I want to work as a researcher in this field, but I am deeply confused. I have no idea of what undergraduate degree I should pursue.
Should I do a Biological Sciences baccalaureate? Biotechnology? Or maybe some quantitative field, like Math or Statistics?
I have been looking around for days, but I can't find any concrete answer. I have read 80.000 hour's page on the subject, but it does not provide a precise answer.
Edit: for those who are in the same situation as I am (or was, in case you're in the future) the "tentative career advice" section in this page (besides the commentaries in this post) might be of some help
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/preventing-catastrophic-pandemics/full-report/#how-to-help
Physical engineering (i.e. not software engineering) is another option if you're interested in a STEM field. For some examples of projects you could work on with an engineering skillset you can look at https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Bd7K4XCg4BGEaSetp/biosecurity-needs-engineers-and-materials-scientists . I'm not sure if it's the best undergraduate degree for research in biorisk but I think it's a valid option for biorisk more generally.
(Disclaimer: I help run High Impact Engineers)