Core

• Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
• Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
• Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
• Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
• Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
• Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
• Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
• Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
• Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
• Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
• Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
• Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
• Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
• Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
• Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
• Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
• Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
• Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
• Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
• Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.