How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences provides fresh insight into the PhD process and a concise framework to aid current and prospective students undertaking research in the medical and clinical sciences. Filled with useful hints, tips, and practical guidance, the book covers key topics relevant to a PhD researcher such as publishing and presenting, core principles and techniques in medical science, dealing with common pitfalls, and how to write up and move on. Featuring contributions from authors with experience across the PhD research career spectrum, How to…mehr
How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences provides fresh insight into the PhD process and a concise framework to aid current and prospective students undertaking research in the medical and clinical sciences.
Filled with useful hints, tips, and practical guidance, the book covers key topics relevant to a PhD researcher such as publishing and presenting, core principles and techniques in medical science, dealing with common pitfalls, and how to write up and move on.
Featuring contributions from authors with experience across the PhD research career spectrum, How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences is an invaluable resource for those undertaking their doctoral studies.
Dr Ashton Barnett-Vanes, MB-PhD Candidate, St George's, University of London and Imperial College London, UK. Dr Rachel Allen, Reader in Immunology of Infection and Head of Graduate School, St George's, University of London, UK.
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List of contributors, xi
About the editors, xv
Foreword, xvii
Preface, xix
Acknowledgements, xxi
Chapter 1: Introduction, 1 Ashton Barnett?-Vanes and Rachel Allen
A PhD, 1
Perspective, 2
Why a book? How to use it, 5
References, 6
Chapter 2: Deciding on and finding a PhD, 7 Jonathan C.H. Lau and Ming He
Background, 7
Routes of entry, 8
How to find one, 11
Choosing a project, 13
Making an application, 16
Interviews, 17
How to fund one, 18
Reference, 22
Further reading, 22
Chapter 3: Anatomy of a PhD: Where you fit in the academic world, 23 Laura Lambert and John Tregoning
Background: Welcome to the new you, 23
You are here: PhD research versus undergraduate studies, 24
Lab types: A field guide, 25
It's tricky: The student?]supervisor interaction, 27
Check out my massive organogram, 28
Other dull, but important stuff, 29
Conclusion, 31
Reference, 32
Chapter 4: Core techniques, principles and statistics, 33 Andrew John Walley, Kyrillos N Adesina? Georgiadis, Adel Benlahrech and Fiona Reid
Genomics, 33
Metabolomics, 38
Flow cytometry, 40
Statistics, 45
References, 49
Further reading, 49
Chapter 5: Take off: Year 1, 51 Ashton Barnett? Vanes and Rachel Allen
Background, 51
Understanding your team and project, 52
The literature, 53
The research proposal, 55
Starting experiments, 56
Data management and record keeping, 57
The 'transfer', 58
Conclusion, 59
Common pitfalls, 59
Chapter 6: Dealing with problems, 63 Rachel Allen and David Salman
Background, 63
General problems, 64
Academic problems, 66
Common PhD problems, 69
Conclusions, 72
References, 73
Further reading, 73
Chapter 7: Breaking ground: Year 2, 75 Ashton Barnett-Vanes and Rebecca Ingram
Background, 75
Taking ownership of your project, 75
Shaping the research direction, 76
From preliminary to publishable data, 77
Supervising junior students, 79
The end of Year 2 review/assessment, 80
Conclusion, 82
Common pitfalls, 82
Chapter 8: Presenting and publishing as a PhD student, 85 Ashton Barnett-Vanes and Henry D.I. De 'Ath
Background, 85
Presentations, 85
How to present, 87
Publications, 89
Writing an original research article, 90
Writing a review article, 93
Narrative reviews, 95
Final steps, 95
Managing the process, 96
Other considerations, 98
Conclusion, 98
References, 98
Further reading, 98
Chapter 9: Landing and writing up: Year 3, 99 Manu Chhabra and E. Allison Green
Background, 99
An exit strategy, 99
The X Factor results, 100
Before you start writing, 101
Writing your thesis: Part 1, 102
Writing your thesis: Part 2, 105
Conclusion, 111
Common pitfalls, 111
Further reading, 112
Chapter 10: The viva and moving on, 113 Rachel Allen and Kate Gowers
