What are the options after university for biomedical sciences?
Recently my sixth form went to the Biology in Action event where speakers talked about how biology is relevant and used. One of the speakers talked about hearing and how DNA from chicken ears were used to "cure" a group of children who were born deaf. I found it really interesting and so I am wondering if doing biomedical sciences at university would be the right course to study similar things because the speaker did biology. A lot of what I've found about biomedical research (I don't want to become a biomedical scientist like in the NHS) relates to cancer and other diseases which is great but I want to know if its possible to go into something similar to the speaker with a course in biomedical sciences or if I have to reconsider my options.
Also if anyone knows any resources outside of books that could be done for biomedical sciences for personal research or personal statements I would be really grateful
Also if anyone knows any resources outside of books that could be done for biomedical sciences for personal research or personal statements I would be really grateful
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by UnihoperRecently my sixth form went to the Biology in Action event where speakers talked about how biology is relevant and used. One of the speakers talked about hearing and how DNA from chicken ears were used to "cure" a group of children who were born deaf. I found it really interesting and so I am wondering if doing biomedical sciences at university would be the right course to study similar things because the speaker did biology. A lot of what I've found about biomedical research (I don't want to become a biomedical scientist like in the NHS) relates to cancer and other diseases which is great but I want to know if its possible to go into something similar to the speaker with a course in biomedical sciences or if I have to reconsider my options.
Also if anyone knows any resources outside of books that could be done for biomedical sciences for personal research or personal statements I would be really grateful
Also if anyone knows any resources outside of books that could be done for biomedical sciences for personal research or personal statements I would be really grateful
Hi @Unihoper
I'm a biochemist at Lancaster, and honestly I think most bioscience degrees (biology, biomedicine, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, potentially natural sciences depending on the module/pathway options) could take you into this sort of area.
The example you've given is very niche - and that's the delight in the biosciences! Depending on the degree you'll start with a broader understanding of biology and specialise down into different areas as you go. The biological research landscape is constantly changing and as such, the research each university's biology department focus on through their more specialised lectures will change and develop as well.
Maybe have a quick look what research the bioscience department does at any universities you are considering. Usually each university will have certain research themes which they focus on (e.g. at Lancaster our department focusses on Ageing and Neurosciences, Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, and Parasitology and Microbiology). These research themes might influence internships available at the university and final year research projects (depending on university curriculum) - although obviously researchers and individual project areas are changing all the time.
Your interests will likely continue to shift and develop as you learn more about different areas in biology throughout your degree! From the talk you've mentioned it seems like you're interested in applied/medical genetics and treatment development which is a very interesting area. Have you heard about CRISPR-Cas9 (I have no clue what the biology curriculum is anymore - I'm in my final year so it's been a while!) - if you haven't come across it, it might be of interest to you!
In terms of extra resources for a personal statement, check out free online courses (MOOCs) in areas you're interested in. I did a MOOC on FutureLearn before I applied.
Rebecca (Lancaster Student Ambassador)
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