Chapter 10: Bending Talent!_1
Chen Gong looked at Yang Qingtao with some surprise.
He was ninety-nine percent certain that the abnormal grading came from him!
Chen Gong couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Yang Qingtao started to speak, then stopped, sighed, and again started to speak but stopped...
What should I say that would be appropriate?
"You..."
"Forget it, forget it, let's change the topic, practical ability."
At this moment, Yang Qingtao had lost the urge to show off; it wasn't that he didn't want to, but... there were aftereffects.
He feared Chen Gong might suddenly pull an intellectual pose that would embarrass him.
"Practical ability, forget it, let me just tell you."
"If you want to hone your practical skills, you must be bold yet meticulous. Second, it's really about practice makes perfect, and lastly... you must stay calm..."
"Our first practical anatomy class will be dissecting frogs, but since it's everyone's first time, it's like choosing a general from among shorties. You should watch some videos in advance to improve..."
Chen Gong nodded in agreement, finding this to be very true.
Yang Qingtao was indeed enthusiastic, and he explained everything in detail and at length, much to Chen Gong's benefit.
"Thank you, senior, for taking up so much of your time."
Yang Qingtao waved his hand, smiling, "It's alright, maybe one day I'll be the one asking you for help."
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Inside the Teaching and Research Office.
Yang Li looked somewhat haggard; she had been working overtime for the past few days, gathering a lot of material.
Although she still couldn't solve Chen Gong's puzzle, maybe... these materials and papers could be of some help to him.
Yang Li, a counselor, was only in charge of this cohort and would definitely be moved to a research position afterward; the university wouldn't keep a Ph.D. as a full-time counselor forever.
So she also cherished this opportunity greatly.
Besides, Chen Gong was completely beyond Yang Li's comprehension, and she didn't have a clear idea of his actual abilities.
To be able to ask such questions and propose such hypotheses was certainly not something ordinary people could do.
"To predict diseases in advance from a molecular biology standpoint, utilizing intermediary products from the normal function of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and reverse function of the Carnot Cycle."
Such an idea... was definitely not one that an ordinary person, or an ordinary researcher, could come up with.
In terms of clinical research thinking, Chen Gong had no problems at all.
Just as Yang Li was about to leave the office, a man suddenly walked in.
"Dean Yang!"
"Hello, Dean Yang."
Yang Guangye nodded with a smile, "Mm, hello, everyone."
While speaking, he turned to Yang Li, "Hmm? Where are you off to? Come to my office."
Upon seeing her uncle, Yang Li quickly nodded, "Okay, Dean."
Yang Guangye looked at Yang Li with a tender smile.
Once in the office, Yang Li's demeanor changed as she cheerfully poured a cup of water for Yang Guangye, "Uncle, what did you need me for?"
Yang Guangye, with a smile, asked, "Are you enjoying being a counselor?"
"I came to discuss something with you. How about you stop being a counselor this year? The physiology department is short of a teacher. You could be a lecturer and also take charge of the laboratory. With some results, it will be easier for you to advance in rank."
Upon hearing this, Yang Li immediately shook her head, "Isn't that too soon?"
"I'm only 26 years old!"
"Why would I rush into becoming an associate professor?"
"Besides, spending every day with the students is quite nice!"
Yang Guangye looked at his niece, smiled without a word, and cared for her no less than a father would have.
He took a sip of water from his teacup, "Being a counselor is fine; you can be with the students."
"But there are too many miscellaneous tasks every day, and energy is limited. You're young now, and both your energy and creativity are at their peak."
"The country is calling for the rejuvenation of research and strongly promoting young talents."
"I, for one, am afraid that you'll miss out on your best years."
Meanwhile, Yang Li directly lounged on the sofa, sighing, "Ah, wow... The sofas in the leader's office are so comfortable!"
"I've been nearly exhausted these past few days."
"Besides, uncle, how can mentoring students be considered a waste of time?"
"The training of professional talents should start with college students. As a counselor, I'm also looking for promising students."
As she spoke, Yang Li unconsciously thought of Chen Gong.
With this thought, Yang Li couldn't help adding a few more self-criticisms to her heart, realizing that her attention was mostly focused on the class committee members, neglecting students like Chen Gong.
However, Chen Gong had given her an enormous surprise!
Of course, as to what that surprise was, Yang Li planned to slowly observe.
Yang Guangye was not surprised to see Yang Li acting so casually, and he was quite pleased.
However...
Just as Yang Guangye was about to speak, he suddenly spotted a stack of documents on the table. When he saw the title of the first page, he instantly stood up in a rush.
"Predicting Diseases Ahead of Time From a Molecular Biology Perspective Through the Intermediates of the Direct Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and the Reverse Carnot Cycle"
This...
Yang Guangye hastily took the documents and began to read them.
It wasn't a research paper but an analysis of this hypothesis on a theoretical level.
It involved a massive amount of data.
But...
Yang Guangye was inwardly excited.
The theory on these pages was the project Yang Guangye was preparing to research.
The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle had been hot for years, but when applied to clinical practice, it always lacked a good entry point!
And what he was recently thinking and researching about was how to effectively combine the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and the Carnot Cycle with clinical tests to establish a new theory.
Even perhaps... to discover a new clinical indicator!
But this step was too difficult to take!
Although Yang Guangye was currently a provincial authority in basic medical science, what he lacked was a particularly strong accomplishment, such as the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
The National Award is a threshold!
A threshold for entering higher levels, higher scientific research circles.
That had always been Yang Guangye's dream.
And this time, he had been preparing for it for a long time, even collaborating with the director of the laboratory department of the affiliated hospital and the vice dean of the internal medicine department, to prepare for this matter.
When he first proposed this idea, it was actually rejected by many people.
Because discovering a new indicator was extremely difficult!
But now...?
He found that Yang Li also had this same concept and idea.
A kindred spirit is hard to find.
Good!
It's really too good!
He had never imagined that his own niece would come to the same idea as himself.
Moreover, he had not expected that such a hypothesis would be proposed by his niece.
The topic went even further than his own published paper, which had received mixed reviews in academic circles, but was that important?
Scientific exploration is inherently a road filled with controversy.
The feeling was of complete exhilaration.
"Hahaha..."
"Come, come, Lili, come over here."
"Is this your work?"
Yang Li, nestled on the couch, didn't want to move: "Mm, yes."
"Did you prepare all this?" Yang Guangye continued to press.
Yang Li hummed in affirmation: "That's right, these past few days I've been busy with this, oh my... it's made me so tired that I haven't slept well."
Yang Guangye immediately laughed excitedly: "Hahaha... wonderful!"
"The hard work is worth it!"
"Great concept, great idea, it's truly fantastic!"
"Truly a case of the student surpassing the master!"
"The topic I've been considering recently is actually the application analysis of the Carnot Cycle, but... I just can't find the right approach!"
"Your approach is really good, theoretically well-founded, with high feasibility!"
"This has saved me from going down many wrong paths."
"You've really helped me out a lot!"
"I always said that, making you a counselor is a waste, with talent like yours, why be a counselor at all!"