u/No_Artist5

Short version: How do I turn myself into a researcher in a month? (1 month is not a deadline, but I want to start something asap instead of being chronically confused like this) I have no experience and no support from my supervisor or labmates whatsover, so please share applicable real steps..

Long version: I am a graduate student in china in pharmacy department. My supervisor's research is about structure pharmaceutics and Advanced drug delivery systems, working on MOF and now COF. These details can be overlooked because the real problem is, I do not know how to come up with a project idea.

Apparently, research in China means that your supervisor is completely isolated from you. The only advice I got since I've come here is that I must learn the techniques such as LC-MS and HPLC.. I've seen my labmates do them, I've read about them, but since I have not tried any technique myself (not allowed unless it is for a pre-determined project, which I do not have) I lack the required deep understanding about them

This started feeling like a rant.. point being is, how do I do research if I was never a researcher? how do I read efficiently and how do I even begin to identify a research gap?

Short version: How do I turn myself into a researcher in a month? (1 month is not a deadline, but I want to start something asap instead of being chronically confused like this) I have no experience and no support from my supervisor or labmates whatsover, so please share applicable real steps..

Long version: I am a graduate student in china in pharmacy department. My supervisor's research is about structure pharmaceutics and Advanced drug delivery systems, working on MOF and now COF. These details can be overlooked because the real problem is, I do not know how to come up with a project idea.

Apparently, research in China means that your supervisor is completely isolated from you. The only advice I got since I've come here is that I must learn the techniques such as LC-MS and HPLC.. I've seen my labmates do them, I've read about them, but since I have not tried any technique myself (not allowed unless it is for a pre-determined project, which I do not have) I lack the required deep understanding about them

This started feeling like a rant.. point being is, how do I do research if I was never a researcher? how do I read efficiently and how do I even begin to identify a research gap?

P.s. I am not aking for a research idea, I am asking how to find it

Short version: How do I turn myself into a researcher in a month? (1 month is not a deadline, but I want to start something asap instead of being chronically confused like this) I have no experience and no support from my supervisor or labmates whatsover, so please share applicable real steps..

Long version: I am a graduate student in china in pharmacy department. My supervisor's research is about structure pharmaceutics and Advanced drug delivery systems, working on MOF and now COF. These details can be overlooked because the real problem is, I do not know how to come up with a project idea.

Apparently, research in China means that your supervisor is completely isolated from you. The only advice I got since I've come here is that I must learn the techniques such as LC-MS and HPLC.. I've seen my labmates do them, I've read about them, but since I have not tried any technique myself (not allowed unless it is for a pre-determined project, which I do not have) I lack the required deep understanding about them

This started feeling like a rant.. point being is, how do I do research if I was never a researcher? how do I read efficiently and how do I even begin to identify a research gap?