Monday, November 25, 2013

Different Jobs Related To Biotechnology


by Armand Zeiders


The biotechnology industry is one that deals primarily in the field of genetic engineering. Many industries rely upon products created by different types of biotechnology firms, including both agricultural and medical industries. This is a booming industry, and there are many career opportunities in biotechnology.

Many colleges and universities offer degrees in different types of biotechnology at different levels. Certificate programs in biotechnology provide enough education for graduates to perform lower level tasks such quality control for a pharmaceutical or agricultural company or as an assistant in a private or public lab. Many certificate programs can be completed in just a year or two, so you could be working in the industry sooner than you might think.

With a more advanced degree, such as a two-year or associate's degree, you can accomplish more substantial lab tasks. Move up to a bachelor's degree and there are even more possibilities, including data analysis and clinical resource management. Both of these degrees will require that you take courses in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology and genetics. So, if these are the types of science courses that sound appealing to you, this might be a good fit for your future career.

Many people who earn a bachelor's degree in biotechnology spend a year or two working in the industry and then opt to continue their education so that they can take on the more advanced tasks and research done by those with a PhD, which takes anywhere from seven to ten years of college and study.

Working at a biotechnology company is definitely a top choice for those with a PhD, and biotechnical scientists take part in everything from creating bioactive peptides to creating recombinant proteins, as well as working on peptide synthesis, gene cloning and DNA sequencing. All of these tasks are at the forefront of biomedical technology and will be used to transform the ways the medical profession treats a host of illnesses and diseases.

There are hundreds of colleges around the world and in the United States that offer biotechnology degrees or certificate programs. Some of the top American programs include private universities such as Stanford University, Purdue University and Harvard University, but there are many public colleges that offer biotech degrees. For example, the University of California at Irvine has an excellent biotech program, as does UC San Diego, but there are programs at public universities in every state.




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