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Research as a Career: A Perspective From Young Scientists
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dabla MD, PGDHA, PGDBA
NABL Assessor ISO 15189:2012
Chair, IFCC Task Force for Young Scientists (TFYS)
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International Federation of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine (IFCC)has assembled TaskForce Young Scientists (TF-YS) in 2010
Chair: Dr. Pradeep K. Dabla
AIM
Medical/Science graduate- <40 years of age
To involve YS- with IFCC & Laboratory Medicine
To face ongoing changes
OBJECTIVES
To identify
Networking
Training
Participation
Multidisciplinary exchanges- different fields & different ideas
IFCC Task Force forYoung Scientists (TF-YS)
TF-YSTF-YS
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Research
It is understood as systematic, controlled,
empiric and critical investigation of hypothetic
statements on supposed relationships
among phenomenon. It is a process in which
thinking is dominant.
Carl Sagan (exobiologist looking for extraterestrial life)
Science is composed of agregated facts fromwhich one can create general laws andConclusions.
Charles Darwin
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Phases of research process
Conducting research comprises a series of logical sequential steps: planning,
searching, discovery, reflection, synthesis, revision, and learning.
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Outline
• Career options for budding medical biochemists
• Why choose a research career?• Rewards & challenges
• What does it take to be a researcher?
• Opportunities in India
• Opportunities in abroad
• Final word…
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What is Clinical Biochemistry?
Diagnostic Medicine: Patient Care
Teaching / Academics
Medical Students
Residents
Graduate / Postgraduate Students
Fellow Physicians
Basic and Clinical Research
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What else?
• Why you chosen science?
• Where is the current market trend and where we fit in those science industries?
• What are your best competitive skills?
• What are your most important career considerations?
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Career Paths
Postdoc
Science and Business
Manager
Fellow or Principal Scientist Track
Director or Other
CEO
Tenure track Scientist or Other
Director
VPTenured Professor
Academia Government, Research Institutes, Non-Profits
Industry
Educator
Dean
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Faculty Member in Medical Institute
• Most commonly opted
• Noble profession
• Exciting and challenging
• Satisfaction of moulding
• Good salaries
• Get chance for lab practice & research
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Faculty Member in Medical Institute –
the other side of the coin
• Long working hours
• Promotions ?
• Status of demand and supply
• Choice of institute / place
• Fierce competition
• Exploitation in Private Institutes
No.
Medical colleges 381
With MD Biochemistry 201
MD Biochem seats 497
Faculty in Biochemistry 3225
Source: Medical Council of India
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Why Choose a Research Career?
• Rewarding and exciting
• Work on bigger problem
• The exhilaration of putting a story together
• Expert in your field
• Standing out from the crowd
• Teaching – academic environment
• Travel
• Prestige/honor/fame
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Is there a downside?
• Perception of peers
• Use it or loose it - clinical Skills• Financial rewards
• Low in the beginning• Uncertainty in promotions
• Roller-coaster ride
• Publish or perish
• Funding
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Research skills
• Hard work, intelligence & desire…. also good luck
• Target early success - a high impact paper as a MD or PhD student / junior postdoc is boon
• Take time to define in detail the research question
• Clear direction with proper order & timings
• Pause for thought
• Leading / contributing to several projects
• Raising research profile (meetings, networking, social media… )
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Scope for Research Career in India
Posts
in
Res
Labs
Posts in
reputed
medical
institutes
Ad hoc
Posts in
Research
projects
PGs in Biochem
Pharma
ceutical /
biotech
industries
Active involvement in Research; high impact publications;
papers in conferences;
network-network-network
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Opportunities in India:
Funding agencies & relevant schemes
Department of Health Research (DHR)
•Establishment of Multi- Disciplinary Research Units in GMCs and Govt. Research Institutes
•80 units in 2013-15; 503.85 cr (INR). Budget
Indian Council of Medical Research
• Research Associate-ships
• Postdoctoral fellowships
• Posts in ad hoc Research Projects
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Department of Biotechnology
• Several autonomous institutes
• R & D projects
• Human genetics & genome analysis
• Bioinformatics
Department of Science and Technology
• Extra Mural Research Funding (Individual Centric)
• Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Microbiology
• Health Sciences
• Start-Up Research Grant (Young Scientists) – project grant + fellowship; eligibility: PhD/ MD/MS
Opportunities in India:
Funding agencies & relevant schemes
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Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
• CSIR Research Associateships (RA)
• Senior Research Associateships (Scientists pool) in in the area of healthcare, drugs & pharmaceuticals for MD/MS/MDS
University Grants Commission
• Research Awards for faculty
• UGC - Faculty research promotion schemes (FRPS)
Opportunities in India:
Funding agencies & relevant schemes
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Opportunities in Abroad
• Substantial benefit of academic research
• New expertise & critical input
• Foster long-term collaborations
• Financial rewards
• Important factor for academic progression
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Scope for research career in abroad
Active research, high impact Papers &
presentations, sound training &
competency in techniques during PG
Ad hoc posts in research
projects, labs or institutes;
experience & publications
PGs in Biochem
Doctoral programmes Post-doctoral fellowships
Faculty
positions
Positions in
res industryClinical Lab
consultants
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NIH Offers Funding Programs to Support Scientists at Every Stage of Their Career
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)Predoctoral Individual MD/PhD NRSA (F30)
Postdoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32)
Small Grant (R03)
Research Project Grant (R01)
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
Approx. Stage of ResearchTraining and Development Mechanism of Support
GRADUATE/MEDICALSTUDENT
POSTDOCTORAL
EARLY
MIDDLE
SENIOR
CA
RE
ER
Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)Mentored Patient-Oriented RCDA (K23)Mentored Quantitative RCDA (K25)
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) Exploratory/Development
Grant (R21)
*Graph represents a small sample of NIH funding mechanisms available.
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
Slide borrowed from Michael A Sesma PhD (NIH) ppt
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Now what?
Dr Pradeep Kumar Dabla 25 Nov 2015
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Identify the Career Path You Want & Find Positions That Fit You
Do your research
Internet job sites
Professional and trade organization websites
Biotech industry news
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology– Toby Freedman
Get up-to-date training
Cross-functional training
Navigating a Career Change in Biotechnology
Network• Professional organization meetings
• Local community and friends
• Informational interviews
Find ways to volunteer• Professional organizations
• Academic institutions
• Other nonprofits
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The Future of the Life Sciences Remains Promising
• Significant unmet medical needs remain
• Neurological disorders
• Cancer
• Infectious diseases
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Aging population
• Tremendous market opportunity in China and India
• Energy
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“Dream is not what you see in sleep. It is the thing which does not let you sleep”
– Dr APJ Abdul KalamFormer President of India
Health Research needs you
Thank youDr. Pradeep Kumar Dabla
MD, PGDHA, PGDBA
Chair, IFCC Task Force for Young Scientists (TFYS)
TF-YSTF-YS