Who is a biotechnologist and what does he do?

Only a person who is making progress in such sciences as chemistry and biology can connect his life with biotechnology and become a successful specialist in this field. You should prepare for your future profession in advance, but first you need to figure out who a biotechnologist is and what he does.

Many young men and women are attracted by biotechnology because it is the work of the future. There is a huge chance to make discoveries, make your own contribution to the development of this area and just do an interesting and favorite thing. It is believed that the profession is quite modern and has great prospects. But the history of the emergence of this profession is rooted in the distant past.

This science includes a systematic approach to our life, since many aspects are concentrated in it - chemical, biological, technical, medical, industrial. In fact, a biotechnologist can find himself in a wide variety of areas of our life, it all depends on what attracts him more and in what he will be able to achieve greater skill.

Such a specialist can make progress in a wide variety of areas:

• microbiology;
• genetics;
• chemistry;
• molecular and cellular biology;
• ecology;
• food industry;
• medicine.

The activities of these specialists often consist in the development of new variants of various food products, the use of well-known plants in new recipes, and the creation of pharmaceutical products.

The professional responsibilities of biotechnologists can vary greatly depending on where the specialist works.

• If this is related to pharmaceuticals, then he is engaged in the development of medicinal formulations, their improvement, change, if required. His competence is the introduction of new production technologies, improvement of the previous ones. He also makes all the necessary reports on the performed manipulations. Since this is a very responsible process - the creation of drugs, vitamins, food additives, a biotechnologist has no right to be mistaken. You need to be very careful and responsible in this area.
• Provided that a biotechnologist has devoted himself to research activities, he takes part in various developments and experiments, and documents this. In case of errors and miscalculations, it works to eliminate them. In addition, he can engage in methodological development in those areas with which he is associated.
• A biotechnologist can be related to ecology. Then he monitors the environment, controls waste disposal, monitors the quality of air and water, develops measures that can improve the state of the environment, and monitors their implementation.
• A biotechnologist can realize himself in the food industry. And then his duties include strict control over the quality of raw materials and products, compliance with all sanitary standards, as well as the development of new recipes and technologies, their implementation and control over the passage of the entire chain.
• And in agriculture, this specialist can be in demand. In this case, he is engaged in breeding, develops new hybrids, develops means for combating diseases and pests, as well as methods for increasing yields.

A job as a biotechnologist requires knowledge in various fields from a person. And this is, first of all, the foundations of chemical and biological processes. In addition, each of the areas requires its own knowledge. If a specialist works in medicine, then this is knowledge of the human body, the functioning of organs. In the food industry, it is necessary to be well versed in the products, their components, the content of useful and harmful substances, to know the whole technology of preparing various dishes.

In addition to extensive knowledge in various fields, this specialist must have a number of qualities that will help him both in work and in building a career. These include:

• perseverance;
• patience;
• broad outlook;
• the ability to analyze various facts;
• the ability to organize the material;
• striving for self-improvement;
• the ability to defend your point of view;
• desire to improve the world around and human life;
• desire to always get to the bottom of the truth;
• stress tolerance;
• the ability to find contact with people.

In the process of work, not everything may be smooth. Therefore, in addition to a lively mind, a voluminous knowledge base and professional skills, you need to be prepared for the fact that certain issues will have to be solved with people - and not only in your team, but also at different levels. Especially when it comes to scientific discoveries and medical research. And, therefore, the ability to form your thoughts, to express them clearly and clearly is also necessary.

To get the profession of a microbiologist, you will have to finish 11 classes, then take the Unified State Exam, while, in addition to successfully passing the main subjects, you need to choose those that are required at the chosen university. Therefore, you will need to decide on the place of admission in advance, which means that you need to know roughly what specific area you would like to devote yourself to. After all a biotechnologist can apply his knowledge in different fields... But before you have to pass the decisive exams, you should pay attention to the necessary subjects, fill in the gaps, if any. If, for example, there were problems at school with the same biology or chemistry, it would not be easier at an institute or university. On the contrary, the knowledge base must be solid. At school, in addition to mathematics and the Russian language, you can take biology, chemistry, and English as additional subjects. In Russia, biologists of various orientations are taught in many educational institutions. In large cities, regional capitals, you can definitely find faculties where you can get the desired specialty. Such educational institutions include, for example, the following:

• Moscow State University Lomonosov;
• Russian State Agrarian University;
• First Moscow State Medical University. I. M. Sechenov;
• Moscow State University of Food Production;
• Institute for Innovative Technologies and Food Bioindustry;
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
• National Research Polytechnic University (Tomsk);
• Ural Federal University Boris N. Yeltsin (Yekaterinburg).

Biotechnology is a complex profession that requires very high-quality and thorough training. Therefore, having decided to devote yourself to this profession, you should go to a higher educational institution. But if the circumstances are so, and after the end of the 9th grade, I managed to get an education in a college or technical school, you can always change your specialty and go to a university or institute. But then you will need to pass the exams that are necessary for admission to a specific educational institution. This information will have to be found on the website of the university in the year of admission. It can be mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, Russian and English. Specialists who are already working at an enterprise or firm can, in the process of work, take advanced training courses, attend various lectures, seminars, symposia, conferences, but they will already be directly related to the field of activity in which they have to develop and achieve success.

The profession is in demand, there are great prospects behind it, and if you wish, you can make an excellent career. After graduation, a young specialist can work as an assistant laboratory assistant in a laboratory where complex research is done. In the pharmaceutical industry, he can also be an assistant at first. In terms of work in general, it can be a research institute, medical institutions, laboratories, firms related to environmental protection, food processing enterprises.

The salary of such a specialist will depend on the length of service, enterprise, region of residence and, of course, the quality of work. A valuable employee will always be noticed and help create conditions for full-fledged work and decent wages. At first, the remuneration for work can range from 25 to 30 thousand rubles, and then become much higher. On average, in Russia, the salary of such a specialist varies from 25,000 to 50,000 rubles. In Moscow and other large cities, it can be much higher.