Dorkeroo earned his MSc in physiology. Congratulations.

[Vince B]

My mate, Pete, in Canada just completed his defence for his MSc thesis and I want to congratulate him on this achievement. I came across him when I posted something about exercise science and he sent me a PM about it. It is refreshing to see that there are some intellectuals here who have achieved something worthwhile academically. He informed me he is attending medical school next month so any PhD will have to wait. He is a modest bloke so doesn't want me to mention his name. I can tell you he is definitely no dork! He does like to be lighthearted most of the time while on this site.

I know many feel university degrees don't mean much, but go and see if you can get a MSc degree. I think that would be beyond most people here.

[Debussey]

tell him: Slippy is waiting for some exercise.

[BayGBM]

Tell your friend the Force is with him... but he is not a Jedi yet! 

[onlyme]

Tell him till he gets as many initials after his name as this man heis nothing

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

I wonder.....can you two go one day without mentioning my name?.....






Didn't think so.



Pre-Meltdown   

[The True Adonis]

That is a worthless degree. Just like any degree in that "field".

[Debussey]

That is a worthless degree. Just like any degree in that "field".

What is a worthy degree?

[Vince B]

Team Goodrum is committed to assisting the promotion of Vince G CSN MFT. We would expect some appreciation for our efforts!

Anyone who can obtain a MSc in exercise physiology has accomplished something important. Most of the posters on this forum could not read the research in that area because the vocabulary is new and difficult. I would rather discuss hypertrophy with someone like Pete than with the uninformed multitudes on muscle forums. Pete had to present his thesis and that meant he had to come up with some new research or findings. This is not an easy thing to do academically.

[Van_Bilderass]

I would rather discuss hypertrophy with someone like Pete than with the uninformed multitudes on muscle forums.

Well, I don't think you would see eye to eye with any real scientist... since you ignore the science that is already there re exercise. All you do is post some vague ideas about DOMS causing muscle growth.

[Vince B]

Comprehending what the scientists are saying is the point of this thread. All credit to Pete for his achievement.

[dorkeroo]

Hey Vince,

Thanks for the props I have to tell you I would never be able to do this twice, however, from what I have been told, doing it once is worth it. Maybe someday when Adonis learns to read I will send him a copy

As for what the thesis is about, it is not so much about exercise science, but cancer immunology. I guess I wasn't clear on that when I initially told you what I was studying. Anyways, it isn't very exciting and is mostly molecular chemistry (which itself once understood is really applicable across other disciplines like physiology and other life sciences). I still appreciate the well wishes and hope everything is good down under!

Hey Keith, there is no way I will ever get more letters after my name than Goodrum. I don't think the letter "a" as more letters after it than he does

Thanks everyone else for the kind words. I'll have to let you know what med school is like once I start. It should be interesting.

[onlyme]

I wonder.....can you two go one day without mentioning my name?.....






Didn't think so.



Pre-Meltdown   

Monkey, everytime I take a shit I think of you.  Seriously

[Vince B]

No worries,  Pete. I was amazed that no one guessed who got his MSc. Those who have not attended post graduate university often dismiss what goes on there. I realized once I posted that I should have mentioned physiology so I am glad that you mentioned your thesis subject. Can you explain in layman's language what you found out? The lads here have no idea how difficult your subject is. They could not comprehend any of the research, either. Well, maybe a few could. The biological sciences have made a lot of progressed in the last decade or two. It is something I should try to read more about. You are right that the language goes across the discipline and without it one is completely at a loss when trying to read that research.

Where are you going to medical school? I attended McGill in 61-2 and U of Toronto in 65. Lots of good universities back east in Canada.

[dorkeroo]

No worries,  Pete. I was amazed that no one guessed who got his MSc. Those who have not attended post graduate university often dismiss what goes on there. I realized once I posted that I should have mentioned physiology so I am glad that you mentioned your thesis subject. Can you explain in layman's language what you found out? The lads here have no idea how difficult your subject is. They could not comprehend any of the research, either. Well, maybe a few could. The biological sciences have made a lot of progressed in the last decade or two. It is something I should try to read more about. You are right that the language goes across the discipline and without it one is completely at a loss when trying to read that research.

Where are you going to medical school? I attended McGill in 61-2 and U of Toronto in 65. Lots of good universities back east in Canada.

Hey Vince,

The title of my thesis is "Functional Interactions Between Raf-1 and PKC Regulate Cytokine Expression in THP-1 Cells".

In laymans terms I suppose I could say we saw that two proteins within leukemic cells interacted possibly within the scaffolding protein 14-3-3 similar to when Paulus et. al did something similar in 2000 (I just finished some final corrections on the written thesis so those names and the year may not be completely accurate, so please forgive me for the time being).

Anyways, it is highly contextual as PKC is a very odd family of isozymes and can do all kinds of funny things. The other two are equally complex with 14-3-3 having over 300 binding partners in the cell which makes my results really just a scratch on the surface of what is going on in molecular chemistry at the moment.

As for the school I am going to, it is an American one. I had to go back to school to get into grad school and the Canadian ones won't forgive me some errors of the past regardless of when they happened. Needless to say I am looking forward to the opportunities the American system can offer and I may eventually return to Canada in the capacity of physician when all is said and done. However, there is a lot of work to be done until then.

Thanks again for the kind words Vince.

[Vince B]

Gosh, Pete, you will have to rephrase your thesis in a language the lads here can comprehend! Even your layman's explanation is too complicated for the lads.

How much of what you have learned is applicable to hypertrophy theory? I take it that at the molecular level things are quite complex in organic systems?

The Canadian Universities are populated by American professors, etc. So going to a Yank University is staying within the broader system. Medicine should be interesting. Is there anything you are going to specialize in re that discipline? I think Goodrum qualifies for your handle! Maybe you can work out a deal with him?

[Samourai Pizzacat]

Vince Basile, why this elitism? Dorkeroo is a smart guy, and he has written a thesis on a very specific topic, however
even most academics will have trouble understanding the thesis because it's riddled with Jargon, and one has to have a good understanding of the basics of the matter. That's why he's doing medicine and is especially interested in Oncology (I assume that's right, Dorkeroo).

Show a psychologist a macro-economic thesis and you will have the same problem, etc. That's the whole point of specialisation, to be a bloody specialist, that mean everyone else is a layman in that particular field.Specialisation is very saillant in medicin.

BTW the subject of the thesis has nothing to do with hypertrophy.

[LASTREP72]

Hey Vince,

The title of my thesis is "Functional Interactions Between Raf-1 and PKC Regulate Cytokine Expression in THP-1 Cells".

In laymans terms I suppose I could say we saw that two proteins within leukemic cells interacted possibly within the scaffolding protein 14-3-3 similar to when Paulus et. al did something similar in 2000 (I just finished some final corrections on the written thesis so those names and the year may not be completely accurate, so please forgive me for the time being).

Anyways, it is highly contextual as PKC is a very odd family of isozymes and can do all kinds of funny things. The other two are equally complex with 14-3-3 having over 300 binding partners in the cell which makes my results really just a scratch on the surface of what is going on in molecular chemistry at the moment.

As for the school I am going to, it is an American one. I had to go back to school to get into grad school and the Canadian ones won't forgive me some errors of the past regardless of when they happened. Needless to say I am looking forward to the opportunities the American system can offer and I may eventually return to Canada in the capacity of physician when all is said and done. However, there is a lot of work to be done until then.

Thanks again for the kind words Vince.

Looks like some ineteresting research, I assume you did alot of immunofluresence work, with specific Ab's to the Raf1 and PKC and developed nice photos of these two proteins localized together on some cytoskeletal proteins in these THP-1 cells. I guess the next two steps would be to develop a way to inhibit their interaction by. finding the ammino acid residue where binding is occuring (using recombinant proteins - this could be very hard) or accually using the Ab's to try and interfere with their binding. But this could be a serious task if your protein has 300 binding partners. That TA is a true dickhead, your work is beyond the title of exersize science - your shyt is straight cell\molecular biology. I'm currently working on a PhD purifying and characterizing a cell-wall protein PGIP (polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein) from strawberry plants and trying to extract proteins from the cell-wall of plants is no joke!!

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

That is a worthless degree. Just like any degree in that "field".

For once I agree with you.  Still a Nazi though

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Hey Vince,

The title of my thesis is "Functional Interactions Between Raf-1 and PKC Regulate Cytokine Expression in THP-1 Cells".

In laymans terms I suppose I could say we saw that two proteins within leukemic cells interacted possibly within the scaffolding protein 14-3-3 similar to when Paulus et. al did something similar in 2000 (I just finished some final corrections on the written thesis so those names and the year may not be completely accurate, so please forgive me for the time being).

Anyways, it is highly contextual as PKC is a very odd family of isozymes and can do all kinds of funny things. The other two are equally complex with 14-3-3 having over 300 binding partners in the cell which makes my results really just a scratch on the surface of what is going on in molecular chemistry at the moment.

As for the school I am going to, it is an American one. I had to go back to school to get into grad school and the Canadian ones won't forgive me some errors of the past regardless of when they happened. Needless to say I am looking forward to the opportunities the American system can offer and I may eventually return to Canada in the capacity of physician when all is said and done. However, there is a lot of work to be done until then.

Thanks again for the kind words Vince.

Nice paper.  Now go out in the real world and train some people.  If you can come to my level, then you might have hope my young padawan.

[LASTREP72]

For once I agree with you.  Still a Nazi though

Or you should said "from one dumb ass to another"..... - Dickhead, if you look at his project description would will see how broad the topic can be, it covers topics in cell/molecularbio, cancer bio etc.. With his degree and thesis he could easily get accepted to PhD programs in any of these fields, but a dickhead like you and TA wouldn't understand the difference between DNA and RNA so I would expect you to show your ignorance. Like I said, you taking the side of someone that disses the shit outta you INTERNATIONALLY and you agree with him, and when he's dead wrong - tisk, tisk, tisk you still cooning it up for these white folks - your as pathetic as you look on stage.

[NV]

Wow. I didn't expect to see any scientists on this board. Hey Dorkeroo, in broader terms, what is the implication or application of your research in the real world? This question is also directed to lastrep.

I myself will be undertaking a PhD in the following year in Hepatitis C immunology looking at interactions between chemokines and T cells.

That is a worthless degree. Just like any degree in that "field".

I can sort of understand why you will say this TA but however posting this comment does reveal your ignorance. What you don't understand is that the intellectual and experimental skills that you develop during research and writing your thesis can be applied in any field of work you choose to be in. In addition, dismissing exercise physiology as a legitimate "field" underlines the lack of your knowledge and appreciation for the immense body of work that has led to development of programs currently used by professional athletes and sporting teams in varying aspects of differing sports. In layman's terms, you're a tool.

[NV]

For once I agree with you.  Still a Nazi though

Haha Vince G(ay), C(ock) S(ucking) N(asty ass), M(other) F(ucking) T(ranny)

[JimmyTheFish]

Nice paper.  Now go out in the real world and train some people.  If you can come to my level, then you might have hope my young padawan.

your level? thanks for the laugh this morning..............you get more delusional by the day

[LASTREP72]

Wow. I didn't expect to see any scientists on this board. Hey Dorkeroo, in broader terms, what is the implication or application of your research in the real world? This question is also directed to lastrep.

I myself will be undertaking a PhD in the following year in Hepatitis C immunology looking at interactions between chemokines and T cells.

I can sort of understand why you will say this TA but however posting this comment does reveal your ignorance. What you don't understand is that the intellectual and experimental skills that you develop during research and writing your thesis can be applied in any field of work you choose to be in. In addition, dismissing exercise physiology as a legitimate "field" underlines the lack of your knowledge and appreciation for the immense body of work that has led to development of programs currently used by professional athletes and sporting teams in varying aspects of differing sports. In layman's terms, you're a tool.

The PGIP has been over expressed in the strawberry plants - and we will test to see if these plants are now more resistant to fungal infection - PGIP inhibits pectin degrading enzymes secreated by fungi. This is the quick and dirty story

[Vince B]

Clearly Melvin deserves to be called a dork! QED.