The field of genetics has advanced at a startling rate. Population genetics, molecular genetics, and general genetic theory and associated biotechnology are having an impact on all major fields of biology, from neurobiology and physiology to ecology and conservation biology. There is currently a great deal of fragmentation with a subsequent shortage of geneticists possessing a broad education in the field.
With a
PhD in
Genetics at
The University of Chicago you will have received a solid foundation in all aspects of the discipline, , including Mendelian genetics, evolutionary genetics, molecular genetics, population genetics, medical genetics and bioinformatics.
phd students: You will typically have specialised in one area of genetics with a deepening of your skills in such fields as molecular biology and biochemistry.