Purdue Biochem II Day 12 – Ari

Hey everyone! I am Ari from Connecticut. Today is Friday, Day 12 of Purdue Biochem 2.

I started the day by going to breakfast, leaving the dorm at 7:20 am. After an uneventful breakfast, I walked over to Lawson for our first lecture at 8 am. We were not in our normal lecture room due to an electric popping sound coming from a speaker. This whole week, we have been focusing on enzymes. We first looked at enzyme regulation and molecular recognition. Within the lecture, we went over glycolysis in varying levels of depth. Dr. Spratt showed us the “Glycolysis Rap” to help us remember the major steps of the process. Shortly after the catchy rap, there was an exam scheduled in the lecture room, requiring us to return back to our normal room with the popping noise. We then wrote out the detailed glycolysis process.

In the break after the first lecture, some started playing a competitive game of Slapjack. But, it was shortly cut off for a lecture on molecular recognition and protein dynamics.

We finished our morning lectures slightly earlier than usual at 11:30. I went over to Purdue Memorial Union for lunch, getting the 5-piece chicken tenders. The chicken tenders have been my go to lunch so far for SSP.

For the rest of the afternoon, my group and I were in the lab attempting to figure out the kinematics of our enzyme.

At 5 pm, we left to go back to the dorm to change for dinner. At Earhart, I got the chicken stir fry, then had a burger, potstickers, and rice. The food was overall pretty good. This week, I was part of Table Group 6 with TA Danny, which has been entertaining.

After dinner, I went over to CHAS for study hours from 7-9 pm. My group had to finish some lab work from the afternoon due to the limited amount of machines available. Since today is Friday, my group finalized the lab notebook for the week and all other work due tonight.

I finished out the night from 9-11 pm with some ping pong and winning a few games of pool.

I headed back up to my dorm room at 11 pm, ready for the late start tomorrow at 9 am. The first 12 days at SSP have been great, and I am excited for the rest to come.