ElectricDreamMachine

I'm struggling to narrow down what it is that I want to research. I liked messing about with genetics and microbes in school, and I also liked drug design/synthesis stuff that I did for my honours. I also did several projects on HIV in school, and I enjoyed that. One was a general project on the molecular biology of retroviruses, one was very large and in-depth project on the history and chemistry of HIV HAART medications, and one was a history paper on the origins of HIV and its impact on the LGBTQ+ community. I also used to work at a clinic that did HIV testing, and that was cool. I haven't really come across anything I'm particularly passionate about though, and I feel like I'd be happy working on most projects in a lab. I struggle to think of projects that would get me incredibly excited, and I see many professors from many universities doing work that I'd be interested in getting involved in. I think I'd like to do HIV research but I haven't found anyone in Canada doing HIV research that excites me. Does anyone else have this issue? How do you narrow down what it is exactly that you want to do?

Hello all, I'm a Canadian who graduated this year and made the decision to take a year off and work before attending graduate school. It's that time of the year again. I initially had no intention of applying for NSERC funding, but changed my mind last minute. I'm now struggling to write a summary of proposal. I was thinking of recycling the proposal I had used for my honours thesis, despite having no intentions to pursue said research any further. Would this be unethical? Would the professors writing me a letter of recommendation be able to see my profile and view that I've recycled an old thesis? Am I eligible to apply for NSERC funding if I have taken a year off and am no longer associated with an institution? Cheers.