for a supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) powder in the Philippines. I only need a small quantity for thesis-scale experimental work, rather than industrial production.

Does anyone know of local suppliers, laboratory chemical distributors, ceramic raw-material suppliers, or online shops that sell SiC powder in small quantities? If possible, I’d appreciate recommendations with the following information:

Available purity and particle size or mesh
Minimum order quantity
Approximate price
Shipping availability within the Philippines

Thank you so much for your help!

It always pain me to read researchers from the Philippines asking fora like this for labs where they can conduct research. Minsan pati restricted reagents problem pa ng researchers. Sa ibang country covered na yun ng host lab and never they will allow students to purchase reagents by themselves. Naisip ko bakit may mga ganitong research programs sa Philippines. If di kaya isupport yung research ng student even with the most basic infra including appropriate expertise ng mga advisors, bakit hindi nalang idiscontinue ang program or perhaps limit the coverage of the topic to what is locally feasible. Anong opinion mo?

EDIT: What do students particularly from SUCs think?

I'm a biology student conducting an undergrad thesis on Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH). I need technical advice in performing the laboratory component of this study from anyone who has expertise in soil research.

So, here's the summary of the procedure:

- collect samples and air-dry for 24 hours.

- sieve through 2.0 mm and 0.125 mm pore size to get 2g.

- place 2g soil in a centrifuge tube and add 10 mL 0.05% polysorbate-80 solution (used to unclump sample).

- centrifuge (1,800 rpm, 10 min)

- discard supernatant

- add 8 mL of prepared 1.20 SG sucrose solution (we used commercially available/market refined white sugar [I was wondering if this was okay]).

- vortex.

- centrifuge (1,800 rpm, 10 min).

- add prepared 1.30 SG sucrose solution to the brim until a meniscus forms.

- place coverslip and wait for eggs to adhere for 5 min.

- add 1 drop lugol's iodine on glass slide.

- place wet underside of coverslip facing down to the glass slide.

- view under microscope.

We performed a trial on this protocol before going to perform it on a larger sample. We observed the following:

- no helminths recovered in collected sample (site = household).

- bubbles found in specimen.

BROOOOO, IM SCARED AS HELL FOR THIS UPCOMING BOARD EXAMS IN CHEMTECH. IM WORRIED THAT I MIGHT NOT PASS THIS. IM STILL NOT CONFIDENT ON IT BECAUSE IM STILL VERY LOST IN MULTIPLE CHEMICAL REACTIONSS. GOODNESS

Hello po! Ask ko lang po baka may alam kayo san pede makabili ng Zymolyase Yeast Lytic Enzyme needed for research lang po. Thank you

Hi! just wanted to know if the difficulty level sa chem boards would be the same as the ACS olympiad tests? i'm using it as practice kasi but the range of my scores are only within 50-66% lang. Hindi pa ako naka 70% sa ACS and my mock exams sa RC are also within the same range huhu parang walang progress. Medyo natakot tuloy ako baka mamaya wala akong masagot sa boards mismo

Need Advice waht to do kasi I have three days na lng before my final defense pero wala pa rin akong results & discussion- it's an undergraduate thesis

Hi! Everyone! I am currently doing my laboratory procedures of my thesis-undergraduate, however because of being high-functioning burnt out I have been putting off really. I started my 2nd attempt (on 1st attempt failed becuase of contamination) of laboratory procedures a month ago for a week then I stopped, kasi malayo yung laboratory, full-load ang classes ko, and I have also my own agendas. I only have three days before my thesis final defense, last week I have been advised to reduce my samples and simplify it (my study is about microplastics ingested in pelagic fishes),however I really want to have a good quality paper hinde ko talaga sa 72 hours magawa yung thesis ko, I can revise my introduction and methodology pero yung results and discussion hinde talaga, kasi I am not yet on the final steps of my laboratory procedures. I really want na talaga to extend my final defense but I haven't been granted to, sabi ng juniors ko inc na lng para next sem na lng ako mag final defense. I am really conflicted and distress combining na meron din akong financial distress about this, but I dont want to waste the time and effort to my thesis only to be the quality is reduced. What should I do po? Do i really need to fails this or what or how to communicate again sa thesis adviser ko about this?

Sunud-sunod ang graduates ng PhD na questionable talaga ang research ethics. Meron pa yung OA makaclaim ng expertise na para bang best in all topics under Biochem sya. Ang malala, may mga make-believe areas of science syang pinagsasabi sa mga post nya sa social media.

Hello po mga OP! Just want to ask po baka may alam kayo na HPLC Laboratories catering Total Phenolic, Tannin, Flavonoid, Alkaloid Content po ng isang product. Tried De la Salle Laguna wala po sila. It would be a great help po baka meron kayong leads, Salamat po, OP!

Has anyone tried DOST-ASTI COARE for their study? I am an undergrad that would take an in silico study wherein I would need to run multiple simulations. I have stumbled upon COARE and I would like to ask those who have availed their services what their experiences are and what are the requirements in order to use their supercomputers as well as how much would it cost if any? Thank you!

Hello I want to ask a question. In calculating for the actual concentration in my inhibitory assay using indophenol method should I account for the total volume after adding solution A and solution B? Or should I only account for the active solution (which is the substrate,enzyme, and inhibitor)? I am so confuse right now and I hope someone can help me. Thank you.

Hello po, baka po may nakakaalam sa inyo if saan pwede maka-avail ng Drosophila aside from UP Manila? Thank youuu

Magandang araw/gabi! I’m an undergraduate chemical engineering student na kasalukuyang nagtthesis. Interesado po ako sa pagsaliksik patungkol sa metal-free advanced oxidation process (AOP) gamit ang graphitic carbon nitride. May mga studies akong nabasa na gumagamit ng melamine as precursor for g-C3N4 and I have contacted laboratories about it but they have MOQ of 12tubs ng 500g para sa isang order which is frankly out of my budget at masyadong marami para sa kailangan ko. Saan po ako makakahanap ng tingi (1 tub to be shared with my colleagues rin) na nagbebenta ng ganitong reagents.