They need to be curious about how things in the world around them work. U.C. Irvine biochemist, Jack Jacobs, uses medicinal leeches in his effort to develop new drugs that will one day help people with heart problems.
Biochemists study the chemical makeup of living things.
More specifically, they attempt to understand the complex chemical compositions and reactions that are responsible for life. Contact the American Chemical Society . Take Biology, Chemistry and computer classes in school. Get a summer internship or job working at a local biotechnology firm or pharmaceutical company near you. If there is a college near you, call and ask if there is a biochemistry program.