A career in proteomics?

Question

If i was considering a career in this field what classes should I take and what schools (if you know any in the U.S.) would be good to go to.

Answer 1

To become involved in this area, you would first need to have a BS in biology with a strong concentration in molecular biology and organic chem and biochem. You could not begin to do research or study proteins until you had a totally solid grasp of the basic functions of cells and genes.

That means that you could go to any school that has a strong program in molecular biology. There are many schools that would qualify... just about any of the large flagship state universities such as Michigan or Wisconsin or SUNY or UC Berkeley. And any of the elite private schools, particularly UChicago, Duke, Harvard, MIT or Stanford. Then you would look for a grad program where there were researchers actively working in this area and apply to do your PhD with them.

If you have a very sound understanding of chem, bio and probably physics and stats as well, then you can go to work in this area --it is  certainly not going to go stale for many years to come.

Good luck...