Biologists and related scientists
National Occupation Code (NOC): 21110
Biologists and related scientists conduct basic and applied research to extend knowledge of living organisms, to manage natural resources, and to develop new practices and products related to medicine and agriculture. They are employed in both laboratory and field settings by governments, environmental consulting companies, resource and utilities companies, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnical companies, hospitals and health, research and educational institutions.
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Job Duties for Biologists and related scientists
Biologists
- Plan and conduct studies of the environment, and of the population, distribution, structure and functional characteristics and behaviour of plants and animals
- Conduct ecological and environmental impact studies and prepare reports
- Study, identify and classify plant and animal specimens
- Conduct experiments in plant or animal growth, heredity and breeding
- Prepare reports and plans for management of renewable resources
- May supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.
Microbiologists and cell and molecular biologists
- Conduct research into the structure, function, ecology, biotechnology and genetics of micro-organisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and algae
- Conduct research into the structure and functioning of human, animal and plant tissues and cells
- Conduct studies into the identification, effects and control of human, plant and animal pathogens and toxins
- Conduct clinical or laboratory studies to test, evaluate and screen drugs, pharmaceuticals and nanoparticles used in biomedical applications
- Conduct molecular or biochemical studies and experiments in genetic expression, gene manipulation and recombinant DNA technology to develop new or alternative methods of producing products
- Conduct research in biotechnology to discover, develop and refine, and evaluate new products
- May participate in the commercialization of new products
- May supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists
- May conduct biostatistical data analysis using computer modelling techniques.
Alternate Job Titles
- Agricultural Scientist
- Agrogeologist
- Algologist
- Anatomist
- Animal Ecologist
- Animal Geneticist
- Animal Nutritionist
- Animal Taxonomist
- Apiculture Entomologist
- Aquatic Biologist
- Astrobiologist
- Bacteriologist
- Bacteriologist - Animal Health
- Bioinformatician
- Biological Scientist
- Biologist
- Biology Systematist
- Biology Taxonomist
- Biomedical Nanotechnology Research Scientist
- Botanist
- Bryologist
- Cell Biologist
- Cellular Physiologist
- Clinical Research Associate
- Clinical Research Program Manager
- Clinical Research Project Manager
- Clinical Research Trials Coordinator
- Crop Scientist
- Crop-research Scientist
- Cytochemist
- Cytogeneticist
- Cytologist
- Cytologist-microbiologist
- Dairy Bacteriologist
- Dairy Scientist
- Descriptive Toxicologist
- Developmental Biologist
- Developmental Geneticist
- Domestic Animal Scientist
- Ecobiologist
- Ecologist
- Economic Botanist
- Embryologist
- Entomologist
- Environmental And Occupational Toxicologist
- Environmental Biologist
- Environmental Toxicologist
- Enzymologist
- Enzymology Biologist
- Etiologist
- Extraction Specialist - Cannabis
- Fishery Bacteriologist
- Fishery Products Bacteriologist
- Food Bacteriologist
- Food Products Bacteriologist
- Food Products Scientist
- Food Research Scientist
- Food Scientist
- Forest Ecologist
- Forest Pathologist
- Geneticist
- Helminthologist
- Herpetologist
- Histologist
- Histopathologist
- Human Physiologist
- Hydrobiologist
- Ichthyologist
- Immunologist
- Industrial Bacteriologist
- Insect Physiologist
- Interpretative Naturalist
- Invertebrate Zoologist
- Laboratory Immunologist
- Limnologist
- Malariologist
- Mammalogist
- Marine Biologist
- Marine Hydrobiologist
- Marine Mammal Trainer
- Mechanistic Toxicologist
- Medical Parasitology Biologist
- Microbiologist
- Molecular Biologist
- Molecular Geneticist
- Molecular Physiologist
- Mycologist
- Naturalist
- Nematologist
- Ornithologist
- Osteologist
- Parasitologist
- Parasitology Biologist
- Park Naturalist
- Pharmaceutical Bacteriologist
- Pharmacologist
- Physiological Biophysicist
- Physiologist
- Physiologist-biochemist - Nuclear Medicine
- Phytobiologist
- Phytopathologist
- Plant Anatomist
- Plant Breeder
- Plant Ecologist
- Plant Nematologist
- Plant Pathologist
- Plant Physiologist
- Plant Population Biologist
- Plant Scientist
- Plant Taxonomist
- Population Geneticist
- Poultry Scientist
- Protozoologist
- Protozoology Biologist
- Public Health Bacteriologist
- Regulatory Toxicologist
- Research Biologist
- Rural Ecologist
- Serologist
- Soil Bacteriologist
- Staff Toxicologist
- Systems Biologist
- Toxicologist
- Veterinary Parasitology Biologist
- Virologist
- Wildlife Biologist
- Wildlife Helminthologist
- Wildlife Naturalist
- Zoologist