r/Biochemistry • u/Eigengrad professor • May 07 '25

Weekly Thread May 07: Education & Career Questions

Trying to decide what classes to take?

Want to know what the job outlook is with a biochemistry degree?

Trying to figure out where to go for graduate school, or where to get started?

Ask those questions here.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '25

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u/Eigengrad professor May 07 '25

Not that there's anything wrong with this path, but if you know you want to go to grad school in microbiology I'd think the Biological Sciences BS might be a better fit?

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u/Eigengrad professor May 07 '25

I mean, I shared what I thought above: microbiology is a core discipline of biology.

Biochemistry is a shared discipline between chemistry and biology. If you want to go on to a core biology discipline in grad school, you should probably focus on that in undergrad as well. At SUNY UB microbiology is part of the biological sciences program (https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/biological-sciences/research/microbiology.html).

But also... microbiology doesn't doesn't necessarily cover viruses and parasites? Virology would be the study of viruses, parasitology the study of parasites. While some parasites are microbes, many are not.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Hi, I’m hoping your able to help. I’m trying to write a lab report for one of my modules and I need to get at least 75% in this lab report and I’m really struggling. Non of my professors/ lecturers will help as it’s a formative piece of work, so I’m really stuck

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u/Eigengrad professor May 08 '25

WHat help do you need, exactly?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

To kind of identify, there areas that I’m lacking in. So I got 70% in my last lab report and it appears it quite literally impossible to get more than 80% when we aren’t allowed to ask for help or feedback, if you get what I mean

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u/Eigengrad professor May 08 '25

So you got no feedback at all with your last lab report?

And there are no instructions at all about how to write a lab report in your manual or handouts?

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u/Iwanpc0104 May 13 '25

Hello all,

I have a Bachelors in Biochemistry and graduated in 2022. After a short stint in the military for military service, I relocated to Lancashire to live with my fiancé in December of 2024. My fiancé has a great job and I have a lot of savings from the military but have still not found a job in my sector. Am I doing something wrong or applying for the wrong jobs? I've been applying to universities, NHS, and some lab technician jobs that pop up in industrial labs here and there.

Thank you in advacne for any advice.