What are the roles and responsibilities in Genetics?

• Genetic scientists in a clinical setting use their knowledge to guide and treat patients with hereditary diseases or disorders.
• Genetic counsellors test patients for inherited conditions and advise them on possible treatments. Counsellors often specialize in one field, such as paediatrics or oncology.
• The primary role is to plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
• Review, approve or interpret genetic laboratory results.
• Evaluate, diagnose, or treat genetic diseases.
• Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
• Write grants and papers, or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.
• Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.
• Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
• Collaborate with biologists and other professionals to conduct appropriate genetic and biochemical analyses.
• Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.
• Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
• Instruct medical students, graduate students, or others in methods or procedures for diagnosis and management of genetic disorders.
• Evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses.
• Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.
• Create or use statistical models for the analysis of genetic data.