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So I've just applied to UHCOP and I've recently been looking into their PharmD/PhD dual degree program. I've been interested in research from an early age. Initially I decided against it because of the common stigma: hard to get grants, work 60+ hours a week with no results, you have no social life, and the pay is incredibly small. I figured that I would just do clinical pharmacy. Now after taking some upper level biochemistry classes as well as their labs, I'm getting really interested in research again. UHCOP requires that you apply after your P1 year for the dual degree program. While I've taken labs for the classes, I've never had any true research experience. Obviously before I decide to apply to a dual degree program I want to get some experience to see exactly what it's about. Now the question is: at UH we have a biochemistry lab that I could take (it's 3 credit hours) where you pretty much design your own experiment and test it. It revolves around biomaterials created from the ultrabithorax protein. The dept. chair who also heads the lab has said that it's meant to give the students a true research experience. You also spend the entire semester working on this project and in the end you write a paper (I don't think you publish or anything like that) and you can present at undergrad research day. So do you guys think that this would count as a decent research experience? Not only so that I can see research, but also in case I decide to apply to grad school, do you think it would be enough? Any thoughts?