Toxicology.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of poisons and other biohazards; their interactions with organisms and their food and respiratory systems; and their prevention, management, and counteraction. Includes instruction in toxicological biochemistry, toxic agents and transporters, toxin fate, toxicokinetics and metabolism, toxin classification, molecular toxic mechanisms, extracellular matrices and cell function, bacterial pathogenesis and mutagenesis, pathophysiology and apoptosis, cell stress and injury, studies of specific toxins, and studies of specific organ systems and physiological functions in relation to toxicological problems.
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Natural Sciences Managers
11-9121
Biological Scientists, All Other
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
19-1042
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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