2007-04-23 17:13:32 · 2 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
It starts with college. Study a laboratory science. Biology is a good one, but there are plenty others (chemistry, biochem, etc.).
Think about a career in pharmacy, biomedical research, clinical trials, epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, etc.
Discovering a cure for an infection isn't just mixing stuff in a tube, pouring it on a petri dish and waiting to see if it kills anything.
It involves a lot of numbers, a lot of statistics. It involves patient interaction and data collection.
So think which part of the discovery process do you want to be involved in? Are you going to need to get a PhD? Go to pharmacy school? Study biostats and epidemiology? Get a microbio or chemistry degree and work for a biotech or Big Pharma?
2007-04-23 18:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to become a doctor. Major in Nuclear Medicine.
2007-04-24 00:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by MoMoney23 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋