Forensic toxicologist

Education Requirements:Forensic toxicologists must complete, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in forensic science, toxicology, chemistry, clinical chemistry, or a related field.

Core coursework in a forensic toxicology program includes:General toxicologyPrinciples of forensic scienceApplied statistics for data analysisToxic substancesForensic medicineSpecial topics in forensic toxicology

Forensic Toxicologist

Salary Expectations:$65,000 - 96,807

Forensic toxicology students study not only traditionally known toxins such as arsenic, but also how local environmental substances can affect and metabolize within the human body

The Job Duties:- Evaluating determinants or contributory factors in the cause and manner of death- Performing human-performance forensic toxicology, determining the absence or presence of drugs and chemicals in the blood, hair, tissue, breath, etc.

Forensic toxicologists are scientists who are responsible for testing bodily fluids and tissue samples during autopsies looking for the presence of chemicals. Toxicologists work in laboratories to perform tests on samples collected by crime scene investigators.

- Working with medical examiners and coroners to help establish the role of alcohol, drugs and poisons related to the cause of death.- Using state-of-the-art chemical and biomedical instrumentation.- Providing expert witness testimony.

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I choose this career for it includes many interesting things that require accuracy and preciseness, anatomy part, Lab. procedures, Blood and tissue sample processing and analysis and investigations!