Career Options for Biology
A major in biology opens many doors for you. It provides solid preparation for a broad range of careers in the health sciences – our students have a high placement rate in the health sciences, including medical, veterinary, dental, physicians assistant, and masters in nursing programs. Others pursue graduate study in ecology, wildlife conservation, evolutionary biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, and many other fields. Still others work in manufacturing and quality control for biomedical and food production facilities, or in environmental policy fields. A biology major at a liberal arts institution provides you the opportunity to build a college experience tailored to your interests and goals. You get a solid foundation in the sciences, learn to become critical thinkers and become lifetime learners, and get a breadth of experience across disciplines, developing the ability to make connections between similarly distinct fields.
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Kyle Jaynes ’18 is a Ph.D student in the Departments of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at Michigan State University. He is studying conservation, evolution and ecology of amphibians and reptiles. His undergraduate research at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on giant tree frogs of Africa has been published in two journals recently.
Kim D’Arcangelo ’16 is a plant pathologist who recently completed her PhD at North Carolina State University, where she worked on fungal pathogens of cucumbers and relatives. She has accepted a job in the private sector, working as a research scientist for Bayer Crop Sciences at Chesterfield, MO.
Tom Zimnicki ’12 pursued a Master’s Degree in Public Policy at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He has worked as a policy analyst and advocate at Michigan Environmental Council and is now serving as Senior Environmental Policy Advisor to the Director of Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Haley Freilino ’17 pursued graduate work in pediatric nursing at Johns Hopkins University, where she also works in their hospital system.
Patrick Didonato ’13 studied at the University Michigan School of Dentistry, and is now in dental practice in southeast Michigan.
Ashley Drop-Quick ’13 studied veterinary medicine at Ross School of Veterinary Medicine and is now a veterinarian at Moore Veterinary Hospital.
Takiyah Smith ’19 moved to Case Western University, where she pursued a Masters in Nursing and then a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on Women’s Health. She works with survivors of sexual assault, and frequently testifies before the Ohio legislature on issues related to women’s health.
