Hello,
So, I’m a premed student who primarily intends on going to medical school, but would like to have a solid backup plan that I would enjoy in case things don’t work out or even something that I could do as a physician-scientist. I think that what I would be most interested in doing is designing and developing drugs, whether they are small-molecule drugs or biopharmaceuticals (protein therapeutics and gene therapy are really intriguing to me). So far, I haven’t taken any biochem, but I love chemistry and I got an A+ in gen chem II and orgo I. However, I see many people with biochem degrees as well working at pharma companies. Which major would be best suited for my goals: biochemistry or chemistry? Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated!