How do they match: Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • Research and Development Scientist

  • 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.

  • Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
  • Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
  • Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
  • Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
  • Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
  • 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.
  • 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 spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
  • Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  • Research microbiological or chemical processes or structures.
  • Set up laboratory or field equipment.