Graduate Molecular Genetics – University of Toronto

There is a world of opportunity for our graduates. With a degree from the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, our students have the competitive edge over other graduates because of the reputation of excellence that is associated with our Department.

One traditional career path that our Ph.D. graduates take is to become a Professor at an academic institution or a Scientist at a research institute. To do this, our Ph.D. graduates embark on post-doctoral studies at another university or research institution. Typically, this involves 2 to 4 years of scientific investigation under the tutelage of a senior investigator (i.e. a Professor or Senior Scientist) to further demonstrate their scientific independence. Upon authoring additional prominent scientific works, our alumni place themselves in very competitive positions to land much sought after jobs at respected institutions around the world. A Ph.D. from our department, in combination with a few solid publications, has facilitated the placement of our alumni who are interested in post-doctoral work in the best labs in the best institutions in the world. A small sample of our alumni who have followed the path of becoming prominent Professors includeBrenda Andrewsat the University of Toronto,Ian Chin-Sangat Queens University;Zhigang Heat Harvard Medical School;Nevan Kroganat UCSF;Cecilia Moensat the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center;Steven Schererat the Hospital for Sick Children; andTerry Yamaguchiat the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, to name but a few.

Our graduate program also gives our M.Sc. and Ph.D. alumni a competitive edge in pursuing many other career paths that include dentistry, genetic counselling, law, medicine, teaching, and becoming a research associate. In addition, many of our graduates have become involved in the development, establishment and operation of several biotechnological enterprises. These are but a few of the potential career paths that our graduate program may help prepare our graduates for.

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Graduate Molecular Genetics - University of Toronto