FUTURE PROSPECTS OF A BIOCHEMIST

What is Biochemistry and who is a Biochemist ?

1. IGHODARO, O.M.
Biochemical Toxicology & Medicinal Plant Research
Department of Biochemistry,
Lead city University, Ibadan.

3. first thinG first
What is Biochemistry and
who is a Biochemist ?

4. a Biochemist is
someone who
has Been
formally
traineD in the
knowleDGe anD
practice of
Biochemistry

5. SO,what is
Biochemistry

6. Biochemistry is the chemistry of life
An aspect of science that studies the chemical
processes that take place inside all living things, from
bacteria to plants and animals at the cellular and
molecular level.
It is a laboratory based science that utilizes the
knowledge of biology, physiology and chemistry to
understand and solve biological problems.
It is the bedrock and nucleus (life wire) of other life
sciences including medicine, pharmacology,
Pharmaceutical chemistry, microbiology, zoology and
botany etc

7. what skills can i acquire
from Biochemistry ?

8. Biochemistry has DiVerse
aspects?

11. FOOD AND DRINK
INDUSTRIES
Ensuring the safety
of our food

12. FORENSIC CRIME
RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS

13. COMPANIES THAT
DEAL ON SALES
AND MARKETING
OF SCIENTIFIC
PRODUCTS
As a representative, selling the latest technology & scientific products to the right
people

14. LABORATORY
UNITS IN
HOSPITALS
AND CLINICS
ANALYSING SAMPLES FROM
PATIENTS TO HELP ADVISE ON
TREATMENTS

15. RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT
OF COSMETIC
COMPANIES
CREATING SAFE OR MORE EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS

16. RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURAL
ORGANISATIONS

17. AS A REPRESENTATIVE
IN PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES
DRUG DEVELOPMENT OR CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO
DIFFERENT DISEASES

18. AS A RESEARCH
FELLOW IN
RESEARCH
INSTITUTES

19. PUBLISHING
ORGANASATIONS
commissioning, proofreading & reviewing
scientific articles

20. QUALITY
CONTROL AND
REGULATORY
ORGANISATIONS

21. UNIVERSITY
LABORATORY
researching anything from gene therapy
and new treatments for diseases
As technologist or research assistant

22. YOU CAN TEACH
SCIENCE SUBJECTS
IN COLLEGES OR
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
(chemistry, biology & basic science)
It affords you time for self development

23. OIL AND GAS
COMPANIES

24. TEACH AND
RESEARCH
BIOCHEMISTRY
IN UNIVERSITIES
OR OTHER
TERTIARY
INSTITUTIONS

25. YOU CAN START
YOUR OWN
BUSINESS,
COMPANY OR
ORGANISATION

26. BANKS/
FINANCIAL
HOUSES AND
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS

27. YOU CAN BUILD A
CAREER PATH
IN LINE WITH
YOUR PASSION
AND INNATE
POTENTIALS
(music, fashion designing, modeling,
professional football etc)

28. GREAT BIOCHEMISTS
HanS aDOLF KrebS
FOr tHe DiScOvery OF
tHe citric aciD cycLe-
wOn tHe nObeL Prize
in PHySiOLOgy Or
MeDicine in 1953

29. in 1962 JaMeS watSOn &
FranciS cricK FOr tHe
DiScOvery OF tHe “Dna
DOubLe HeLix” wOn tHe
nObeL Prize in PHySiOLOgy
Or MeDicine

30. FreDricK Sanger wOn tHe
nObeL Prize in PHySiOLOgy
Or MeDicine in 1956 FOr tHe
DeterMinatiOn OF inSuLin
Sequence
in 1980, Sanger & giLbert
wOn tHe nObeL Prize in
cHeMiStry FOr Sequencing
OF Dna

31. in 1993, Kary MuLLiS
wOn tHe nObeL
Prize in cHeMiStry
FOr inventiOn OF
Pcr MetHOD

32. Since 2006 tiLL Date
igHODarO, O.M. HaS
receiveD a nuMber OF
awarDS FOr MaKing
biOcHeMiStry
exciting &
intereSting tO
StuDentS

33. wHat DO yOu
want tO DO
witH
biOcHeMiStry?

34. tHanK
yOu
FOr
yOur
TIME