Lessons in Chemistry (2023)

Derek Cecil: Dr. Robert Donatti

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• Dr. Robert Donatti : Miss Zott, I supervise over a hundred of the country's finest chemists, who in turn generate groundbreaking work. They use equipment worth thousands of dollars to generate said work. And so when I hear that a lab tech is using our equipment after hours without proper supervision, it gives me pause.

  Elizabeth Zott : Sir, I can explain. I have my Master's in chemistry from UCLA, where I studied cellular metabolism of nucleic acids. With all that said, I have been working in my off-hours, never on the clock, conducting my own experiments on abiogenesis. I am synthesizing simple, small molecules into nucleotides and nucleic acids. My research is very promising, and I intend to submit for the Remson.

  Dr. Robert Donatti : Young lady, setting aside the fact that you're using lab equipment without proper supervision of a chemist...

  Elizabeth Zott : [Zott interrupts]  I am a chemist.

  Dr. Robert Donatti : Our chemist have PhD's. I could never put the Hastings name on the submission of a lab tech that's proudly waving around her Master's from UCLA.

  Elizabeth Zott : I was top of my class...

  Dr. Robert Donatti : Miss Zott...

  Elizabeth Zott : ...and I believe the work will speak for itself.

  Dr. Robert Donatti : You are just not smart enough.