<p>I just submitted my paper after working on lung cancer research as a paid intern at a local cancer institute. I did work for almost 12 weeks an average of 45-50 hours/week totaling close to 500 hours. Due to exhaustive nature of work, the work was not 100% completed. The research work is still ongoing and my work will be published in a conference/journal by next year. From Siemens paper perspective, I presented most the results, but I cannot confirm all of the key genes expressed in this biochemical pathway of lung cancer using PCR assay. But I have collecetd other quantitative data to confirm the findings. </p>
<p>It looks like some of the folks here have been working for one year on a research. What would constitute a good research? Is it based on the number of hours you spent on the lab or do craddle to grave type research. My mentor told me a solid research paper takes close to 1000+ hours. Obviously, we are not expected to publish scientific papers for research journals at the age of 17. To commend my sincere efforts, I want to make it to the semifinalist spot.</p>