Identify and Contact Jefferson Researchers
Knowing more about the research interests and expertise of your potential
mentor will make you a more useful member of the team, and help you choose
a good research experience.
- Jefferson Academic and Clinical
Departments
- Information about research programs for some TJU departments is
available by choosing the department name, then the Research and
Publications link.
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- TJU Faculty Research
Profiles
- Many TJU faculty have profiles in Jefferson's Faculty Interests
database. The profiles describe their research interests, grants,
publications, patents, professional activities and contact information.
Search the database by name, department or research topic to find
out more about research interests on campus. To identify research
topics, start by searching All Fields, putting phrases in quotes:
"molecular biology," and using an asterisk for
truncation: hepat*
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Sample Search Screen:
Find More Specialized Details About Researchers
- Funding
- Search NIH CRISP (Computerized
Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) to identify
federal funding the investigator has received for biomedical research.
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- Publications
- Search MEDLINE, or CINAHL to identify
publications by the investigator. Limit by including "Jefferson"
in the institutional affiliation field, as necessary.
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- Citations
- Find out how frequently papers by the investigator have been cited
by other researchers, by searching ISI Science Citation Index (available
on CD at the Library or by requesting an online
search).
