Also called: Aerosol Toxicologist, Respiratory Toxicologist
Studies how breathing in chemicals, vapes, smoke and inhaled medicines affects the lungs and body, often using exposure chambers.
Designs a study where cell cultures or lab animals breathe a tightly controlled aerosol from a new inhaled medicine in an exposure chamber. You check particle sizes with special instruments, review lung tissue results, and write a safety report the FDA will read.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. Usually a PhD in toxicology, pharmacology or a related science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Toxicology, Pharmacology, Biology, Chemistry.
Growing about average. Steady with inhaled drug, vaping and air pollution research.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Computer models and lab-grown lung tissues replace some animal studies, but designing tests stays human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Statistics.
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