Endocrine Abstracts

Clinical Biochemistry is the science concerned with changes in the composition of blood and other body fluids, to aid the diagnosis of disease and monitor therapy. Clinical Scientists (Clinical Biochemists) and medical graduates (Chemical Pathologists) carry out complex and unusual analytical work and are responsible for the provision, appropriate use and development of the service. This can involve research to develop and implement new techniques, liaison with clinicians to a...

Few Paediatric Endocrinologists seek alternative careers on completion of subspeciality training. In addition to developing optimal clinical services, however, opportunities exist to work at the interface of clinical medicine and basic scientific research. Exciting developments in the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of paediatric endocrine patients reflect the success of collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians, paediatricians and adult physicians.Short...

With the changes in laboratory techniques affecting many disciplines, this is a short introduction to the variety of sales-based careers available in the UK biotechnology sector. The talk incorporates different companies, changing market trends and products and my own 'out of laboratory' experience of working in the biotech commercial world. Currently I work for Silicon Genetics, an American company with a small European operation based in the UK. I am their UK Regional Sales ...

After a period in research and academia, it is difficult to envisage an alternative career. However, there are a surprising number of opportunities available although it does require some determination to discover them. One of these is to join a medical education, or communications agency. These companies work mainly with pharmaceutical companies and generally cover a range of therapeutic areas. There are many such agencies ranging from those with a small number of employees t...