Biomedical science is a broad field of study that applies portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. It encompasses a wide range of academic and research activities, including the study of human biology, pharmacology, human physiology, human nutrition, and more specialized subject areas such as virology, epidemiology, genetics, and microbiology. Biomedical science is underpinned by relevant basic sciences including anatomy and physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology, immunology, mathematics and statistics, and bioinformatics. Biomedical scientists are at the heart of multi-disciplinary teams in healthcare, providing other professionals with vital scientific information, allowing them to make informed clinical decisions, ensuring blood stocks are adequate at critical times, matching blood to patients, measuring chemicals to monitor patient condition, investigating disease by looking at tumor samples, and identifying micro-organisms in the fight against infection. Biomedical science is a very diverse discipline, offering students an opportunity to specialize in areas such as life sciences, physiological sciences, and bioengineering. Graduates of biomedical science can pursue careers in public health, research, crime investigation, sales, education, and much more. Some of the careers available to students who obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical science include Analytical Chemist, Biotechnologist, Clinical Research Associate, Medical Scientist, and Pharmaceutical Sales Representative.