As the world watches the page turn, closing the book on the 20th century and opening up to the 21st, it will also experience a shift in the nature of technology. In the past one hundred years we have seen the rise and development of the assembly line, the automobile, and now the computer and Internet. As we perfect these things we will finally have the tools necessary to tackle one mystery that has always been out of reach for our ancestors - human disease. Through the use of genetics and genetic engineering we can now, or will soon be able to, repair damage or correct problems that were once as out of reach as the idea of flying to the moon. Cystic fibrosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and even cancer may become curable ailments through genetic treatment. Gene therapy? Yes, it appears that the time has come. Below is a list of some of the specific areas of genetics and biotechnology that have great opportunities for careers:

Clinical Geneticist	Cell Biologist
Medical Geneticist	Biotech Sales Engineer
Pharmaceutical Chemist	Bioprocess Engineer
Genetics Laboratory Technician	Biotech Manufacturing Engineer
Genetics Laboratory Research Assistant	Biotech Marketing Personnel
Drug Discovery Engineer	Biotech Trained Patent Attorney
Receptor Biochemist	Licensing Executive
Molecular Biologist	Instrument Development Engineer
Regulatory Process Manager	Structural Biologists
Bioinfomatics Personnel	Clinical Researcher
Biochemist	Genetic Counselor
Bioanalytical Chemist

---

    Note: Information included in this list was obtained from various sources, including: "Careers in Genetics" from the www.pbs.org web site, and the "15 Hot Jobs in Biotechnology" from the www.bio.com web site.

---

Created by Kate Stafford and Michael Mannor for ThinkQuest.
Return to our Homepage