What Do They Do?	Education
Specialization	Where They Work?
Skills	Job Outlook
Institutes

Specialization

• Agricultural microbiologists
  
  Study microbes that affect cultivation, fertility, health, and spoilage of agricultural products. Some are veterinarians who figure out ways to improve livestock health.
  
   

• Biotechnologists/biochemical engineers
  
  use genes to modify microorganisms and use these modified organisms to create products like medicine, disease-resistant food, and biological agents that fight pollution.
  
   

• Cell biologists
  
  Study the molecules in cells and the effects of outside molecules on cells. For example, they study how skin cells interact with certain bacteria and how cancer cells grow.
  
   

• Immunologists
  
  Study how the body fights disease and how bacteria grow, are nourished, and evolve.
  
   

• Mycologists
  
  Study molds, yeasts, and mushrooms. Some use molds and yeasts to produce antibiotics or other medicines. Others work in the agricultural industry, developing ways to fight fungal plant diseases.
  
   

• Parasitologists
  
  Study the life cycle and evolution of parasites, organisms that depend on other organisms for survival.
  
   

• Epidemiologists
  
  Study outbreaks of disease to learn their causes and the best ways to fight them. Some study rare diseases or diseases in remote parts of the world.
  
   

• Virologists
  
  Study how viruses evolve. Virologists often study newly identified types of viruses or viruses for which vaccines or cures have not yet been developed.
  
   

• Marine microbiologists
  
  Study micro-organisms that live in the ocean and how they affect the marine environment. Some look for new ways to fight pollution from oil spills.