-: So probably something in the biological sciences.
To do what I do, you would have to have a Ph.D.
in some sort of biology type degree.
Probably a strong background in immunology would be great.
It wouldn't necessarily have to be in immunology.
Our lab, for example, is composed of people that have
pharmacology backgrounds or were M.D's or had really strong
basic biology backgrounds.
So, it's not that you would have to have a degree
in immunology but some sort of strong basic science degree.
I'd say, outside the degree itself, it's really,
what we do is a lot of collaborative work,
so, sort of showing early on in your grad school career
that you can work well with others,
and that you're able to communicate with others
and work together to push common goals forward
is very important.
Like the science itself is very important
but that can be learned.
If you have expertise in an area that's close,
you can kind of build your skills
but in terms of the softer skills,
I think communication.
Ability to communicate,
to sort of work together towards a common goal.
Not to think that it's all about yourself is very important.
Yeah, our lab has had summer students.
So these would be people that would be undergrad
that rotate, spend the summer,
working on projects.
We also have more Post-Baccalaureate fellows as well.
I actually was a Post-Bac fellow myself at the NIH
not in the NCI, in a different institute.