Is structural biology a viable PhD field for MSTP?

[testus_2]

Is it viable to do structural biology research in your MD/PhD? This includes things like macromolecular modeling, NMR, electron microscopy, etc.

Are there any examples of notable physician-scientists working on structural biology?

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[Lucca]

Yes, many people choose to do this.

Many, many notable examples, theres probably at least one physician in every structural bio dept at major academic centers. Brian Kobilka has a Nobel Prize for GPCR structure and still does structural biology, e.g.