r/OrganicChemistry

Hey everyone,

I'm a 3rd year biochemistry undergrad and most of my research experience so far has been in natural products biosynthesis. I've been working on things like enzyme expression/purification, enzymatic assays, and heterologous expression of biosynthetic gene clusters in e.coli/yeast/fungus.

I'm thinking about applying to Chemistry PhD programs, but I'm wondering how much of a disadvantage I'd be at since my background is pretty heavily on the biosynthesis/biochemistry side rather than traditional synthetic chemistry.

I really like chemistry and I'm interested in things like natural product chemistry, chemical biology, biosynthesis, biocatalysis, and potentially synthesis, but I haven't really done the typical undergrad organic synthesis research...

For people who've gone through chemistry PhD admissions, how would a background like this be viewed? Would chemistry departments see natural products/biosynthesis research as relevant chemistry experience, or would they mostly see me as a biochemistry applicant?

Also, would it be worth trying to get some actual synthetic chemistry experience before applying, or would I be better off just continuing to build on my biosynthesis research?

I'd especially appreciate hearing from anyone who came into a chemistry PhD from a biochemistry or biology background. Thanks!

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Thank you :)

Hi all,

Unfortunately, my full post about this was deleted from this subreddit... So I'll keep this as short as possible so that this doesn't get deleted. Anyway, some of you may like to know that ChemSketch has now officially been killed by Revvity (the owners of ChemDraw who recently bought ACD/Labs, which owned ChemSketch).

I really love chemistry and helping people who are just starting out. This is NOT me advertising the channel, but rather, I wanted to hear advice from people with a lot of experience.

There may be a few things that aren’t perfect, and there’s only so much I can fit into one video, but I’d really appreciate your support and constructive feedback.

Thank you!

I’m completing my PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Vermont. My research spans target-oriented synthesis and methodology development, particularly the synthesis and Diels–Alder chemistry of 2-N-acylamino-1,3-dienes.

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