<p>I really have no idea if this would be a bio-type of engineering or something more medical, but I decided to post here since you guys have been very helpful before on this forum. </p>
<p>Anyways, what do people major in / career field that involves doing research on things such as stem cells, viruses, cloning, etc. Is it one of those things that only a very lucky few can actually make a living on, or ?</p>
<p>You can look into majoring in a field of biology or biomedical engineering. And to answer your question, NO it is not one of those things that only a very lucky few can do. But be warned, people who do research for schools are known to be underpaid, so the people who do actually do research do it because they love it.</p>
<p>If you are still an undergraduate student, try and get to get into a reserach program with a professor in your field. This is easeir at some universities, depending on the school. But, even if reserach is limited at your school, there are always potential research internships that you can take on at any point during the year. Doing research in undergrad will help you with graduate school admissions and future reserach. It will also give you a chance to know if this is what you truly want to do.</p>
<p>biological/biomedical engineering, biochemistry, cell science, genetics, biology</p>
<p>biochemistry.</p>
<p>That stuff is more bio than biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>People who do research ON stem cells are usually cell biologists and other biological scientists. People who do research WITH stem cells may not be, such as my chemical engineering professor who does work on stem cell screening for tissue engineering applications.</p>