| Date that you are completing this form: | 5/31/97 |
| Gender? | Male |
| Ethnicity? | Caucasion |
| Current city, state (if applicable), and country? | LA, CA
USA |
| Formal job title? | Graduate student |
| What is a brief description of your job? | Research in
tumor
immunology |
| What topic of study currently call for the majority of your
time? |
My research is on overcoming resistance of cancer cells to drugs and
the immune system |
7) Where did you get your...
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| What is the minimum degree that is required for your
career? |
PhD |
| What field of undergraduate major do you recommend for your
career? |
Life sciences |
| What educational degree is expected of most people in your
career? |
PhD |
| As a beginning worker, what range can you expect to earn in
your career? |
Depends on the location, but 24000-40000 |
| How much do experienced workers earn in your career? |
40000+ |
| What is the approximate number of people working in your career
in your country? |
Lots |
| What type of science education is required in your career? |
Extensive |
| What work skills do you use on a daily basis?
| I do experiments so I need skills in all aspects of science
and math |
| What are your working conditions? Dress codes?
Environment
(Indoor or Outdoor)? |
Casual, indoors |
| Are you working in isolation or with a team of co-workers or
subordinates? |
Lots of collaboration with students, profs, etc |
| What has been the biggest challenges you have faced on the
job? | Developing a unique and novel program of study |
| What has been the most memorable experience on the
job? | |
| How did your interest in this career develop? |
long story, but was alway interested in science.
Experience in undergrad classes was a major motivation for future
work |
| What advice do you have for students interested in your
career? |
lots of study, and some lab work as undergraduate
|
| What science courses do you recommend for high school students
planning to enter your career? |
any and all basic math, physics, chemistry and biology
courses |
| What are the leading colleges or universities in this
field? |
| What institution(s) of higher
education do you recommend for students pursing your career out of the
before mentioned? |
UCLA, Stanford, UC San Diego, Washington University at St
Louis |
| How is the future projection for jobs in this career? Will
there be an increase in demand in
the future? |
Expanding field but is changing rapidly. The classic jobs of tenured
prof. will most likely not be available in 10-15 years. Many
opportunities in the commercial field in genetics, drugs, medicine
etc. |
| How do you utilize the Internet on a daily basis? |
| With regard to your profession, which web sites do you recommend
for students interested in
your field? | Don't know |
OPTIONAL |
| What is your name? | My name is Patrick Frost |
| What is your e-mail address? | pfrost@UCLA.edu |
| Would you like to receive questions and/or comments
by students interested in
your field? |
I would be very happy to talk with students interested in the field
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