That's a bit terrifying. What if it doesn't appear because it's newly published? There have been times where I've looked for papers on Pubmed and I couldn't find them.
What do you do when you get an update letter about a paper accepted and listed as "In Press" ?
Most journals have "in press" versions of articles that can be accessed from the journal webpage. They generally are just the article with different formatting, typically single column double spaced, more resembling an essay for a class. I never had to send an update letter, but if I knew I was in this situation (i.e., the article hasn't been archived in databases yet), then I would include a URL or indicate how to access the article.
Huh in my case it wasn't online in any format until a few weeks after acceptance to the journal. In hindsight I guess I could have included a dropbox link to a pdf or something? That seems a little sketchy though
Out of curiosity, do you know of any MD/PhD with a biostat or bioinformatics PhD component?
Oh ok, thanks anyway. I love research, but I really don't like bench research. A biostat/bioinformatics MD/PhD would be perfect for me. I'll be sure to keep my eye out. Thank you for help.
I didn't apply MSTP, but I believe most places you put down your areas of interest and they try to get you in touch with the right people for it when you come to interview?
I imagine it cuts down on your prospects if you exclusively apply for something so niche though. IDK, maybe applying to a few of these programs would be the best idea.
Might depend where you're applying to. A lot of MSTPs are at places so giant and so research heavy in many areas that I can't imagine they lack what you're after
It sounds really cool. I've never actually done bioinformatics. I only hit the edges of it while I worked in labs the first two years of college. I do know a lot about gene expression and statistics though, so I should be able to get along fairly well after a steep learning curve for the coding.
I met a handful on the interview trail and they seemed very much in high demand. If you're interested, just make sure to look for places with faculty/research departments in bioinformatics/genomics or physical biology/modeling etc. because they're fairly common but not universal.
As scary as that is, I'm honestly glad that something like that exists. Considering that papers are the fundamental currency of science, there are few bigger claims then "I published X number of papers".
Thanks for telling us this. Now I just need to hope that I successfully publish as many papers as I hope to!
I have a good friend who is pursuing just this at Case Western. You should check it out.
