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Job Titles of Genetics and Genomics Alumni

This is a sampling of initial outcomes for our Ph.D. and M.S. since 2011.  Where the majority of the alumni receive a Postdoc, this should give you an idea of what is possible with your degree upon graduation. In general, 15 to 20 students complete their Ph.D. or M.S. degree per year in our program.

  • Ph.D. 2023 - Corteva
  • Ph.D. 2023 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Ph.D. 2023 - Sygnenta
  • MS 2022 - STEM Teacher
  • Ph.D. 2022 - Adjunct Instructor - ISU
  • Ph.D. 2022 - Integrated DNA Technologies
  • Ph.D. 2022 - ORISE Postdoc Fellow
  • Ph.D. 2022 - 3D Health Solutions
  • Ph.D. 2022 - Eurofins
  • Ph.D. 2022 - USDA
  • Ph.D. 2021 - Axbio
  • Ph.D. 2021 - Phytoform Labs
  • Ph.D. 2020 - Ag Reliant Genetics
  • MS 2019 - Iowa State University - lab supervisor
  • Ph.D. 2019 - Duke University - Postdoc
  • Ph.D. 2019 - Sema 4
  • Ph.D. 2019 - Hy-Line International - Geneticist
  • Ph.D. 2019 - John Hopkins University - Postdoc
  • Ph.D. 2019 -  Iowa Criminalistic Laboratory - DNA Unit Criminalist
  • MS 2018 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Ph.D. 2018 - James Cancer Hospital
  • Ph.D. 2017 - University, bioinformatics plant lab, Iowa State,(Iowa) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2017 - Industry, Merck KGaA, (Wisconsin) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2017 - Industry, Topigs Norsvin, (Minnesota) geneticist
  • Ph.D. 2016 - Government, Rocky Mountain Labs, (Montana) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2016 - Government, US Department of Agriculture,(Iowa) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2016: University, Kansas Medical University, (Kansas) post doc
  • M.S. 2016: University, Comprehensive Cancer Center, (New Mexico) Clinical Research Coordinator
  • M.S. 2016: Industry, Monsanto, (Missouri) Product Specialist - IT Lab Platform
  • Ph.D. 2015: University, Ahi Evran University, Turkey, assistant professor
  • Ph.D. 2015: Industry, The Seeing Eye, (New Jersey) Booker Chair of Canine Genetics
  • Ph.D. 2015: Unversity, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,(Ohio) post doc
  • M.S. 2015: Industry, Land O'Lakes, (Minnesota) scientist
  • Ph.D. 2014: Education, Law School, Boston University (Massachusetts)
  • Ph.D. 2014: Stine Seed Company, Iowa, Geneticist
  • Ph.D. 2014: University, University of Washington, (Washington) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2014: University, Kansas Medical University, (Kansas) post doc
  • M.S. 2014: Education, Cambridge University, England, Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship
  • Ph.D. 2013: Government, USDA at NADC, (Iowa) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2013: University, University of Pittsburg, (Pennsylvania) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2013: Industry, Bayer CropScience, (North Carolina) regulatory field study scientist
  • M.S. 2013: Industry, Life Gen Technologies, (Missouri) research scientist
  • M.S. 2013: University, Case Western University, (Ohio) research assistant III
  • Ph.D. 2012: University, University of Michigan, (Michigan) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2012: Industry, Pioneer Hybred, (Iowa) research scientist
  • Ph.D. 2012: University, U of Alabama at Birmingham, (Alabama) Complexity Science, post doc
  • Ph.D. 2011: University, University of Michigan, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, (Michigan) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2011: University, Midwestern University, (Illinois) post doc
  • Ph.D. 2011: Industry, DuPont Pioneer, (Iowa) research scientist
  • Ph.D. 2011: Industry, Newsham Choice Genetics, (Iowa-Illinois) geneticist
  • M.S. 2011: Industry, AbbVie (pharmaceuticals), (Illinois) Senior Lab Technician