Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences - Cytotechnology

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

As a cytotechnologist, you’ll use high-tech methodology to study cells within the human body. You will prepare slides of body cells and microscopically examine them to detect changes caused by different disease processes, such as cancer. Spending a good deal of time in the laboratory with their microscopes, cytotechnologists generally work alone or in small groups. As a cytotechnologist, you will prep and stain cells from a wide range of specimen types. You will utilize microscopy to examine and help diagnose cancer cells or other cellular anomalies, providing preliminary interpretation for pathologists and ordering physicians. Cytotechnologists can work in a variety of settings such as hospital, research or industry laboratories.