Careers in the Life Sciences D. L. Nelson September 2012
General Career Categories Medicine/Vet Medicine/Dentistry Research (Basic, Applied) Science Communication Science Education Science and Business/Law Science and Public Service Science and Natural Resources Clinical and Forensic Science
Science at the Bench Specialist (Research Technician) BS or MS 2_post.htmlhttp:// 2_post.html $30,000-50,000 University, Industry, Government
Medical / Paramedical MD, DO, DVM, DDS Physical Therapy Vocational Therapy Nursing Physician’s assistant Ultrasound technician Sleep Clinic htmlhttp:// html
Clinical Chemistry or Microbiology Hospitals State Hygiene Lab Cytology school Environmental Health section Clinical Biochemistry (a medical specialty)
Scientific Instrument Development, Sales & Service ns/recent_graduates_scientific.htm
Genetic Counseling UW Dept. Medical Genetics MS in Genetic Counseling duate-programs/genetic- counseling/main/26910http:// duate-programs/genetic- counseling/main/26910 Coursework in –Human genetics –Personal counseling –Research
Public Health UW: Global health: certificates/certificate-in-global-health/ certificates/certificate-in-global-health/ Epidemiology
Veterinary Medicine UW: Large animal Small animal Exotics Bird, Swine flu
Ecology UW Forest and Wildlife Ecology pubs/alumni/index.htmlhttp://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/ pubs/alumni/index.html Limnology: inland lakes
Marine Biology /kids_place/kidseq_careers.aspxhttp:// /kids_place/kidseq_careers.aspx
Biology and Computational Science
Science and Art: Adam Steinberg
Science Writing: Alisa Machalek +Machalek
Museum Design
Non-profit Environmental Organization John Mimikakis: D=17873
Forensics / Anthropology PLOS One 4(3), e4838 (2009)
Combining Science and Law Robyn Perrin Registered Patent Agent at Casimir Jones, S.C. Freelance writer and editor
Law, business and Biotech UW:
What to do now Explore (career days, books, non- research meetings, campus clubs) Network (business cards, events, internships, listservs) Gather case studies (ask people how they got where they are, and what they like/dislike about it)