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Why Genetics at Iowa

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Prospective Students

Even more important than formal course work is the opportunity to do significant research in genetics. Research interests of the participating faculty include virtually all areas of genetics, ranging from bacteriophage genetics to human medical genetics. In each area of genetics, there is a group of faculty members who have closely related interests.

Direct Admission

The Genetics PhD Program is pleased to offer the possibility of direct admission to students who wish to affiliate with a specific Program faculty member. This situation is most likely to arise from direct, in-depth conversations between a prospective student and a Program faculty member. The same rules apply for student support, stipend, and required course work under this plan. However, under direct admission, the Genetics Faculty member needs to petition the Admissions Committee to consider a student for affiliation with his lab. Given that the student meets the minimum entrance requirements he may be admitted to the Program. Upon acceptance, the faculty member will provide full support throughout the student’s graduate career in the form of research assistantships. Continued support is contingent on satisfactory performance as a teaching or research assistant and normal progress toward the degree. Like all new doctoral graduate students in the Genetics Program, direct admit students will do a research rotation in three laboratories during the first 9 months (one rotation is of course in his future mentor’s lab). After completion of the rotations s/he will return to their mentor’s lab to conduct their Ph.D. research.

Curent Student Profiles (research)

The University is also strong in several related disciplines, including microbial physiology, enzymology, virology, protein biochemistry, computational genetics, and developmental and cell biology, all of which contribute significantly to the overall training program.

Graduate
     Computational Genetics track
          International Students

Undergraduate
          The Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Curriculum
A combination of core and elective courses together with hands-on laboratory experience provide a strong base for Ph.D. thesis research.

A newly established Computational Genetics Subtrack brings state-of-the-art computer technology to the study of modern Genetics.

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Financial Assistance
      All genetics graduate students receive a financial stipend of $22,000 (academic year 2006-2007) plus tuition.
      Financial support comes from training grants, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, scholarships, individual research grants, or other departmental or college funds. All students are required to do some teaching as part of their development as future scientists and faculty members.|

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