How to start on research?

awakeningvenus
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:00:43 +0000

It helps to try to focus on a field of science that particularly compels you. For instance, I’m highly interested in biomedical science and bioinformatics, so I’ve spent time reading papers concerning those fields. The more you read up on, say, mitochondrial DNA or mi-RNA, the easier it is to understand and think abstractly about it. A lot of times it is really hard to come up with a project idea, especially if you’re limited in terms of resources, lab space, etc. I have some friends that contacted university professors after coming up with a project idea so that they could use their labs. However, when it comes to emailing professors, I’ll warn you that it’s hard to get a good response.