post bacc research

[MyOdyssey]

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A research opp that I had lined up fell through right before I graduated so I'm applying to positions right now as a post bacc. I've had a decent amount of undergrad research experience (about 2000 hours and defended an honors thesis) and would prefer an experience where I get a decent amount of independence and a chance to be a co-author. I'm primarily interested in translational cancer research of the wet lab variety. I'm familiar with the NIH postbacc programs.

Are there any other post bacc research programs? Has anyone had any luck writing directly to medical school faculty?

Thanks.

 

[kepler16b]

I've heard of people just emailing faculty in their field asking if they have any research tech positions. Just be upfront with the type of experience and responsibilities you are looking for.

 

[getlucky]

See if there are any ORISE openings near you. It's an educational program with an emphasis in mentoring. They support postbaccs and postdocs. I've had an amazing experience with my appointment, I found a position at a lab that does research for the army and have learned more than I did in all my undergraduate research years.

 

[MyOdyssey]

See if there are any ORISE openings near you. It's an educational program with an emphasis in mentoring. They support postbaccs and postdocs. I've had an amazing experience with my appointment, I found a position at a lab that does research for the army and have learned more than I did in all my undergraduate research years.

Thanks. I'd never heard of this program. Quickly scanning, I noticed that most of the positions are physical science related. What kind of research did you do with ORISE?

 

[EvoMed]

Many people have success reaching out to faculty directly (i did). Search the literature and find professors with active grants working in active fields.

 

[MyOdyssey]

Many people have success reaching out to faculty directly (i did). Search the literature and find professors with active grants working in active fields.

Thanks. Can you suggest an efficient way to check on PI’s grants?

 

[JoaoMoutinho]

NIH RePORTER will tell you their federal funding but not private grants. It's a solid place to start, and it also can include previous funding history if you add previous FYs to the search parameters.

 

[tl;dr]

Is there a reason you're shying away from an NIH postbac?

 

[MyOdyssey]

Is there a reason you're shying away from an NIH postbac?

It's my understanding that NIH PIs strongly prefer a 2 year commitment, which I'm unable to give. I probably can't start until Jan 2020 and I'm shooting for the 2020-2021 application cycle, which means I would be able to commit for only 1 year or 1 year and a half. If I start in Jan 2020, I'd have been in a lab for only 6 months before submitting my application for that cycle. It's hard to get anything done in that short a period of time.

Your thoughts?