Graduate Program
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 Molecular Biology Building The Genetics Graduate program is recruiting 8 to 12 new students for Fall 2009. Our deadline for consideration for Fall 2009 admission is February 1, 2009. Stipend is between $1650 to $1850 per month depending on source of funding. Students on assistantships receive Tuition Scholarships and paid single health insurance. Multiple year Fellowships available but competitively awarded. We recruit domestic and international applicants. An interest in our faculty's research is essential. To be considered for admission you must state area of research interest and/or specific faculty in the genetics program. This can be as general or as specific as you deem appropriate.
Application process. Domestic applicants are reviewed upon completion of their application. The Admissions Committee can recommend: invite for visit; hold for further consideration; or deny. Final decisions regarding admission and assistantship support are made after program sponsored student visits. International applicants must be complete their applications by February 1 and are sent to the Admissions Committee as a group. The Admissions Committe ranks 10 to 15 applications and offers of admission and assistantships are extended beginning March 1 and continuing to April 15 depending upon the availability of funding and match of student interest to faculty looking for students. Applications not ranked remain available to faculty for review until May 15.
GREs, TOEFLS and GPAs: We do not have minimum GRE scores, but good scores are a plus. We look for TOEFL scores around 600/250/100. We look for GPAs around 3.4. We consider the entire application. Appropriate course preparation and research experience are esssential. For GRE/TOEFL codeing Iowa State University is 6306 and Genetics is 0210.
Program description and ApplicationWork is offered for the master of science [M.S.] and doctor of philosophy [Ph.D.] degrees with a major or minor in genetics. There are thirteen participating departments and they are all listed on the right. The diversity of faculty in the interdepartmental genetics program ensures a broad, well-balanced education from the best instructors, while offering flexibility in choice of specialization. Genetics faculty have strengths in many areas, from fundamental studies at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and population levels, to research with immediate practical application. Ongoing research projects span all the major areas of theoretical and experimental genetics, including molecular studies of gene regulation, gene mapping, transposable element studies, developmental genetics, quantitative and mathematical genetics, evolutionary genetics, and population genetics.
It is expected that all graduate students entering the Interdepartmental Genetics graduate program will have taken courses in basic biology, chemistry at least through organic chemistry, one year of college-level physics, mathematics at least through calculus, and at least one thorough course in basic transmission and molecular genetics. Undergraduate training in statistics and biochemistry are strongly encouraged.
For details regarding applying to the program click here. Departmental contact
Linda Wild [Email], Program Coordinator Supervisory Committee
Fred Janzen, Program Chair (EEOB) |
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Interdepartmental Genetics Graduate Program, 2102 Molecular Biology,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3260.
Phone 515-294-7697 or 1-800-499-1972 | Fax 515-294-6669 | genetics @iastate.edu
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