This is the first sentence of a paragraph in my personal statement to graduate schools for a chemistry program. Please help correct it. I was trying to say that my previous experience sounds irrelevant to the research of the group I intend to join, but I still want to join.
With my previous hands-on experience focused on the amount of a protein in plants and the synthesis of an organic compound, I would like to gear my research interest to study the structure and function of enzymes involved in iron metabolism by joining Dr. Outen’s group.
Without more context, maybe something like the following: My previous research experience involved protein in plants and organic compound synthesis. Dr. Outen's group studies the structure and function of enzymes involved in iron metabolism, a different field, but my overall research skills in chemistry would enable me to join this group with no problem and immediately contribute.
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Without more context, maybe something like the following:
My previous research experience involved protein in plants and organic compound synthesis. Dr. Outen's group studies the structure and function of enzymes involved in iron metabolism, a different field, but my overall research skills in chemistry would enable me to join this group with no problem and immediately contribute.