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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
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Biochemist
- Biological Chemist
- Biochemist
Tasks for “Genetic Engineer”
- Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
- Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
- Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
- Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
- Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
- Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
- Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
- Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
- Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
- Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
- Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.
- Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
- Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
- Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
- Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
- Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
- Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
- Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
- Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
- Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
- Desktop computers
- Microdosimeters
- Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
- Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
- Automated electrophoresis equipment
- Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Plotters
- Test tubes
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Heating mantles
- Microphysiometers
- Near-field light microscopes
- Sample concentrators
- Mainframe computers
- Flexi-dry lyophilizers
- Heat blocks
- Atomic force microscopes
- Fermenters
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
- Electron microscopes
- Microinjectors
- Filtering funnels
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Video positioning equipment
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Rheometers
- Phosphorimagers
- Laser particle sizers
- Fluorescence spectroscopes
- Balances
- Cryostat tissue microtomes
- Dual wavelength spectroscopes
- Microscope slides
- Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
- Notebook computers
- Spectropolarimeters
- Top-loading electronic balances
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
- Ultramicrotomes
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Langmuir balances
- Hemoglobin analyzers
- Graduated cylinders
- Glassware adaptors
- Protein sequencers
- Raman difference spectrometers
- Magnetic tweezers
- Laminar flow hoods
- Amino acid analyzers
- Cryogenic freezers
- Gel boxes
- Lasers
- Krypton lasers
- Autoclaves
- Brewster angle microscopes
- Heat incubators
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Microplate readers
- Inverted microscopes
- Scanners
- Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Analytical balances
- Pasteur pipettes
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Glassware condensers
- Shaking incubators
- Scintillation counters
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Cryomicroscopes
- Biological safety hoods
- Basic vapor pressure osmometers
- Continuous flow centrifuges
- X ray microscopes
- Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
- Growth chambers
- Orbital shakers
- Large upright microscopes
- Hot plates
- Cryotransmission electron microscopes
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
- Circular dichroism spectroscopes
- Incubators
- Mettler balances
- Light scattering devices
- Synchrotrons
- Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
- Argon lasers
- Ultracentrifuges
- Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
- Ionometers
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Scanning laser microscopes
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- Auto gamma counters
- Sapphire lasers
- Mass spectrometers
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- Flame ionization detectors FID
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- Multichannel detectors
- Laser printers
- Sartorius balances
- Analytical ultracentrifuges
- Cell sorters
- Nanoscopes
- Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
- Water baths
- Transillumination microscopes
- X ray crystallography equipment
- Liquid handling robots
- Specific gravity balances
- Microcentrifuges
- Rotating anode X ray generators
- Pipettes
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- Circulating water cooling systems
- Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Chemistry analyzers
- Peptide synthesizers
- Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
- Electrophoresis power supplies
- Confocal microscopes
- Vacuum freezers
- Microsusceptometers
- Flow cytometers
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Chemical fume hoods
- Power amplifiers
- Dichroic beamsplitters
- Darkroom equipment
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Spectrophotometers
- Linear accelerators
- Personal computers
- Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Viscometers
- Megafuge centrifuges
- Automatic pipetters
- pH meters
- Microcalorimeters
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Thermal imagers
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- Shaking waterbaths
- Signal generators
- Beakers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Water purification units
- Sonicators
- High-pressure high-temperature reactors
- Optical tweezers
- Phosphorimager video cameras
- Biofreezers
- Laser tweezers
- Solid state diode lasers
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Automatic x ray film developers
- Accelrys Cerius2
- Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
- GEPASI
- Golden Helix ChemTree
- ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
- Expression DNA and protein sequence software
- Graphics software
- Internet browser software
- Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
- Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
- Email software
- Molecular simulation software
- Gaussian software
- Wavefunction Spartan
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- 3D graphics software
- JustBio SeqPainter
- Python
- SPSS
- Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
- Sequence database software
- Carrier-mediated transport software
- Microsoft Office
- Golden Helix HelixTree
- Genetics computer group GSG software
- Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
- Docking and ligand binding software
- Presentation software
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- ItemTracker
- Fujitsu BioMedCache
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- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
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- Extensible markup language XML
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- Linux
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- Crystallographic software
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- Wavefunction Titan
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
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- Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
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- SAP
- Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
- SAS