Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

mademoiselle2308
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:58:14 +0000

I think that for anyone interested in biological/biomedical sciences, biochemistry provides an EXCELLENT background for graduate studies (if this is something you’re interested in) and working as a lab/research tech/assistant if you’re not interested in higher education. That being said, have you ever heard of bioimformatics/biostatistics? If you are interested in biomedical research, bioinformatics is a great way to combine your love of math and biomedical sciences. Bioinformaticians need to have a solid background in biomedical research (which your biochem major would help with) and math/statistics/computer science. Bioinformaticians are highly sought after and don’t typically do benchwork but make great contributions to the biomedical research field. (As you have a publication coming out, perhaps you are already aware of this.) I am not sure if bioinformatics is something that can be pursued at the undergrad level, but it is worth looking into as an option for graduate school. If this is something that might interest you, consider taking extra math, stats, and computer science classes into addition to your biochem classes.