i--A Chemist who applies Chemistry in Biology

Chemistry creates molecules and defined structures which, in Biological studies, are constantly ignored. Biological samples are always heterogenious, even some species are seperated and people claimed that the seperation creates pure species. A common example is purified proteins expressed from a certain system. Due to post-translational modifications like glycosylation, the protein molecule might carry different glycan chains, which have different physiogical importance

Chemistry also makes small molecules and it is the realm of chemical genetics. Chemists synthesize libraries of small molecules from which drug candidates are discovered. And chemists help modify the structures of the drug candidates with the hope of improving their performance in body.

Analytical Chemistry, on the other hand, is so essential in every aspect of chemical and biological research, while it is itself, an independant research area. The recent development of mass spectrometry, complex NMR analysis facilitated the proteomics, glycomics research and strongly influenced the research to drug discovery and biomarker identifications.

I am lucky to be a such a Chemist under a Biological application environment. Synthesizing molecules are definetely fun, especially I know exactly why I am making those molecules and what areas I am impacting on. What a challenging life!