How do they match: Geneticists

  • Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

  • Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.
  • Conduct family medical studies to evaluate the genetic basis for traits or diseases.
  • Confer with information technology specialists to develop computer applications for genetic data analysis.
  • Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.