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CAREER DESCRIPTIONS FOR BIOCHEMISTRY: Drug Manufacture and Design
 This is one of the largest industries employing biochemists ("Doctors only prescribe drugs and pharmacists only dispense them, but chemists and biochemists discover them"). In order to develop a new drug, a thorough understanding of the interaction between biological macromolecules and small molecules (many drugs) is needed. Biochemists are also involved in their production and quality assurance.
Medicine and Health
Diseases are prevented by vaccines developed and produced by biochemists. Expertise in protein chemistry is required for traditional vaccines, and in nucleic acid chemistry for the new DNA-based vaccines. Many techniques for detecting diseases are also founded on biochemistry, from enzyme assays to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Biochemists work to develop new diagnostic tools and improve existing systems. Forensic Science (Crime Lab Science)
Not only are biochemists and their expertise used in DNA fingerprinting which has become so prominent in criminal investigations, but the examination of other biological samples (blood, saliva, sperm, flesh, etc.) are essential in many criminal investigations. Agriculture and Related Industries
The action of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers also depend on the interaction of small molecules with biological macromolecules. The exact action of these agents is discovered by biochemists. The biochemist is also involved in food processing, and they aid environmental scientists through the development of diagnostic agents and tools for bioremediation. Professional School
A biochemistry degree is a great preparation for medical school, dental school, veterinary school and law school (patent and environmental).
SOME USEFUL REFERENCES:
For biochemist jobs please refer to this site: http://www.biochemist.org/jobs/
Biochemistry Web sites for Jobs & Internships
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/oirm/hrm/jobs/
United States Office of Personnel Management
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
Office of Science
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/
National Institute of Health
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp
NASA
http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/
Science Job.com
http://www.sciencejobs.com
American Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
http://www.asbmb.org
Biochemical Society
http://www.biochemistry.org
The Student Conservation Association, Inc.
http://www.sca-inc.org
Cell & Molecular Biology Online
http://www.cellbio.com/
National Center for BioTechnology Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The BioWeb
http://cellbiol.com
Bio Space
http://www.biospace.com/
Bioexchange
http://www.bioexchange.com
Biology On-line
http://biology-online.org
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