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Exploring Your Future and Growing A Career:

Virtual Career Fair

2023 Session Speakers

Molly Bootsma

Molly Bootsma

Professor of Embryology
Trans Ova Genetics

Email: moy.bootsma@transova.com
Website: https://transova.com/

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Q. What is the highlight of your career?
A. When Clients have good pregnancy rates with lots of calves on the ground.

Q. What are challenges you encounter in your career?
A. Different learning styles, cattle in general, unpredictability of results .

Q. How did you get to this career?
A.  Got the job by accident. Worked at a Vet clinic that changed their focus from large to small and animals and she waned to continue to work with cows. See the position open up she applied and loves it.

Q. What is something unique about your career most people might not know or understand about what you do?
A.  They work with cloning which is unique.

Q. Are there scholarship or internship opportunities available with your career? If so, where can more information about those be found?
A.  Yes, Transova offers spring and summer internships. Scholarships are offered each fall.

Molly Bootsma Cryochamber
Cow and calf
Molly Bootsma Lab