Economist Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hello, I was looking into doing clinical research for the upcoming school year and got to do an interview with a Cardiologist today. He looked at my timetable and told me that I won't have enough time to do clinical research. Instead he proposed I do a project which basically has me analyzing various research papers and to make a correlation with fats/RNA/lipids etc with different cells. We'll meet frequently and when we pool enough data we'll do some statistical analysis. Has anyone done research like this before? The work can be done from home and it's neither basic science (bench) or clinical research... Does this sound good? I'm confused whether this can be considered as research that could lead to poster presentation or more... Any input will be appreciated! P.S. The cardiologist is also a professor of medicine at my school and also has 200+ publications. Also I've worked at a couple of basic science labs so I wanted to experience something different + gain network within the faculty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osteon Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 It's clinical research. The type of study sounds like a Systematic Review and possibly a Meta Analysis (look it up). Not only can it lead to a poster/abstract, it very often leads to a massive journal paper in a high impact journal with relatively minimal work (compared to a RCT or basic science study). This type of work is often used to provide clinical guidelines so is very important. Sounds like you hit tthe jackpot. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin92 Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 ^agreed. I would love to get the chance for something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economist Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks for the input guys. I didn't realize that this was a good gig! And to Osteon, it seems like you're right. The study I'm doing sounds like a meta-analysis. I've never heard about these study types and wasn't sure if it was legit... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 How do you guys find opportunities like this? It seems like many research jobs require prior experience for what are entry level positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moab Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 How do you guys find opportunities like this? It seems like many research jobs require prior experience for what are entry level positions. Contact a researcher you're interested in working with and tell them that you want to learn more about their work and perhaps get involved with it. Send them a genuine email or ask to drop by their office. You'd perhaps be surprised at how willing they are to hear you out and discuss possible projects. It really is often just this straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Contact a researcher you're interested in working with and tell them that you want to learn more about their work and perhaps get involved with it. Send them a genuine email or ask to drop by their office. You'd perhaps be surprised at how willing they are to hear you out and discuss possible projects. It really is often just this straightforward. Awesome! Thanks for the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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