Raymond Fang

P.7
Mentor Interview Summary
Useful Information:
Question 1
Fantasies are important to a!ieving suess.
Fantasies are a"out dreaming of disovering somet!ing ground#"rea$ing.
Reality ma$es some of t!ose fantasy goals frustrating.
% $ey trait in resear! is to train ones mind to fae t!e !allenges provided in t!e
wor$plae ea! and every day.
Question &
Mentor !as a P!.'. and a postdotoral in "iomedial resear!
(iomedial resear! is a growing field
)o"s onsist of reading* partiipating in disussion* and onferenes.
Question +
,ea!ing* partiipating in administration* reading literature* performing e-periments*
!elping graduate students design e-periments* and olla"oration are day to day
ativities.
Question .
)o" seurity typial of professional fields.
/ard wor$ and perseverane important in sueeding in t!e field.
/ard wor$ !as no su"stitute.
Question 0
Salary ranges from 120*333 to 1+33*333.
Question 4
,remendous room for growt! in "iomedial resear!.
'iseases su! as aner* dia"etes* %l5!eimer* and Par$inson are possi"le targets.
(illions of dollars are "eing spent on %l5!eimer are.
Prevalene of su! diseases is growing.
Resear!ers ould find important answers wit!in 0#13 years.
Question 7
Mentor feels onstant e-itement in 6o".
,!e !ane of important disoveries "eing made is always present.
,!e possi"ility of a new disovery drives mentor to wor$ every day.
Question 2
,!ere are !allenges in t!e 6o".
Mentor still li$es 6o" and !olds t!rill !e got w!en !e first started.
/e would !oose !is 6o" again given t!e opportunity.
Question 7
(iomedial resear! provides pressure.
,!e field is ompetitive and deals wit! funding agenies.
In order to reeive funds* aounta"ility is re8uired.
Question 13
Field !as not !anged mu! over t!e year.
It !as "eome more !allenging and ompetitive.
Raymond Fang
P.7