• Question: I am very interested in Biochemistry although lack design skills, are there jobs available that do not require extensive design skills.

    Asked by Tarzipan to Dominic, Maedeh, Matthew, Matt, Monica on 4 Mar 2016.
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      Dominic Eggbeer answered on 4 Mar 2016:

      Of course! Biochemistry is increasingly being employed in engineering. Successful applications of these technologies will need a team approach involving designers, biochemists, engineers etc. 3D printing scaffolds is one such area you could get involved with.

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      Matthew Round answered on 4 Mar 2016:

      Assuming you are still at secondary school I wouldn’t get to upset or concerned about what you can and cannot do yet. My advice would be to take subjects that are relevant to biochemistry (if you feel that’s what you truly want to do) and develop yourself as you go along, if you are thinking of going to uni you are a long way from needing to specialise. Don’t give up on those design skills just yet!!

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      Matthew Oldfield answered on 5 Mar 2016:

      Design is not just about drawing. There are many engineers who are terrible at drawing! Many computer programs are able to help make really impressive designs even if the person using the computer is not good at drawing with a pen and paper.

      If you are interested in Biochemistry then you can pursue it. I don’t know much about the subject as I am not really working in that area. But I would guess Biology and Chemistry are both at least as important as being able to design.

      It is also likely you’ll be doing lots of work in teams where there are people who are much better at design but worse at Biochemistry than you.

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      Monica Rozeik answered on 6 Mar 2016:

      Yes of course. There are many people who work as biomedical engineers that don’t do any design work. This includes people who work in cell and tissue engineering where I think biochemistry is really important. Tissue engineering is really useful in helping a large range of diseases and problems. It can repair or replace tissue for skin burn victims, bone, blood vessels, and so much more.

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