Day 22- MOE Protein Analysis in West Lafayette (Biochemistry Purdue II)

Unlike days in the past when I anxiously awaited AP scores, I went to sleep last night without a worry in my mind. Whether it was because I was way too sleep-deprived or so accustomed to score-release day, I don’t know. But, I do know I completely forgot about AP scores until Ryan told me at 7:15 AM (see picture of Ryan below).  At this reminder, I quickly pulled out my phone, checked my scores, and texted my mom.

At 8 AM, we began a lecture and class activity on building structural models using MOE, which went all the way until lunch. The whole concept of generating our own protein models was pretty cool, as we built the foundation required for developing our fungal inhibitor. 

After lunch, we got right back to work. We slowly progressed on our research papers, brainstorming ways that we could decipher our lab notebooks into functional procedures for the paper. Then, we had a class activity on reaction mechanisms, where we had to decipher the language of organic chemistry. 

For lectures after dinner, we met in the “Harry Potter Room,” displaying its gigantic screen. I’ll probably never see protein models in that size again.

We finally topped off the day with a quick late-night ramen sesh. 

Another fun day at SSP!

-Jimmy