A Career as a Neuroscience Researcher

The science world, as a whole, knows very little about the brain and nervous system and how the one organ and its companion system can make up a person. They also do not fully understand the diseases that genetically alter how the brain works. The neuroscience researchers are faced with a new puzzle every day. They are the pioneers of the neuroscience field. These are the people that I want to be considered part of. I have, as a result of wanting this future, explored the career environment and why it is the best choice for me.

There is a lot that comes with being a medical scientist. The general definition of a medical scientist, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), are people “who conduct research aimed at improving overall human health” (BLS, np). Medical scientists can specialize into many fields of medicine. BLS states that, in general, they work mostly on their own with little to no supervision, with the ability to follow their own theories (BLS, np). This aspect of the career is another thing that draws me to it. Throughout my school career, I have been told exactly what to learn, never having enough time to learn about what I am interested in. By going into a field that is so unknown with practically no set direction I have to go, I am able to finally choose what I learn about. Learning is a passion of mine, and by going into a career where everyone is learning the same things with same amount of passion, will be an invigorating change from the misery of the monotonous school career I currently lead in high school. Money, although not the most important, does play somewhat of a role in what career I would choose. It varies between the particular places of employment, as reported by the BLS. In just a gen...

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... of research (Lolas, pg.4). Bioethics are good in theory, but can end up doing more harm than good in some situations.

Becoming a researcher was not something I ever dreamed of doing until a friend pointed out that it was exactly what I wanted to. I immediately began looking for an opportunity to study Neuroscience, and it just so happened that at the school that I had always dreamed of going to, has the only undergraduate Neuroscience program in the state. It all just clicked after that. I began to do a little reading and studying on my own, in order to learn more about what I was interested in. As time went on, I realized how much I truly would want to make a career out of becoming a Neuroscience researcher. While I know I may never make a great medical discovery, there is also the small chance that I win a Nobel Peace Prize, and that is what will keep me going.