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What career involves a love for science, favourite being chemistry, and biology/medicine and lab work?

I am trying to figure out what career path best suits me.

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Thank you comment icon If you love science, especially chemistry, biology, medicine, and lab work, there are several great career options you could consider. You might enjoy becoming a medical labratory scientist, where you run tests on blood and other samples to help docters diagnose diseases, or a biomedical scientist who studies diseases, or a biomedical scientist who studies diseases, in a research lab. A clinical research scientist tests new medications and treatments, combining chemistry and biology in a medical setting. If you're interested in medicine but still enjoy science heavily, becoming a pharmacist or physician could also be a strong path, though those involve more patient interaction. All of these careers strongly connect to your interests in science and hands-on lab work. Clarence
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Rebecca’s Answer

Thank you for your question. I am glad to know that you have interest in biochemistry & medical areas.
Below are my suggestions :
1. There are plenty of careers related to these areas, e.g. Doctor, Pharmacist, Nurse, Vet, Zoologist, Park Ranger, Biochemistry Engineer, etc. You can find out more online.
2. Find out more on these careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counsellor, your parents, etc.
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the entry criteria of relevant subjects in colleges
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
May Almighty God bless you!
Thank you comment icon Your advice was so helpful! Bethany
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Kailyn’s Answer

If you have a love for chemistry and you are looking for something that blends lab work and medicine. I highly recommend applying to a college that has undergraduate research opportunities so you can explore lab work. For the medicine side, some schools offer medicinal chemistry, which is connected to Pharma, where primarily the research pertains to drug development. If you want to go into a prosthetic concentration area, I would recommend Biochemistry and biomedical engineering. This is lab-heavy, while also being hands-on work with creating prosthetics and understanding the biochemical connections in the body. If you want to work in a chemistry-focused lab that does testing on medicine or medically focused products, look into an analytical lab that does Research and development work. For a more biology-heavy lab work, you could be a genetic counsellor who will look over different tests and decipher what they mean for patients to then give them greater advice.
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Vianne’s Answer

If you enjoy chemistry, biology, medicine, and working in a lab, you're looking at a range of science careers that blend these interests.

One great choice is to become a clinical or medical laboratory scientist. These professionals work in hospital labs, testing blood, tissue, and other samples to help doctors diagnose patients. It's a hands-on job with a strong focus on science, and it connects to medicine without directly treating patients. If you prefer research over hospital work, consider fields like biomedical research, biochemistry, or molecular biology. These areas focus on studying diseases, developing treatments, or understanding how cells and chemicals work together.

If chemistry is your main interest, pharmaceutical or medicinal chemistry could be perfect. This involves designing and testing drugs. For a bigger role in medicine, think about pathology, forensic science, or even becoming a doctor who specializes in lab-focused fields like pathology. The main question is whether you prefer interacting with patients, working mainly in a lab, or diving into research and discovery. Let me know which setting excites you the most, and I can help you narrow down your options.
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Stephanie’s Answer

There are a lot of different career paths that involve science and lab work, so let me just put a plug in for my career! You can always consider forensic science. From a chemistry perspective you can do drug analysis (analyzing compounds to determine if/what drugs they are) or toxicology (analyzing specimens like blood or urine to determine if a person was under the influence of any drugs) or from a biology perspective you can look into serology (determining if a substance is blood or semen) or DNA analysis (generating DNA profiles from crime scenes and comparing to persons of interest). I know that when I was in highschool (before the days of tv shows like CSI) I thought that since I liked biology I had to go into medicine but I also knew that I didn’t want to spend a lot of time caring for patients because social interactions can be stressful for me. I also didn’t want to spend years working on the same research project only to find out that it didn’t work and end up feeling like I hadn’t accomplished anything. My college advisor introduced me to forensics and I love it because I feel accomplished as I am continuously finishing projects and getting answers but I have the flexibility and freedom of working in a lab so I can largely dictate my own schedule without having to be meeting patients at specific times. Of course this is only one of many options you could choose from where you are working in a lab, Just keep reaching out and learning about all of the things that people around you do for a living.
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Sahida’s Answer

You:

Love science

Enjoy hands-on tasks

Want to make a real-world difference

Like practical work

Think analytically


Good career options for you:

Pharmaceutical Research

Clinical Laboratory Science

Forensic Chemistry

Biomedical Engineering (if you like math)
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