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Hello, I was accepted into the DDS/PhD program at UMich, and I have already decided that I will be attending that school. One of the things that kind of bums me out is that there are so few students in dentistry that pursue a DDS/PhD. I was wondering if the MD/PhD students could give me advice about things.
How should I choose my first lab rotation?
Are there any grants/fellowships that I should be aware of and should try to apply for?
Are there any research projects that I should definitely avoid (breeding mice, etc) or is anything a go?
I plan to stay in academia when I graduate and I was also wondering what the funding situation would be like? It's not pretty now, and I'm not sure if it will get any better.
Luckily, throughout my time at UMich, everything will be paid for, tuition. health insurance, stipend/living support, so I won't have to worry about that or securing grants/fellowships to pay for anything. However, I will be taught to right these grants/fellowships to gain experience for if and when I decide to start a lab.
Should I be asking professors about their funding situation?
At UMich, they are doing lots of interesting tissue regeneration, oral cancer research, and dental stem cell work. I find this to be very interesting, but how do you MD/PhDs choose labs to rotate through and what are some things that I should be wary of?
I've committed myself to this program and there are so few DDS/PhD students that I can really ask any advice for on these forums! Sorry for so many questions all jumbled together!
Thanks in advance for the help!
How should I choose my first lab rotation?
Are there any grants/fellowships that I should be aware of and should try to apply for?
Are there any research projects that I should definitely avoid (breeding mice, etc) or is anything a go?
I plan to stay in academia when I graduate and I was also wondering what the funding situation would be like? It's not pretty now, and I'm not sure if it will get any better.
Luckily, throughout my time at UMich, everything will be paid for, tuition. health insurance, stipend/living support, so I won't have to worry about that or securing grants/fellowships to pay for anything. However, I will be taught to right these grants/fellowships to gain experience for if and when I decide to start a lab.
Should I be asking professors about their funding situation?
At UMich, they are doing lots of interesting tissue regeneration, oral cancer research, and dental stem cell work. I find this to be very interesting, but how do you MD/PhDs choose labs to rotate through and what are some things that I should be wary of?
I've committed myself to this program and there are so few DDS/PhD students that I can really ask any advice for on these forums! Sorry for so many questions all jumbled together!
Thanks in advance for the help!