The career prospects in Molecular biology are quite huge today. It covers a wide variety of fields and provides answer to almost every area of science such as bioinformatics, molecular virology, molecular evolution, molecular immunology and biomedicine. More details about this course and its many prospects are mentioned in detail below.

What is the nature of work?

The basic responsibilities of a molecular biologist are:

• Examine the molecular source of genes, its many variations and expressions. Using this collected information, it is found out how the biological traits of a person are transferred to the next generation.
• Bacteria and viruses are examined.
• Infections found in human beings and animals are analyzed and given treatment.
• Molecular biologists are also involved with the research in biochemical engineering and biochemistry.

A few top colleges that offer courses in Molecular Biology

• Aligarh Muslim University
• Banaras Hindu University
• Bose Institute, Calcutta
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Andhra Pradesh
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Delhi
• Jadhavpur University
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
• Madras University
• National Institute of Immunology, Delhi
• National Institute of Immunology, Delhi
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Pondicherry University
• Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences
• Punjab University
• Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
• Tezpur University
• The Maharaja Sayajirao University
• University of Pune

Institutions that recruit Molecular Biologists in India

• Agricultural Research Institute
• Bincon India Limited
• Bivcol
• Cadila Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Central Aromatic Plants Institute
• Hindustan Antibiotics
• Hindustan Lever
• IDPL
• IIT-Mumbai, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Science
• Indian Vaccines Corporation
• Indo American Hybrid Seeds
• National Botanical Institute
• National chemical laboratory
• National Environment Research Institute-Nagpur
• National Institute of Immunology-New Delhi
• Sun Pharma
• Tata Energy Research Institute
• Thapar group
• The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) - Lucknow
• The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Career prospects in Molecular Biology

There are a few areas where graduates of Molecular Biology can get jobs.

• Biotech companies
• College teaching laboratories
• Food processing industry
• Hospitals
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Technical institute teaching laboratories
• University research labs

What are the prospects available?

Careers in Molecular Biology include

• Teaching
• Research

Those aspirants who wish to continue their advanced education in the field of Molecular Biotechnology can go for doctoral (Ph.D.) degree. One other possibility available for students is to earn a medical degree. Since biochemistry is closely related with medicine, scientists who have Ph.D. can get a doctoral degree as well.