Compose a report about three careers in genomics. In your report, answer the following questions: What are the typical job responsibilities of this career?
What kinds of interests and personal attributes does a person in this career have?
What is a typical pay rate for the career? Illustrate how it changes with level of education.
Where might this person find a job? Does the career have a forensic-science application?
What do you like best about this job?
Then, take the Genomics Challenge, and record the number of answers you responded to correctly. Finally, record your thoughts about the career that seems most interesting to you, answering the following questions:
What is it that interested you about this specific career?
Of the activities that are part of this career, which of these activities would be easiest and most difficult for you to carry out?
What kind of environment does this scientist work in?
What academic preparations could you start now in order to enter this career?