Description
Pharmacologists study the manner in which drugs and medicaments interact with organisms, living systems, and their parts (i.e. cells, tissues, or organs). Their research aims at identifying substances that can be ingested by humans and that exert adequate biochemical functions for curing illnesses.
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Theoretical Knowledge
pharmaceutical technologycommunicable diseasesmedicinestoxicologybiological chemistrymicrobiology-bacteriologypharmacovigilance legislationpharmaceutical drug developmentpharmaceutical legislationpharmaceutical chemistrycancer risksscientific literatureresearch designpharmacologylaboratory techniqueslife sciencesnuclear medicineindustrial research and developmentphytotherapyprofessional documentation in health carebiologypharmaceutical industrycomputational chemistrymedical mycologygeneral medicinemultidisciplinary researchchemical preservationgenomicspharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems
Practical Skills
apply safety procedures in laboratorymentor individualsperform laboratory testsperform diagnostic testing for allergiesmanage personal professional developmentdevelop professional network with researchers and scientistsmanage research dataevaluate research activitiesintegrate gender dimension in researchpromote the transfer of knowledgemanage open publicationsspeak different languagessynthesise informationapply for research fundinganalyse medication's impact on brainthink abstractlyoperate open source softwareperform project managementpromote open innovation in researchdraft scientific or academic papers and technical documentationmaintain laboratory equipmentmix chemicalswear appropriate protective gearapply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activitiespromote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activitiesmanage findable accessible interoperable and reusable datainteract professionally in research and professional environmentscommunicate with a non-scientific audiencerecord test datawrite scientific publicationsperform scientific researchconduct research across disciplineswork safely with chemicalsmanage intellectual property rightsincrease the impact of science on policy and societydemonstrate disciplinary expertisedisseminate results to the scientific communityrun laboratory simulationspublish academic researchdevelop scientific theoriesanalyse cell culturesteach in academic or vocational contextsimprove safety of medicinesmanufacture medicinesarchive scientific documentationrecommend product improvementsdevelop vaccinescontrol productionwrite research proposalsassess environmental impactprovide specialist pharmaceutical adviceconduct experiments on animalsanalyse blood samplesmonitor patients during clinical testsdevelop scientific research protocolsmanage adverse reactions to drugsapply blended learningcontribute to registration of pharmaceutical productsdevelop pharmaceutical drugsassist in clinical trials