How I went from wanting to DROPOUT to becoming a PhD Student

Ever wondered what it’s like to study radiochemistry or how someone ends up working with radioactive metals for a PhD? In this video, I share my journey into radiochemistry. From starting out as a chemistry undergrad, to doing a co-op at TRIUMF (Canada’s national particle accelerator), to eventually becoming a PhD student working on radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.

I’ll walk you through:

0:00 - 3:50 min How I went from cosmetic & analytical chemistry co-ops to nuclear chemistry

3:55 - 5:40 min Why I decided to do a PhD

5:40 - 8:00 min What radiochemistry actually is (and why it’s so interdisciplinary)

8:01 - 9:00 min co-op research

I also discuss how radiopharmaceuticals are made (radioactive metal + chelator + linker + targeting vector) and why they’re such a powerful approach for cancer therapy.

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