Anyone got a Life Science job for me?

Probably a long shot, but are there any guys here in the science and medicine fields? Particularly biomedical science, etc.

I'm going to be graduating from UCLA this December with a B.S. in Neuroscience, a Minor in Biomedical Research, and many good extracurriculars in my name.

I was planning on taking on some substitute teacher work but I would love to work in the industry if possible. Anyone got any leads?


Best,
Kent

Originally Posted by Kent Money

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Probably a long shot, but are there any guys here in the science and medicine fields? Particularly biomedical science, etc.

I'm going to be graduating from UCLA this December with a B.S. in Neuroscience, aMinor in Biomedical Research, and many good extracurriculars in my name.

I was planning on taking on some substitute teacher work but I would love to work in the industry if possible. Anyone got any leads?


Best,
Kent

What do you intend to do? I graduated with similar background and grunt lab work was all I could find. I ended up in pharm sales.

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What do you intend to do? I graduated with similar background and grunt lab work was all I could find. I ended up in pharm sales.

All lab work is grunt lab work.

My advice to the OP is to look for jobs at universities, because they're always hiring and it's a good place to start, especially now that there might be more grant money floating about. If you want to do research for life, you can always try to apply for a government job, but even I tired of that and gave it up to go back into industry.

If he wants to work for the government then he should probably stop talking about how much he loves weed on a public forum.

Just a quick suggestion to the OP: it might be advisable not to start threads on how much you love pot and can't give it up on the same day you start a thread asking for a job. Just a thought.

That's a broad field. What are you interested in? What skills do you have? Besides monster bong rips I mean.

wow, suprising responses.

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What do you intend to do? I graduated with similar background and grunt lab work was all I could find. I ended up in pharm sales.
I eventually want to go into medicine for sure. I have contemplated becoming a Flight Surgeon for the USAF or perusing a MD/PHD program. But bottom line, having an MD will allow me to practice or do research so that's what I'm aiming for. To be honest, lab work would be OK with me but I'm looking more for a consulting or sales job, at least for now. Lab work just doesn't pay enough, as sad as that is.

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Just a quick suggestion to the OP: it might be advisable not to start threads on how much you love pot and can't give it up on the same day you start a thread asking for a job. Just a thought.
I did not say that I couldn't give it up. I have before and I could if necessary. But thankfully, I feel I have found that the science and medicine profession is generally pretty receptive of private hobbies. If I ever wanted to become a Flight Surgeon/Pilot, I may have to reconsider, however.

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That's a broad field. What are you interested in? What skills do you have? Besides monster bong rips I mean.
Yeah, Neuroscience is a pretty emerging field at the moment. I have experience in both functional imaging (fMRI) and wet lab work involving biochemical assay and such (Western blotting, ELISA, IHC, behavioral, others). My particular research interests are Alzheimer's disease, learning and memory, neurogenesis, and aging. I actually published in the Undergraduate Science Journal here at UCLA on Alzheimers, an accomplishment I am quite proud of. So, I am experienced in basic science bureaucracy and scientific writing, etc.

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I did not say that I couldn't give it up.

Originally Posted by Kent Money

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I, for one, love it and have a hard time seeing myself ever quitting for good.

Go to grad school. A BS with no experience won't get you far.

Teacher, what I am saying is that I want to continue to enjoy it just as some of the guys on this forum may sit down every once in a while and enjoy a glass of bourbon; I prefer a greener alternative.


Galt, I actually have close to 2 years of actual laboratory experience working in two different labs with a variety of techniques.

Originally Posted by Kent Money

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Galt, I actually have close to 2 years of actual laboratory experience working in two different labs with a variety of techniques.

Heh, this either means nothing, or it can mean something, but it depends ultimately on what you want to do.

If you do want to go into the USAF or grad school, then take your GREs/MCAT and apply, taking a lab job in the meantime for a little money and more experience. You'll probably have better luck going with a contract position that's good for 6 months to a year, because most PIs prefer employees that will be there for at least 2 years, which likely won't be the case if you're applying to schools.

Also, be sure you know what you're in for over the long haul. Getting a PhD in science can take up to 6 years depending on what your project is and who your adviser is -- pick an easy project, and you'll get your PhD sooner. Back in the day, when it was tedious and time consuming, it seemed like people were getting PhDs just by sequencing genes, but now, that's not the case. Then once you get the PhD, you have to spend 2-5 years as a post-doc, making 35-50k, to get more experience and publications. After that, you can likely get a staff scientist job at a company or take an associate prof position and start writing grants and doing research/teaching.

Tossing in the MD changes things since the PhD/research part tends to be secondary to the MD. A majority of the new MD/PhDs I have worked with seem to have the research knowledge of a masters student. The older ones, mostly through years of research experience, definitely know more.