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