Careers After Studying Biology

Careers After Studying Biology

Epidemiologist

Epidemiologists solve disease mysteries. They are scientists who

figure out what causes a certain disease and why some people get the

disease and why some people don't. Then they can tell people how to

help prevent the disease. Epidemiologists study many different

diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. They often study

epidemics, which are unusual outbreaks of diseases.

Forensic biology

Forensic biology involves the detection, identification and comparison

of biological materials relating to many legal aspects. Many subjects

that come into the remit of the forensic biologist include DNA

profiling, blood pattern analysis, entomology and the analysis of

textile fibres from clothing to name but a few.

Histro - pathologist

Histologist Studies human or animal tissue to provide data to

delineate cause and progress of disease that impairs body function:

Trains and oversees laboratory personnel in preparing tissue sections

or prepares tissue sections from surgical and diagnostic cases and

autopsies. Examines tissue under microscope to detect characteristics

of cell structure indicative of disease and writes diagnostic reports.

Devises and directs use of special stains and methods for isolating,

identifying, and studying function, morphology, and pathology of

obscure or difficult-to-identify cells, tissues, and connecting

fibers. May also conduct autopsies to select tissue specimens for

study. May also engage in research to develop techniques for

diagnosing and identifying pathological conditions. May also study

anatomy of body tissues, formation of organs, and related problems to

obtain data on body functions.

Palaeontologist

Paleontology is the study of the history of life on Earth, as

reflected in the fossil record. Fossils are the remains or traces of

organisms (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and other single-celled

living things) that lived in the geological past and are preserved in

the crust of the Earth. There are many subdivisions of the field of

paleontology, including vertebrate paleontology (the study of fossils

of animals with backbones), invertebrate paleontology (the study of

fossils of animals without backbones), micropaleontology (the study of