Opportunities in Biotech Careers

by Sheldon S. Brown

Overview

Each book offers:

• The latest information on a field of interest
• Training and educational requirements for each career
• Salary statistics for different positions within each field
• Up-to-date professional and Internet resources

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071509794
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/13/2007
Series:	Opportunities in.Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	342 KB

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Table of Contents

Foreword     xi
Acknowledgments     xv
Introduction     xvii
Overview of the Biotechnology Field     1
From golden corn to golden rice
What is biotechnology?
Historical perspective
Major branches
Current areas of research
Looking ahead
Developments in Modern Biotechnology     15
An interdisciplinary science
How will you take part?
Getting an overview
Developments in genetic engineering
Controversies and ethical issues
Biotechnology and human health
Nanotechnology products
HIV/AIDS: fourteen thousand new infections every day
Other medical frontiers
Advances in diagnosis
Scope of biomedical advances
Basics of a Biotechnology Career     45
What research biologists do
Job titles and descriptions
Scientific jobs outside of product research and
Development
Daily activities in the lab
Jobs in research organizations and corporations
Nonscientific biotechnology careers
Educational Preparation     61
Majors and interdisciplinary emphases in biotechnology
Growth and changes in biotechnology education
Associate degree programs
Bachelor's and graduate-level programs
Curriculum examples
Research centers
Continuing education
Staying informed
Employment Opportunities     83
Industry facts and trends
Current employment
Biopharmaceutical outlook
Agricultural outlook
Sales and revenues
Employment and income
Changing personnel needs
Succeeding on the Job     101
Communicating
Cooperating
Making the most of experience
Coping with frustrations
Being sensitive to public perceptions
Thinking creatively
Finding the Right Job     109
Getting started
Internet job search sites
Researching corporations
Learning from the associations
Conferences, conventions, and career fairs
Networking
Temporary and contract work
Cover letters and resumes
Succeeding at interviews
Working with recruiters
Choosing well in an expanding field
Biotechnology Time Line     135
Biotechnology-Related Associations and Organizations     149
Informatics and Information Sciences Associations     159
Selected Colleges and Universities with Biotechnology or Interdisciplinary Programs     161
Annotated Bibliography of Selected Journals in Biotechnology and Related Fields     177