Amara Aslam-Bio Chemist
A Biochemist, or Biochemistry Scientist, is responsible for using their knowledge of biochemistry to experiment with chemicals and their effects on living organisms to create medicines and other beneficial elements. Their duties include analyzing cells from animals, plants or humans, using laboratory equipment to study chemical reactions and composing reports to publish their findings.
Biochemist Duties and Responsibilities
Biochemists are research scientists, and their duties and responsibilities revolve around their work in laboratories. These duties and responsibilities include:
- Managing laboratory teams, consisting of other scientists, Lab Assistants and often graduate students
- Planning and conducting complex scientific research projects
- Writing grant applications to acquire research funding from the government, corporations and foundations
- Using sound judgment and reasoning in drawing conclusions from the results of their experiments
- Attending conferences and reviewing research of their peers to stay current on the latest developments in their field
- Isolating, analyzing and synthesizing proteins, fats, DNA and other molecules in an ongoing quest to better understand their role living organisms
- Conducting experiments and analyzing the results with accuracy and precision
