specialties with a lot of molecular biology

[lacrossegirl420]

incoming M1, really enjoyed molbio in college and would appreciate thoughts on specialties where this is a major (direct) part of the specialty. thanks!

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[karayaa]

None?
Unless you want to do research on a molec bio topic.
Maybe plays a tangential role in critical care or anesthesiology (acid/base, respiratory physiology), pediatric genetics (where you're testing for specific genetic mutations and working with genetic counselors), ID (antibiotic MOA and resistance patterns).

 

[kepler16b]

Medical genetics!

Careers in Medical Genetics

www.acmg.net

 

[Dave1980]

incoming M1, really enjoyed molbio in college and would appreciate thoughts on specialties where this is a major (direct) part of the specialty. thanks!

None.

Basic sciences are not relevant to the practice of medicine.

 

[Goro]

Heme/Onc?

 

[karayaa]

Heme/Onc?

Good thought, but it doesn't seem to play a role in what I've seen so far. Although MDs prescribe molecular-based therapy, they don't actually think about the mechanisms when it comes to clinical practice (although they may quiz med students on them haha)

 

[LaughingGas10]

Hence the question in your medical school admission interviews, if you really love molecular biology, have you thought of instead doing a PHD and biomedical research, rather than being a doctor ?

 

[longhaul3]

Pathology I think

There's a lot of molecular biology in neurosurgery (mostly for gliomas, increasingly for meningiomas) although I wouldn't say it plays a major role.

 

[DNAJB6]

immunology/rheumatology - there are research heavy fellowships

 

[lacrossegirl420]

thanks for the thoughts everyone! any idea where radiology would fall on this spectrum? in addition to molbio, i also loved biochemistry / chemistry (basically the mechanismy-stuff)

@LaughingGas10 : actually got asked that haha! but had a genuine / solid answer

 

[karayaa]

thanks for the thoughts everyone! any idea where radiology would fall on this spectrum? in addition to molbio, i also loved biochemistry / chemistry (basically the mechanismy-stuff)

@LaughingGas10 : actually got asked that haha! but had a genuine / solid answer

It would be completely outside the spectrum. It's focused on interpreting pictures and doing procedures.
Unless you do research on newer types of functional imaging.
Within almost any field (except maybe primary care), if you want to do research, you could focus on molecular research (with a bench lab or with computational biology etc).

If you loved mechanisms (you mean as opposed to the memorizy-stuff like biology and the logical stuff like math?), you might like fields with lots of physiology.

 

[gomernation]

Pathology.