What is a research geneticist and how to become one

Key steps to become a research geneticist

1. Explore research geneticist education requirements

   Most common research geneticist degrees

   Bachelor's

   55.6 %

   Doctorate

   33.3 %

   Master's

   11.1 %

2. Start to develop specific research geneticist skills

   Skills	Percentages
   PCR	26.89%
   DNA	18.59%
   Research Projects	18.16%
   USDA	16.21%
   FAA	11.43%

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3. Complete relevant research geneticist training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New research geneticists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a research geneticist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real research geneticist resumes.

4. Research research geneticist duties and responsibilities

   • Manage investigator initiate and cooperative group correlative studies to identify biomarkers to ascertain tumor burden and clinical outcomes in lymphoma.
   • Perform expression profiling on primary promyelocyte samples and identify candidate genes that may be involve in SCN pathogenesis and malignant transformation.
   • Purify and characterize both proteins with HPLC, western blot, ESI-TOF, IP, etc.
   • Develop first interactive animal colony database at NIDA-IRP using FileMaker software.

5. Prepare your research geneticist resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your research geneticist resume.

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6. Apply for research geneticist jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a research geneticist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams