Chapter 61: Scripps
"Look, isn't this sea beautiful?"
Ye Lan closed her eyes, stretched her arms upwards vigorously, and muttered with an intoxicated expression. The strong sea breeze blew her long beautiful hair, flying in the air, like an elf in the wind.
Tian Lu's right hand built a pergola in front of his forehead, and as far as the eye could see, the azure blue stretched to the distant sky, connecting with the blue sky, which made people feel comfortable and comfortable!
"yes, it's beautiful!"
Gently admiring, Tian Lu was very satisfied with the place where he was about to work for two years. The Scripps Research Institute is located in La Jolla, west of the city of San Diego, next to the beautiful sea, surrounded by greenery and fresh air, making it an definitely great place to be.
"Alright, it's almost time, you can go in quickly."
After enjoying the sea breeze for a while, Ye Lan gently pushed Tian Lu and pursed her lips and said. Today she came to the institute together, firstly because Tian Lu had not yet come, and she was afraid of wasting time on the road, and also because of this sea: when she first came to this place two days ago, Ye Lan fell in love with the azure blue.
Looking at the time, it was indeed almost the same, Tian Lu picked up the leather bag on the beach and glanced at Ye Lan with some hesitation.
"Don't worry, I'll go back later!"
Knowing that Tian Lu was worried about herself, Ye Lan carried a pair of small hands behind her back, stood on tiptoe and walked two steps to Tian Lu's side, looking up and smiling.
"Hmm."
Tian Lu nodded, suddenly lowered his head and kissed Ye Lan's forehead lightly, and said in a low voice: "I haven't gone out together for a long time, can you go to the movies at night?" β
"Really?"
With a light in her eyes, Ye Lan suddenly asked in surprise. The work of the resident doctor is very hard, and when it comes to rest, Tian Luduo also rests at home, and the two of them have indeed not relaxed for a long time.
Ye Lan's expression of surprise suddenly swelled up with a strong sense of guilt in Tian Lu's heart, and he immediately nodded vigorously and said: "Of course it's true, the institute is not a hospital, the commuting time is guaranteed, and today is the first day to report, it is estimated that I will go back early, and I will call you then." β
Seeing Ye Lan's happy appearance, Tian Lu's mood also became much happier, and he turned around and walked towards the research institute not far away.
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The Scripps Research Institute, one of the largest private, non-profit research institutes in the United States, is consistently ranked among the top 10 for biomedical research in the United States. With nearly 300 professors and thousands of technicians, plus hundreds of postdocs and hundreds of PhDs, the institute is just one of two branches in San Diego. The entire institute consists of several connected buildings, but the floors are not too high, the highest is only seven floors, and the overall style is also unpretentious, from the outside, it is not at all obvious that this is one of the world's biomedical research centers.
Tian Lu took the "letter of introduction" issued by the San Francisco Medical Center, passed through the rather strict security check, and walked all the way into the largest building. Through the guidance of the front desk, I went all the way up to the fifth floor and found the office of the head of the Department of Neurobiology.
Standing at the open door, Tian Lu knocked lightly on the door and said, "Hello, I'm Tian Lu from San Francisco Medical Center, and I have made an appointment with Professor Bruce to meet at half past nine. β
Professor Bruce's secretary is a very young brown-haired woman, dressed in a professional suit and looks quite capable, after listening to Tian Lu's self-introduction, she quickly looked through the notebook at hand, and then made a phone call and said a few words, and soon raised her head and said with a smile: "Hello Mr. Tian, Professor Bruce is already waiting for you in the office, please go in by yourself." β
Nodding politely, Tian Lu walked straight in.
"Nice to meet you, Tian!"
Knocking on the door, opening the door after getting a response, when Tian Lu walked in, Bruce had already greeted the mountain with a smile on his face, and stretched out his right hand from a distance.
Hurriedly taking two steps forward, Tian Lu and Professor Bruce shook hands vigorously and said, "I'm glad to meet you, sir." β
As the head of the Department of Neurobiology, Professor Bruce was a little surprised by the young Tian Lu, who was probably in his early forties, with a very strong physique and a vigorous appearance. In his office, he is also dressed casually, trousers, shirt, no tie, and the neckline is slightly open, looking easy to get close to.
After the usual greetings, after inviting Tian Lu to sit down, the secretary quickly brought in two cups of coffee, and the two chatted formally.
"Tian, whether on the phone or in the documents, Professor Locke has given you a high evaluation, and we very much welcome excellent professionals like you to come and carry out basic research work." Professor Bruce said with a smile.
Tian Lu owed a debt and quietly complimented: "It's my honor to be able to come to the world-famous Scripps!" β
"So, let's get down to business."
Naturally accepting Tian Lu's words, Professor Bruce looked at the materials Tian Lu took over, and asked with a little surprise: "I saw in your application materials that you directly applied for two years of research time?" β
"Yes sir, I don't think it's going to be enough to reach my goal in one year, so I applied for two years." Tian Lu nodded.
"Looks like you're pretty confident in yourself!"
Professor Bruce glanced at Tian Lu with great appreciation, and said with a smile: "But I still have to remind you that this is the United States, and pure clinicians are the most profitable profession!" β
"I understand this, I just want to fully train my research ability." For Professor Bruce's kind reminder, Tian Lu said with a grateful smile. Professor Bruce is very honest that in general, residents conduct research to lay a solid foundation and expand their thinking, so that they can prepare for clinical research, and few people are willing to turn to the basics. After all, clinicians generally earn more.
"It's good that you know it yourself."
Professor Bruce didn't want to interfere too much, nodded his head, and then asked, "So, do you want to join one of our research groups, or do you want to work on your own project?" β
The Department of Neurobiology has a large number of research groups that conduct different research groups, and in general, residents can choose to participate in a group that interests them, or they can choose to conduct their own research independently. However, because of the difficulty of independent research and the lack of necessary financial support to some extent, many people choose to join a research group.
However, it was obvious that Tian Lu was not going to do that, so he immediately took out a thick stack of printer paper from his leather bag, stood up and handed it to Professor Bruce: "I plan to study a subject independently, this is my proposal, please take a look at it." β
Glancing at Tian Lu with some surprise, Professor Bruce took the stack of printer paper and quickly flipped through it for the first time.
"Pericytes, vascular endothelial cellsγγγγγγ Blood-brain barrier? β
After only two pages, Professor Bruce frowned and asked in confusion.
Tian Lu nodded and said, "Yes sir, I want to conduct research in this area." β
"But you know, this is an extremely difficult project, and it is very rare to achieve results in two years, even if it is a very small result! Are you sure? Professor Bruce said earnestly.
"I'm sure!"
Tian Lu nodded firmly, and replied very seriously: "There is a very detailed explanation in my plan, if you read it carefully, you will find that its feasibility is very high!" β
"Okay!"
Professor Bruce also put the stack of materials on the table, and then nodded: "I will take a look at it carefully, if it is really feasible, then I will approve your project, but if I think it is not feasible, I am afraid you can only ask you to choose another one." Do you understand? β
"Yes, sir."
Tian Lu nodded very confidently.
Just kidding, if the system-generated scientific research solution, if not feasible, which one is feasible? Tian Lu believes that as a top scholar in his discipline, Professor Bruce will definitely find the value of this proposal.
With the matter largely said and done, Professor Bruce spoke to the secretary, and soon, a postdoc came to the office and left with Tian Lu. Under the leadership of the postdoctoral fellow, Tian Lu visited the Department of Neurobiology while going through various procedures and documents, and also had a general understanding of the situation of Scripps.
A heart is gradually becoming hot.
In addition to those conventional separation and preparation instruments, molecular biology equipment, gene analysis equipment, proteomics related equipment, cell biology equipment, animal related equipmentγγγγγγ In addition, there are antibody development and production centers, second-generation sequencing technology centers, DNA microarray technology centers, X-ray crystallography equipment, protein and nucleic acid research centers, flow cytometry core facilities, high-energy computing, and other facilities.
Such research conditions can almost be regarded as the top level in the world!
Walking all the way, looking at all the way, Tian Lu was like stepping on a ball of cotton, dizzy, constantly thinking about how many future theories in the system could be verified with these devices. I forgot that I only had two years, and I also ignored what the postdoc kept reminding: how far in advance should I book the use of this equipment, and what kind of conditions must the applicants for that equipment meetγγγγγ
It wasn't until he had completed all the formalities and arranged to start work officially tomorrow that Tian Lu walked out of the Scripps Research Institute and looked back at the large building, and his heart suddenly swelled with pride!
If getting into medical school was his first step, and coming to San Francisco Medical Center was his second step, then the upcoming two-year research career is the third step towards his ultimate goal!
In a trance, the brilliant future seemed to be beckoning to him impatientlyγγγγγγ
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