<p>Just wondering what major you have to be in to participate in this research program, what research methods they use and any info from people who know about it</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Interesting, I really hadn’t heard much about CMCR group here at UCSD. I have experience working in labs here so I can share some of my experience. </p>
<p>There aren’t really any hard requirements for getting involved in research in any of the labs or departments here; however, you’re probably mostly likely to get interest from a PI if your major is in a somewhat related field to what they’re investigating. For example, I’m a molecular biology major that currently works in a neuroscience lab and although my background wasn’t that specific to neuroscience my PI was confident enough to take me and I’ve picked up a lot as I went along. </p>
<p>I’d imagine if you’re in any major related to biology, chemistry, or psychology / cognitive science you’d be fairly qualified to work with some of the investigators in CMCR. Even if you’re not in one of those majors it really just depends on how desperate they are for help in the lab. Most of the bigger / well-known labs tend to be full, but it often just comes down to a matter of timing. It’s not difficult to join a lab if another student has recently left or if a new post-doc or researcher needs more help. Also, don’t expect to being too much initially. A lot of students start off washing test tubes, making buffers, stocking lab equipment, etc before they get to actually participate in any research. </p>
<p>In terms of what they actually do at CNMR, I couldn’t tell you. But if you have an interest then simply go to their website and check out their publications. Find out whose publishing and familiarize yourself with the research by reading the free abstracts. Then if you’re interested and attend UCSD, you can contact them with a little background regarding their research, which can use to impress any of the PI’s whose labs you want to join.</p>