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What can you tell me about biophysics?
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[QUOTE="jedishrfu, post: 5508074, member: 376845"] You have a real dilemma here: You've majored in Physics and now can't decide between one field with good pay and another with an unknown pay potential. Briefly then engineering while being very practical and well paying is mundane whereas biophysics is very exciting but with unknown/uncertain pay potential. You are interested in working in fields such as brain enhancement and longevity but these fields are still in their infancy which means the only positions available are ones in academia to folks who are strong in the disciplines of investigative research. Based on that your pay potential depends greatly on how well you battle to get into these academic circles and how strong you are in research. At some uncertain point in the future which could be decades away you will be sought after by industry but that's not here today and its not certain when. Perhaps your best bet would be to get into proteomics, genomics or epigenetics where you can begin to explore the communication channels of cells and how they could be enhanced. Job potential would be private pharmaceuticals, genomic research companies or academia with the private sector paying much better. Your physics would more likely help in proteomics research although you'd need a lot of biology and chemistry to go along with it. This is just my opinion and I'm sure others here at PF can advise you better. [/QUOTE]
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