...wiped out crops or cattle or people could prevent great losses and negative impacts on a counties economy. Feudal governments unequally distributed wealth which meant that the rich were very rich and could afford to devote their time to cerebral activities such as studying, educating, and research. The combination of all these elements gave opportunities for great minds to study microbiology. 2. Do you think that microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environments? Provide examples to support your statements. In short, yes. A society will always influence the kind of research that is conducted, the quality of scientific methods and so on. For example, as more and more people are living longer, microbiologists are faced with a push to find cures for diseases such as cancer. Now, fields such as neuropathology analyze brain tissue to look for special genetic coding that can make a person more sensitive to chemotherapy and improve their prognosis. Antiviral medication for HIV was developed using microbiology. The core of modern and future medicine lies within microbiology and...
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...What is a Microbiologist? If you become a microbiologist, you may isolate organism cultures and classify the types of organisms found in soil, water and living hosts. You might also observe how organisms interact with each other and with living plant and animal tissue, as well as analyze the relationship between organisms and disease. Some of your duties could include preparing technical reports and research papers detailing your findings and making recommendations based on your research. You might also supervise lab workers and technicians and perform lab experiments for government health departments and physicians. A microbiologist is a scientist who studies the properties of fungi, algae, bacteria and other microscopic organisms. Areas of specialization include virology, immunology or bioinformatics. The following chart provides an overview about this career. Degree Required Bachelor's degree Field of Study Microbiology, biochemistry or cell biology BS Biology is the course needed to take Microbiology. Microbiology Training For over 80 years we have been training the food industry and we pride ourselves on the quality and content of our training portfolio. We offer a range of microbiology training to the food and drinks industry from standard courses on HACCP (RSPH), shelf-life and auditing to food microbiology and tailored confidential training. In partnership with Skill gate we have developed an online microbiology course that covers eight basic modules...
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...In the medical profession everyone has important roles in keeping our community safe and healthy. For instance, in this case study the nurse Jill, which recognize signs and symptoms of a strange rash on the babies in the nursery and immediately notify the Doctor that something was wrong. Also, the microbiologist that worked in the lab, the doctor and even the parents all had important roles in the case study. However, Trouble in the Nursery case study was important to me because it allowed me to apply the knowledge of what we have learned so far in the class and how important it is for microbiologist and medical professionals working together to determine the best possible outcomes for patients and their community. After reading about all the signs, symptoms and test results, I was able to apply the knowledge that I learn from class about gram staining and morphology, normal flora and skin bacteria, the different media used to isolate the bacteria, and the antimicrobial used to treat bacteria. After the first clue, the gram positive cocci result came back it narrow my research to gram positive cocci that cause skin infections. Then, I...
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...When we begin college, we don’t know which career path to choose. When I began my SLS class in my first semester at Palm Beach State College, I clearly found what career path I was going to pursue. In gratitude to the information provided from the Career Center Orientation and the O*Net Internet Profiler, I was able to do research for the career that I felt comfortable to pursue; furthermore, my career choice resulted to aim to become a Microbiologist, the O*Net helped me make it easier to find my career choice, and I was able to take planning into action. Initially, my research for a career choice influenced my decision to become a Microbiologist. My goals for becoming a Microbiologist are quite broad; however, for now I need to begin to aim for my smaller branch goals. For example, obtaining my AA degree first and taking all the AA courses that may apply to Microbiology such as, physics, and mathematics. I chose on setting my career in Microbiology because what interests me about it is all the science courses I will have to take, such as biology and chemistry....
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...heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and more. For assisted living, it is important to help the residents take care of their health, and it is best to know the anatomy of an elderly being. With this background, it could help a lot resulting to several medical solutions of medicine, technology, and research. If residents have a condition, it is possible to know what is the condition and how to help them. Some possible careers in the biology industry would be microbiologists and geneticists....
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...This plan will be illustrating the care pathway for the 2 physiological disorders and the roles of the practitioners involved. The two physiological disorders are eczema and nephrotic syndrome. The practitioners involved in eczema are the GP and pharmacist. General Practitioners (GP): GPs look after the health of people in the local community and deal with a wide range of health problems. They take into account physical, emotional and social factors when diagnosing treatment and recommending the required treatment (AGGAS, 2013). If a GP is unable to deal with a problem themselves, the usually refer the patient to a hospital for tests, treatment, or to see a consultant with specialist knowledge (NHS Choices, 2013). For example in eczema, if the GP sees that the condition is not getting any better, or is worsening, the will refer the patient to see a dermatologist. Also, they assess, plan, implement and monitor the progress and response to treatment; and provide advice and counselling to the patients (AGGAS, 2013). Goal/Objective Completion Date Action to be taken To identify the physiological disorder Immediately 1) Baseline assessment i.e. medical history to identify clinical background and to identify and themes, patterns etc. 2) Assess baseline measurements: pulse and respiration; and observe the affected area i.e. inner elbows. 3) Confirm diagnosis and identify any potential allergies. To successful control the disorder On-going 1) Prescribe mediation i.e. 2) Refer...
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...This is about a scientific article which appeared in Nature in October 2015. Talking about scientific discovery what more would be better than the Nobel Prize winning discovery of developing therapies against parasitic infections. The winners of the prize were William C. Campbell, a microbiologist at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey; Satoshi Ōmura, a microbiologist at Kitasato University in Japan; and Youyou Tu, a pharmacologist at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. During the late 1970’s Campbell and Omura discovered compounds called Avermictins, which had the capacity to kill parasitic round worms. These round worms caused infections like river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. This particular compound were released into the market as Ivermictin. Ms Tu discovered Artemisinin a potent drug against malaria. Earlier there was no proper treatment for malaria and the most common drug used for the treatment of malaria were chloroquine and quinine. Artemisinin was extracted from the worm wood plant Artemisia annua. Omura along with William Campbell discovered Avermictins from soil bacteria and they were able to transform this particular compound into a drug which was potent in curing river blindness. Both of the discoveries were very simple yet they had a profound impact in the lives of many people. The drugs were responsible for curing millions of people from the fatal disease like malaria and filariasis Do you agree or support the discovery...
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...institution, I must not only attend graduate school but also attain a plethora of research experience. Fortunately, SROP contributes to both of those requirements. The workshops and seminars provided by SROP makes attending graduate school more of a reality by exposing its students to the application process and providing tips on how to get accepted. In addition to helping with graduate school, SROP provides a real research experience where students can work alongside remarkable faculty. The summer research will help when I am applying to work as a microbiologist by serving as past research experience. This program will also help with getting accepted into future research programs and laboratories which require more experienced and competitive applicants. Both SROP and the future research programs will contribute to the plethora of research experience that I must attain in order to achieve my career goal of working as a microbiologist at the CDC. ...
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...tasks. Human history is full of examples of major devastations caused by bacteria and viruses. Some of these historically important diseases still occur, such tuberculosis and yellow fever. Microorganisms are evolving to cause new infectious disease problems such as Lyme disease and AIDS, which capture public attention. Control and eradication of infectious diseases remain important goals of many microbiologists. The recognition that microorganisms were responsible for what was earlier thought to be "spontaneous generation" opened the door to industrial (pharmaceutical, chemical, energy) and food microbiology, technologies which contribute substantially to today's way of life. Microorganisms in soil and water are essential in the transformation of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and iron to products needed by plants and animals. In various ways, microbes participate in environmental cycling and degradation and global change. In the last few decades, microorganisms have been recognized as ideal model systems for the study of basic biological processes. More recently, microbiologists have brought an exciting dimension to the study of biology through the use of genetic engineering techniques and highly specific protein (antibody) molecules. Accomplishments in these areas already have led to enormous benefits for the human race, but there are many more challenges to be conquered through these kinds of studies. In the future, studies in space microbiology may help to reveal if there...
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...natural habitats (microbes). Microbiology- is a specialized area of biology that deals with tiny life forms that are not readily observe without magnification. microscopic= small to see. microbes= small life. -Groups of Organisms that we will be studying : bacteria, viruses, funny, protozoa, algae and helminths (parasitic worm) -Microbiology consider the largest and most complex of biological sciences. Here we study the aspects of microbes- their genetics, their physiology, characteristics that may be harmful or beneficial, the ways they interact with the environment, the way they interact wit other organisms, and their uses in industry and agriculture. -Some professions of microbiology are: Geomicrobiologist (earth), marine microbiologist, medical technologist (pathogenic microbes and diseases), nurse epidemiologist and astrobiologist. 1.2 Prokaryotic- simple cells that lack a nucleus (referring it as karyon) found 3.5 billion years ago. Eukaryotes- more complex, contain a nucleus and other complex internal structures found 1.8 billion years ago. (the early eukaryotes probably similar to algae and protozoa, started lines of evolution that eventually gave rise to fungi, plants and multicellular animas such as worms and insects) organelles= are structure in cells that are bound by one or more membranes. ex. mitochondria. All prokaryotes are microorganisms and include the bacteria and archaeons. Only some eukaryotes are microorganisms primarily: algae, protozoa...
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...that interests me. An ethical issue was brought to my attention at my workplace about a week ago. I work as a microbiologist in a lab. We receive specimen everyday which we set up and do microbial testing for to find out what kind of bacteria the patient has and furthermore the antibiotics and dosage of the antibiotics the doctor can use to treat the patient. The supervisor of the lab came to speak to me about how I was reporting my results. This person told me that unless it was this one specific bacterium, I should not report any other findings. If it was just normal flora, then I would have understood completely. But this person was asking me to ignore bacteria that were very strong/resistant and would not be able to be treated with normal antibiotics. He also wanted me to ignore results that would merit a patient to be isolated from other patients to reduce spread of that bacterium. I thought about this and kept thinking this was not an ethical decision to make. I decided to speak to my supervisor about this, and after being waived off I made another more serious decision. Similar to psychology’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and APA guidelines, microbiology has guidelines to follow as well. In this state, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the source of the rules and regulations to follow. I, along with my lead microbiologist who also disagreed with our supervisor, called the IDPH laboratory to seek guidance. We explained the altercation...
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...of different germs, the most popular place to find these germs are on hospital keyboards. In hospitals, "computer keyboards are vectors for disease," states Elizabeth McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York who heads the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a New York-based nonprofit group that advocates for cleaner and safer hospitals. McCaughey states that the bacterium on hospital keyboards can spread the hard to treat staph infection, called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). This bacterium has also been known to cause pneumonia, as well as, infections in the blood stream. Another common place to find these germs are in offices, a recent test was conducted in an office in the United Kingdom by British microbiologist, James Francis, who took a swab to 33 keyboards, a toilet seat, and a toilet door handle. After testing the swabs, he found that four of the keyboards had very high levels of bacteria; one had five times more germs than the toilet seat. Recall how many times while using the keyboard your face was touched, or sat and worked while eating lunch or a snack, this is quite alarming to say the least. Bacteria The Science definition of Bacteria is; any of a large group of one-celled organisms that lack a cell...
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...Goal Statement Personal/Professional Goals I decided to attend graduate school to further my career within my company. By obtaining my Master’s in Business, it will help to open so many doors for me on a managerial level. After graduate school, I plan to apply for a Quality Assurance Management position. For nine years I have worked as a Microbiologist and having somewhat of a lead role influenced me to further my education and career. I chose Business (Project) Management because it will offer so many career opportunities not only at my place of employment but with other companies. Academic Experience My undergraduate experience was very good and informative; I majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. At the time my major focus was on the medical and research field. During my undergrad years I did a lot of research and field work on Cyanobacteria, Cross genetics and Mammal population. During my first couple of years in college it was hard and I feel academically I could have done better. For several of my college years I worked full time making school very challenging. Over the course of time my grades gradually improved after deciding to quit working. Being in the science field gave me the skills to plan, execute and close any task or project that was presented to me. These are the skills that I feel will make a great and qualified Project Manager. Research Experience My research experience was the highlight of my academic experience throughout college...
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...Penicillin is an antibiotic that destroys bacteria by destroying the cell wall of the microorganism. It does this by inactivating an enzyme necessary for the cross linking of bacterial cell walls. The enzyme is known as the Tran peptidase. It accepts the penicillin as a substrate, it the alkanolates a nucleophilic oxygen of the enzyme, rendering it inactive. Cell wall construction stops and the bacteria soon die. The antibiotic nature of the penicillin so due to the strain lactam ring, on opening the ring strain is relieved this makes penicillin more reactive than ordinary amides. Before penicillin a simple pinprick or tiny cut could have been lethal. There are so many people easily catching infections that would rage out of control. Children died regularly from scarlet fever, from infections of the bones, throat, stomach or, brain. Many of us would not be here today had it not been for the discovery of penicillin. In 1928, Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain powerful antibiotic, penicillin. However, though Fleming was credited with the discovery, it was over a decade before someone else turned penicillin into the miracle drug for the 20th century. The search for a wonder drug had been a focus of Fleming for some time. He had read the work of Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, which described bacteria in 1683. It was Louis Pasteur who confirmed that bacteria actually...
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...germs, the most Popular place to find these germs are on hospital keyboards. In hospitals, "computer keyboards Are vectors for disease," states Elizabeth McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York who heads the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a New York-based nonprofit Group that advocates for cleaner and safer hospitals. McCaughey states that the bacteria on Hospital keyboards can spread the hard to treat staph infection, called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). This bacteria has also been known to cause pneumonia, as well As, infections in the blood stream. Another common place to find these germs are in offices, a Recent test was conducted in an office in the United Kingdom by British microbiologist, James Francis, who took a swab to 33 keyboards, a toilet seat, and a toilet door handle. After testing the Swabs, he found that four of the keyboards had very high levels of bacteria; one had five times More germs than the toilet seat. Recall how many times while using the keyboard your face was Touched, or sat and worked while eating lunch or a snack, this is quite alarming to say the least. Bacteria The Science definition of Bacteria is; any of a large group of one-celled organisms that lack a Cell nucleus, reproduce by fission or by forming spores, and...
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