How do you get involved with cancer research?I'm a prospective life sciences student with a major in biology.
I was wondering if i applied for the appropriate program if i'm interested in cancer research as a possible career.
Answer by eri
Try talking to some of your professors. Maybe someone at your own college or university does something similar in their lab and is willing to take you on as a research assistant. If they can't, you can apply to REU programs (research experience for undergraduates) at other universities (apply soon, because deadlines are coming up in the next few weeks) but it's a lot easier to get one of those internships if you've already done some research at your own school, so talk to your professors first.
Answer by Student Doctor House
Majoring in Biology is a good start. You need to find a university that has a good Biomedical research program. You will start in undergrad doing a work study with a professor, or just doing a research project with a professor for credit hours. I know a few students who did exemplary things undergrad, and actually went to to M.D./Ph.D. programs. If you don't want to be a medical doctor, you can just go to a university with biomedical research going on, that also offers a Ph.D. in Biomedical research. Then, you could easily get a job with a university researching and teaching. Just get into research early on, start finding out as soon as you start your freshman year. You however do not have to start immediately in cancer research, but try to find a school that has that type of research going on. If a school has a biomedical sciences program, or biology Ph.D.s that will get you into cancer research.
Your Bachelors institution doesn't necessarily have to have the cancer research, but as long as you do research period on similar things, you can be accepted the the Ph.D. programs I mentioned above with less of a headache.
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