English Language Challenges

    In English laboratories where we have to write about our opinions and experiences of different topics that the professor gives us, creating a blog. I consider it a good instance to practice our writing in English, learn verb tenses and also practice our reading when reading the blogs of the other students of the course.

I think I have to improve many aspects in my English for example I must expand my vocabulary and specifically I have to practice a lot of pronunciation of the words since it is the most difficult for me. I plan to improve my pronunciation by downloading applications on the cell phone where they teach me to pronounce the words and also watching movies with subtitles in English in order to learn the meaning of the words and at the same time the pronunciation of them. the true, I have known that many people have learned a lot about English in this way, and now they handle themselves very well in English .

Outside the English class I use a lot of English as for example in other branches of the career, in addition this semester I joined a research unit in the neuroplasticity laboratory, where I have to read many papers and documents in English about different discoveries and research of which I must be aware and to do a good job in the laboratory

In general in day to day, English is an impregnable tool since it is the language that all users use for work and in the communication, I thinks everyone should have the opportunity to learn English

Changes to my study programme

Today I have to talk about the changes that may be present in my study program. To begin with I will first talk about those changes that in my opinion should be made in my study program. Therefore, the first change that in my opinion is necessary is a change in relation to the workload and lengh of studies. I study chemistry and pharmacy, as some will know (those who study this career) the University of Chile, it create pharmaceutical chemical professionals who are capable of performing in many areas, such as: industrial area or laboratory (very related to management tasks ), regulatory area (closely related to laws and decrees governing pharmaceutical products), community or private pharmacy area (it is also related to management and control tasks), clinical area (closely related to direct work with the patient and the interaction of the drugs with them), we also have areas in police investigations, areas in blood bank, areas of research, areas in analytical work. In summary, we can conclude that many of these areas require very different abilities from each other. For this reason, the University of Chile, it prepares you to be able to perform all these activities. Obviously, one is always more interested in an area, therefore, in my opinion I do not find it so important to learn other skills that in our field never will apply. So, in my opinion, the change in my program of studies could be the choice to take specialties early (for example, in the second or third year of career), with this the workload and the duration of studies would be lower.

I also think about the changes that will be happening in my career, as well as those that are already happening: (buildings and infrastructure) that will allow us to have more laboratories and rooms. Also those changes that are happening in our chemistry and pharmacy study program, since my generation is currently witnessing a change in teaching methods when applying a new program.

Well ... I hope all these changes are for the benefit of all of us.

In my opinion

What is your opinion about women in the military?

1) Women and the army, a subject that is pretty much in debate since for some people they consider that being a military is a male profession. In my opinion it is something that has no relation to sex and that both men and women can be military. Women have the right to participate in the army and to enter combat, in addition, they should have the same possibilities of hierarchical progress as men.

What is your opinion about the legalization of abortion in the 3 cases?

2) Another question that a long time ago generates a lot of debate: abortion. I must say that on this subject I have been in ideas that are in favor of the legalization of abortion and others against it. However, I am more inclined towards the legalization of abortion. I am in favor of these important points: when the life of the baby or the woman is very compromised or when the pregnancy is the product of a violation. However, with regard to other ideas I am against, such as: "Abortion must be legal because women have the right to decide about their own bodies". There are times when I consider that the decision to have a baby is something of the mother and also the father. Suppose the following case: a wedding couple who decided to have a baby, but a few months after becoming pregnant, the mother decides to have an abortion because she had an argument with her boyfriend and now she decide to have an abortion. Here comes my opinion against: if the boyfriend wants to stay with the baby despite the divorce, the woman should not have an abortion even though she is the owner of her own body.

What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?

3) In relation to marijuana, a drug so powerful that it has many effects which have no biological explanation as well as many undiscovered effects. In my opinion, marijuana should be legalized only for clinical use under the prescription of a professional, given that there is still much to be clarified about this drug, since if we search the internet we will realize that there are many beneficial or harmful effects that have not been checked yet.

What is your opinion about climate change?

4) Climate Change is not a thing of today, nor of yesterday nor of the day before yesterday; is a consequence caused for many years, which is mainly due to the human being due to: massive pollution of rivers and seas, the aggressive emission of gases such as CO2 and many more to the atmosphere. These factors and many more have caused the global warming to occur, thus causing climate change. As we all know, it is something very important that generates many consequences. For this reason I think the important thing is to have a lot of information on the subject and want to contribute our small but essential grain of sand. The first step is to change many of our daily habits that harm the environment.

From cartoons, animes to TV series

Well, I'm not a big fan of cartoons or TV series.However, I have certain cartoons or TV series that I find very entertaining to see them occasionally. As for example: the Simpsons, a cartoons that without a doubt everyone knows them. As I said I only see it occasionally when it's tuned into the "fox channel". Other cartoons that I see, due my girlfriend sees them, is "Gravity falls" .These cartoons are about the adventures of two brothers during the holidays in the house of his uncle Stan. Perhaps for some they are very childish, but in reality they are quite entertaining. I see this series almost every Saturday morning, when we just woke up with my girlfriend before breakfast. Other cartoons that I really like and that when I have time I see them, it's Avatar. A anime from the nickelodeon channel. In fact, it is no longer in nickelodeon and you can only see it on the internet or Netflix.

Although I have cartoons that I consider "my favorites", I do not consider myself a fan of those since I only see them occasionally.            

For me the anime does not have any importance, I really prefer movies that anime or cartoons. My friends also prefer the movies, because of this we never talk about cartoons.

Thinking well, maybe if I had the time to watch TV series or cartoons, I would see them more frequently and maybe I would be a fan of this. But since the University demands a lot of time, I'm just a ocassionally watcher.

Post graduate studies

I have thought of two postgraduate courses: a post-tittle in clinical pharmacy or, if all goes well, a doctorate (PH. D.) in pharmacology. Both to give a clinical approach, thought about the care and treatment of the patient. Being able to apply and relate the basic component of chemistry science health, to achieve good development in fields of cardiology, infectious diseases, nephrology, gastroenterology, oncology and care, emergencies, among others. In addition, I would like to have strong knowledge in pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology, interpretation of laboratory tests, clinical pharmacokinetics, patient education and health. These studies I would like to carry out in Chile, since I am not a person to study or live abroad, although if for those opportunities of life I receive some offer of studies abroad, I would probably accede. These courses I would like to take part-time, in order to have time to work and study at the same time.

I have also thought about dedicating myself to teaching, I have considered enough the possibility of practicing as a professor in some university, since I am the kind of person who likes to teach. In fact, I have taken assistantship courses in areas that are of my interest as physiology.

Probably, I will end up studying and practicing both approaches, and in some way perform them in a related way. That is to say, first to continue my studies with a focus on clinical pharmacy, then at my oldest age and once I have had enough experience, to dedicate myself as a teacher.

Your New Job

What kind of job would you like to have? This is a great question that I have always asked myself, because to this day I do not know what to do when I leave this career. Within all the careers that I can choose, we have: private or community pharmacy, hospital area, laboratory .... And other less common such as work in regulatory area or work with the Investigation Police (PDI).


Although I am not clear about my plan for the future, I have certain ideas about my professional future. I have thought about working in what is called clinical area or clinical pharmacy. This is a new field in the field of pharmacy in Chile, although that is not unimportant. The specialists in this area are able to participate actively with a health team, working closely with the purpose of improving the patient's health conditions. Here the pharmacist along with other professionals must detect, prevent and solve problems related to medications, which hinder the achievement of optimal treatment results.


I know it is a job that requires a lot of dedication, as well as a constant study on the health of people. Nor do I know about the current salary of this work (I know it is not little), but it is an area that catches my attention. This is why I am becoming more committed to my career. Also, I know that if I want to dedicate myself to this in the future, I should continue my study with doctorates or diploma courses. It is a difficult goal but not unattainable.

microRNA: a compromising tool

Although what I am going to tell you is not a technical, instrument or material as such, but rather an interesting and small (but powerful) pharmaceutical weapon. First I will tell you about the microRNA (miRNA), these are small nucleotide sequences of non-coding RNA, that is, they do not synthesize proteins. Before, the scientists did not know very well the functions that these small fragments had in our organism, today it is known that they act as small machines for the regulation of gene expression, that is, they regulate the synthesis of proteins in cells.

Thanks to the study and new discoveries about these RNAs, the usefulness of these sequences in new gene therapies is being analyzed and evaluated to cure diseases caused by the abnormal expression of certain genes (such as viral, carcinogenic or other diseases).

It is of high importance in my career because it implies a compromising future in areas of research.

I chose this topic because it is something new, interesting and above all, it is something very curious for me.

I learned about this topic not long ago. It was in a couple of months ago, when the teacher told us about these sequences and their pharmaceutical utility.

It has a great impact in the field of health. Since it could be used to cure or treat diseases that today have no cure.

While it has a lot of advantages, if these sequences are not highly specific, they can cause serious illnesses in our body. For example, proteins of tumor cell suppressors can be inhibited.