I want to be a medical researcher but I don't know where to start?

I love learning about the human body, i think its so fascinating...i really want to work in medical research, specifically genetic links to disease/cancer research...do you think it would be better to study biomedical science or study medicine, then do a research PhD?


thank u for ur help :)

I want to be a medical researcher but I don't know where to start?
I am a PhD researcher working in a medical department. I have been working on cancer research for over 10 years now and I think that a degree in Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology or Genetics, followed by a PhD in a cancer research-related field would give you the best background. I have several colleagues that come from a medic background and it seems to me that they lack in designing proper experimental setups as well as missing out in basic cellular biology knowledge. Cancer research is a great field and full of openings in Science and Medicine. The best direction to take is that of "translational" research, which is very fashionable today, and very useful, too, as it will give the Medics tools to use to cure diseases.


Our lab has been interested in colon cancer prevention for several years and I find this field very exciting!





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Reply:If you're about to enroll in college take any medical related courses, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Dentistry, or pre-medical courses, like Biology, Botany, Zoology and Psychiatry.


While taking-up any of those course you will discover your area of interest in the field of science concerned about the study of the human body.


After graduation you can choose to work in a company related to your course, especially those ones dealing in medical research. Or you may want to pursue a Masteral course where you will be required to do a lot of research. After the graduating from the masteral then that's the time you can enroll a in a PhD course.
Reply:Go with either microbiology or biotechnology (or both). PhD is probably necessary for higher level research (not grunt work), and so is experience. Go ask if you can volunteer at a lab or something, get as much exposure to the techniques that are used as possible.
Reply:First Get Biology or Chemistry Degree bachelors


then Biomedical Sciense masters





Then you will have to Attend medical School in a MD/Phd





About 12-15 years before you can work for Roche or Novartis or other Biotech and lead research on a project