Careers & Alumni
What can biology majors do after graduation? Find out from a few of our alums.
Biology Careers
The Department of Biology at the University of Mississippi is a comprehensive life science department with faculty working in many diverse areas of biology. We are a collaborative department, sharing interests and expertise, and we train students to think broadly, to use interdisciplinary approaches, and to develop innovative insights into fundamental biological processes.
Our graduates establish such a wide range of careers and become leaders of their organizations because of the core set of skills at the heart of our liberal arts education.
A liberal arts education at UM will empower and prepare students to deal with complexity, diversity, and change through a broad knowledge of the world. Liberal Arts is everything you care about most:
- Writing and speaking with confidence and skill
- Critical thinking
- Quantitative skills and data analysis
- Celebrating human expression through the arts
- Navigating complex moral and ethical situations
- Engaging the power of your citizenship
- Discovering solutions to the pressing issues facing our world
Our graduates...
- Dentist, Gilmore Family Dentistry
- Dentist, Oxford Dental
- Diagnostic Radiology, Methodist LeBonheur
- Executive Medical Director, Cherokee Nation
- Family Medicine, Neshoba Medical Assoc.
- Family Physician, North MS Medical Center
- Gastroenterologist, Atlanta Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine, Baptist Medical Clinic
- Medical Lab Scientist, North MS Medical Center
- Medical Tech, St. Jude’s Hospital
- Nurse, Baptist Medical Center
- OB/GYN, Baptist Memorial Hospital
- Oncologist, Alabama Oncology
- Oncologist, Jackson Oncology Associates
- Ophthalmologist, Boozer Eyecare Associates
- Optometrist, Ripley Eye Care
- Orthopedic Surgeon, TN Orthopedics
- Pathologist, Mayo Clinic
- Pediatrician, Batson Hospital for Children
- Pediatric Physician, Children’s Mercy Hospital
- Pharmacist, Fairview Health Services
- Physician, Jackson Anesthesia Associates
- Physician, Mississippi Urology Clinic
- Physician, Navel Medical Center
- Physician Assistant, DeSoto Family Counseling
- Psychiatrist, National Institutes for Health
- Psychiatry, Hattiesburg Clinic
- Surgeon, South Mississippi Surgeons
- Team Physician, Carolina Panthers
- Urologist, Merit Health
K-12 (4% of Alumni)
- Teacher, Ocean Springs Middle School
Higher Ed (10% of Alumni)
- Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center
- Associate R&D Medicinal Chemistry, University of Mississippi
- Cancer Research Specialist, University of Chicago
- Coordinator of Student Wellness, Austin Peay State University
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law
- Infectious Disease Specialist, LSU Health
- Internist, University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tulane University
- Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Alabama–Birmingham
- Pediatrician, University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Pediatrician, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
- Physician, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Program Coordinator of Microbiology, University of California San Francisco
- Radiologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Researcher, University of Colorado
- Research Nurse, Duke Medical Center
- Crop Advisor, Farmers Supply Co-Op
- Executive Director, US Chamber of Commerce
- Owner, West Bankhead Properties
- Pharmacist, CVS
- Pharmacist, Kroger
- Pharmacist, Walmart
- Programmer, CDIT software
- Real Estate Broker, Berkshire Hathaway Realty
- Sales Manager, RJ Young
- Travel RN, Trustaff
- Bioanalytical Research Associate, Altea Therapeutics
- Engineer, Aerojet Rocketdyne-Stennis Space Center
- Energy Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin
- Laboratory Quality Manager, Sanderson Farms
- Manufacturing Associate, Catalent Pharma
- Medical Scientist, Path Group
- Process Research Chemist, Buchman
- Program Coordinator, Allegis Global Solutions
- Rehabilitation Specialist, Sea Turtle Hospital
- Research Associate, Bristol&MyersSquibb
- Research Associate, CirQuest Labs
- Senior Scientist, TriPham
- Wildlife Biologist, Herring Environmental Services
- Biologist, Mississippi Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries
- Botanist, US Department of Agriculture
- Chair of Safety Panel, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Diabetes Educator, Georgia Dept of Public Health
- Chief Health Strategist, Florida Department of Health
- Research Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Meet a few Alums
See real world examples of where a Biology degree can take you.
Dr. Keyana Mitchell Washington
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Dr. F. Clarke Holmes
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Dr. Demondes Haynes
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Amanda Gerard
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Dr. Brandon W. Lewis
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