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Job Description
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 94,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 45.00
- Currently, there are 29,200 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biochemists and Biophysicists”.
Also Known As…
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Professor of Physics/Researcher in Biophysics
- Laboratory Director
- Director of the Biophysics Facility
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Analytical Research Chemist
- Toxicologist
- Staff Toxicologist
- Research Affiliate
- Quality Control Associate (QC Associate)
- Physical Biochemist
- Pharmaceutical Scientist
- Nanotechnologist
- Genetic Engineer
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Biochemist
- Biological Chemist
- Biochemist
Tasks for “Director of the Biophysics Facility”
- Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
- Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
- Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
- Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
- Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
- Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
- Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.
- Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
- Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.
- Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
- Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
- Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
- Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
- Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
- Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
- Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
- Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
- Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
- Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
- Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
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- Ultracentrifuges
- Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Microcentrifuges
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- Confocal microscopes
- Freeze dryers
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
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- Analytical ultracentrifuges
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- Genetics computer group GSG software
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- Chang Bioscience ToolKit
- Python
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- 3D graphics software
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- Laboratory information management system LIMS
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- Minitab
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- Gaussian software
- Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
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