Are you an EPFL student looking for a semester project?
Work with us on data science and visualisation projects, and deploy your project as an app on top of Graph Search.
Concept
Biomedical scientist
Summary
A biomedical scientist is a scientist trained in biology, particularly in the context of medical laboratory sciences or laboratory medicine. These scientists work to gain knowledge on the main principles of how the human body works and to find new ways to cure or treat disease by developing advanced diagnostic tools or new therapeutic strategies. The research of biomedical scientists is referred to as biomedical research.
The specific activities of the biomedical scientist can differ in various parts of the world and vary with the level of education. Generally speaking, biomedical scientists conduct research in a laboratory setting, using living organisms as models to conduct experiments. These can include cultured human or animal cells grown outside of the whole organism, small animals such as flies, worms, fish, mice, and rats, or, rarely, larger animals and primates. Biomedical scientists may also work directly with human tissue specimens to perform experiments as well as participate in clinical research.
Biomedical scientists employ a variety of techniques in order to carry out laboratory experiments. These include:
Molecular and biochemical techniques
Electrophoresis and blotting
Immunostaining
Chromatography
Mass spectrometry
PCR and sequencing
Microarrays
Imaging technologies
Light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy
MRI
PET
X-ray
Genetic engineering/modification
Transfection
Viral transduction
Transgenic model organisms
Electrophysiology techniques
Patch clamp
EEG, EKG, ERG
In silico techniques
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Biomedical scientists typically obtain a bachelor of science degree, and usually take postgraduate studies leading to a diploma, master or doctorate. This degree is necessary for faculty positions at academic institutions, as well as senior scientist positions at most companies. Some biomedical scientists also possess a medical degree (MD, DO, PharmD, Doctor of Medical Laboratory Sciences[MLSD], MBBS, etc.) in addition to an academic degree.
Official source
About this result
This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.
Related courses (10)
MICRO-568: Seminar in physiology and instrumentation
Acquérir la connaissance de l'état de l'art dans l'instrumentation bio-médicale. Comprendre la physiologie associée aux techniques de mesures.
BIO-606: Stress and Resilience: Exploring New Horizons
This conference "Stress and Resilience: Exploring New Horizons in Science and Applications" brings together leading scientists from around the world who will share their latest findings on the fields
HUM-388: Personalized health: biomedical & social challenge
La médecine 4P (personnalisée, préventive, prédictive et participative) bouleverse les connaissances médicales établies, les configurations institutionnelles de la médecine et les expériences vécues d
Related lectures (5)
Personalized Health: Telemedicine and Cardiac Monitoring
Delves into personalized health through telemedicine and continuous cardiac monitoring, emphasizing the anticipation of health issues.
Chemical Analysis Basics
Covers the fundamentals of chemical analysis and laboratory practices, emphasizing safety and data treatment.
Aircraft Navigation: Wind Effects & Speed Calculation
Explains how to calculate aircraft speed and direction in crosswinds using trigonometry and vector addition.
Related publications (25)
From Nano to Macro An overview of the IEEE Bio Image and Signal Processing Technical Committee
Michaël Unser, Dimitri Nestor Alice Van De Ville, Michael Stefan Daniel Liebling
The Bio Image and Signal Processing (BISP) Technical Committee (TC) of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) promotes activities within the broad technical field of biomedical image and signal processing. Areas of interest include medical and biological ...
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2023A Robotic Surgery Platform for Automated Tissue Micromanipulation in Zebrafish Embryos
Andrew Charles Oates, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Ece Özelçi, Laurel Ann Rohde, Erfan Etesami
Microsurgical manipulations are key experimental techniques in life science research, particularly in embryology. These techniques are most often performed manually by highly skilled scientists, posing limitations on speed, precision, and reproducibility. ...
2023A biohybrid interaction framework for the integration of robots in animal societies
Francesco Mondada, Daniel Burnier, Vaios Papaspyros, Raphael Cherfan
The collective behavior of animals has been traditionally studied through observation, quantitative models of behavior, and devices of low intelligence. Nowadays, the advancements in the field of robotics allow for closed-loop experiments that occur in rea ...
2023Related people (1)
Related concepts (3)
Medical laboratory
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are conducted out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Clinical medical laboratories are an example of applied science, as opposed to research laboratories that focus on basic science, such as found in some academic institutions. Medical laboratories vary in size and complexity and so offer a variety of testing services.
Medical laboratory scientist
A medical laboratory scientist (MLS) or clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) or medical technologist (MT) performs diagnostic testing of blood and body fluids in clinical laboratories. The scope of a medical laboratory scientist's work begins with the receipt of patient or client specimens and terminates with the delivery of test results to physicians and other healthcare providers. The utility of clinical diagnostic testing relies squarely on the validity of test methodology.
Scientist
A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophical study of nature called natural philosophy, a precursor of natural science. Though Thales (circa 624–545 BC) was arguably the first scientist for describing how cosmic events may be seen as natural, not necessarily caused by gods, it was not until the 19th century that the term scientist came into regular use after it was coined by the theologian, philosopher, and historian of science William Whewell in 1833.