Drug discovery industries are changing rapidly. They are integrating bioinformatics to increase their efficiency and output of new drugs. They might, for example, identify certain genes or key molecular features of a drug to take to the next stage of its development. These products are then handed off to experimental groups for screening and therapeutic testing. These industries thus recruit biochemists and molecular biologists with attention to bioinformatics skills. Recruiters look for strong scientific credentials but also for teamwork, people skills and communication skills.

Career profiles:

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/CC/CP/04lb/index.html

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/CC/CP/03cs/index.html

Links:

Careers and Events in Drug Discovery: Filling the Drug Pipeline

http://recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/drugdiscofinal.shl

http://recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/foc-bp.shl

http://recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/foc-drugdisc2.shl

Sample Program:

An outstanding program in pharmaceutical chemistry can be found at http://www.hbc.ukans.edu/phch/phch.htm

*Visit with Dr Eric Munson via email at (munson@ku.edu)- he knows Drake