Hey, My background is in biology, still work in research, but my skill set has diverted to instrumentation.
I run a flow cytometry facility; worked in a lab for a few years, worked as a field service engineer for a few before this job.
I like it, work with a lot of interesting people from all over the world. Got lots of cool toys (lasers, computers…)
Would like to be a chef, too.
I am working on a Biological Anthropology degree with a specialty in the field of Sexuality.
I have a degree in Biology with my main interests being Invertebrate Zoology. I usually chime in on threads asking “what’s that bug?”
I work in computational biology, analysing data from high-throughput genetics experiments.
PhD, currently doing a postdoc. Brain cancer in mice. Braaaiiinssss…
JRB
BS in biology; now a Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student.
I’ve worked as a field botanist in the Netherlands, so I’m good at recognizing wild plants.
If noticed in the “what plant is this” threads, that WhyNot and **Mangetout **are quite the flora-experts too.
BS in Microbiology, several years working in a clinical molecular genetics/oncology lab, heading back for a PhD sometime in the near future, hopefully.
And your location is London. :eek:
Would you mind if I picked your brains about what you do? If you could PM me that’d be great.
We’ve got quite an array of biologists on the boards. Cheers! It’s great to meet you all.
Best of luck with your interview, Nancarrow!
Say, Kotick - what kind of sea slugs?
BSc in Microbiology, MSc in Immunology. Was working in preclinical research for a small biotech company, got laid off, and am currently looking for a new job in research.
BS in Molecular Biology/Genetics, 20 years in medical research labs, mostly private sector.
My main expertise is things like ELISA assays, fluoresecent enzyme activity assays, DNA and RNA techniques as well as tissue culture. I also generally get involved in the bird ID threads but that is just a hobby, I have no formal training in that area.
Ms Macphisto have you considered looking for work in the greater Boston area? I could tell you what I know about various companies.
Thanks for the offer, but I’d rather stay in Canada if at all possible, and if I decide to try to go to the US, I’d prefer to stay on the west coast. It sounds like your area of expertise is pretty similar to mine though - I’m most comfortable with ELISA, flow cytometry and tissue culture, with a bit of mouse work thrown in - so I’ll keep you in mind if I get to the point of considering Boston.
I am similar. I have an advanced degree, but as I am now a “Bureaucrat with a badge” the only thing my degree gets me is a initially higher pay grade and some clever Google-fu for GQ. My science is pretty well two decades out of date, except for some reading of Journals and the like.
My undergrad speciality was evolutionary biology & paleontology. My other specialities, such as they are, include dinosaurs and systematics.
Although, like others here, I’m not a practicing biologist; it’s just a hobby until I can win the lottery and be able to go back to school.
Major in Botany (minor in Chemistry and minor in Zoology) a long time ago. Still a major plant head.
Yeah, well, anyone can claim to be “good at recognizing wild plants”. :dubious:
Our lovely Doper Maastricht, however, has video evidence of her talents. 
I remember watching the footage of your appearance on the Dutch “Jeopardy-like” TV show Per seconde wijzer, uploaded by “shaky-cam” expert Arwin, as described in this thread. Unfortunately, the uploaded file is no longer available.
As far as I remember, however (and I’ll be the first to admit that my memory of Dutch quiz shows from 2005 might be faulty), you pwned Kees Driehuis in the botany category, Maastricht. [And, just to rub it in, you did it all in Dutch. 
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Very impressive.
Hey everybody.
I got a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science. Not strictly a biology degree, but I can sport any question on lab tests, and I’d like to think I could contribute to any question related to pathology.
I was actually accepted into school starting out as a biology student, but at the last minute switched. Glad I did too. I would have been perfectly happy as a biology student, but I don’t know what I would have done for work.
Hey,
I haven’t had college or university but I’ve put in seven years of practical experiance as a keeper in a small zoo, dealing with mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. About the only thing I avoid is the birds, although I own a pigeon. I bet I’ve got more hands-on contact with animals than most of our real scientists!
Bachelor’s in biophysics, been doing QC chemistry since then: personal care products first, then pharmaceuticals. Looking to get a job in biotech now.