Students who plan to do research and teach at the college or university level enter Ph.D. programs in such areas as biophysics, biochemistry, and cell and molecular biology. Others choose careers in medicine, veterinary work, dentistry, or other health-related fields after further study at the appropriate professional schools. Still others use their undergraduate biochemistry degrees to find jobs in biotechnology, food science, pharmaceuticals, or to pursue opportunities with nonprofit research organizations or government agencies. Whether they continue in science or not, students have found that the biochemistry major has served them well. It has proved to be an excellent way to hone critical thinking skills, as well as oral and written communication skills.
Biochemistry is a rigorous and quantitative science.
Examples of student internships Investigation of a novel pathway of secretion for a protein essential for nervous system development. Studies of the dynamics of transport through axons in neuronal cells. Function of a small ankyrin repeat protein in yeast. Investigating a group I ribozyme derived from a nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Through Basal Laminae.