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Right now I'm interested in oncology or infectious diseases. Does anyone know any schools that have good programs in these fields. Thanks
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Cancer research is ubiquitous. At every school you can find at least a couple researchers who work on some kind of cancer. It's also multi-diciplinary. This means that you can pick just about any area of research and still do something that has to do with oncology.
As for infectuous disease, the same pretty much applies.
I recommend you just apply to schools based on location and overall strength, and see what you get into and what you like.
As for infectuous disease, the same pretty much applies.
I recommend you just apply to schools based on location and overall strength, and see what you get into and what you like.
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Hey,
Good question there. I think for oncology research might be able to use four sources of information.:
1) does the institution have a NCI funded P30 cancer center grant?
http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/
http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/centerslist.html
2) <gasp> how does USNEWS rate the clinical oncology program?
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqcanc.htm
3) exactly what kind of oncology research are you interested in? look up lab leaders who are working at a prospective institution, and see what kind of publications he/she has. Lots of reviews might indicate he/she is well-known in that field.
http://www.pubmed.gov
4) worst comes to worst, e-mailing the division director of hem/onc or the director of your prospective md/phd program about your interests can get you places as well. sometimes naivety works 🙂
For infectious diseases, no USNEWS ranking of "ID center" type program exists, but you can still do pubmed searches. Browse around in both Peds and Medicine department division of ID for information on research. Microbiology department websites can net information, and sometimes Pathology departments do some ID research as well. E-mail everybody you're interested in, and although you're probably not going to get a 50% return rate, a lot of folks might be willing to tell about research at their school.
Best of luck!
Yours,
Jason. another otaku
PS: I'll look into more online information regarding ID and post in another reply.
Good question there. I think for oncology research might be able to use four sources of information.:
1) does the institution have a NCI funded P30 cancer center grant?
http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/
http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/centerslist.html
2) <gasp> how does USNEWS rate the clinical oncology program?
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqcanc.htm
3) exactly what kind of oncology research are you interested in? look up lab leaders who are working at a prospective institution, and see what kind of publications he/she has. Lots of reviews might indicate he/she is well-known in that field.
http://www.pubmed.gov
4) worst comes to worst, e-mailing the division director of hem/onc or the director of your prospective md/phd program about your interests can get you places as well. sometimes naivety works 🙂
For infectious diseases, no USNEWS ranking of "ID center" type program exists, but you can still do pubmed searches. Browse around in both Peds and Medicine department division of ID for information on research. Microbiology department websites can net information, and sometimes Pathology departments do some ID research as well. E-mail everybody you're interested in, and although you're probably not going to get a 50% return rate, a lot of folks might be willing to tell about research at their school.
Best of luck!
Yours,
Jason. another otaku
PS: I'll look into more online information regarding ID and post in another reply.
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Also look into what programs are affliated with large cancer centers or medical schools with high-ranking oncology programs(U of Washington for example) if you are interested in more clincial cases.
