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Real Life Science: Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience
RIT undergraduate student, Kubra Naqvi, observing results from an experiment to determine antibiotic resistance alongside Dr. André Hudson.
Do you want to learn how cells and living organisms, like viruses, can be harnessed to improve scientific knowledge and human health? Biotechnology is the area of science that uses living systems to create products and new technologies. The implications in health and medicine make biotechnology important for improving the quality of human life.
“Biotechnology is an exciting and challenging field,” said RIT professor and school head André Hudson. “One of our graduates, Callie Donahue, is currently working with other researchers at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories testing drugs in hopes of finding a treatment for COVID-19.”
A degree in biotechnology prepares you to immediately assume challenging positions in research, development, and management in the following industries:
- Plant Biotechnology
- Human Genetics
- Agriculture
- Food Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Vaccine Development
- Environment and Energy
- Forensic Science
- Genetic Counseling
Since biotechnology has applications in many industries, professionals can work for a variety of organizations including:
- Pharmaceutical Companies (Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb etc)
- Federal Institutes (Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, National Labs etc.)
- State/Local Government Labs
- Universities (Basic and Translational Research at a Research Institution)
- Policy Making Organizations
- Consulting Firms
- Legal Firms (i.e. Patent Law)
- Scientific Communication Outlets
RIT is preparing the next generation of biotechnologists at the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences.
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