undergraduate materials engineering-what genetics programs could I get into?

[tissue engineer 2012]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to make a bit of a switch in my study area and I'm not really sure where to even start looking...I'm finishing up an undergraduate degree at university of maryland-college park in materials engineering this year!

gpa:3.2

gre: just took it today, score ranges for both quantitative and verbal were 750-800, will find out final scores in november!

research experience: one semester in a lab anodizing aluminum, 4 semesters+2 summers in a cell biophysics lab researching pharmaceutical delivery via vesicles, no major results/publications

recs: will be good in the sense of "this student has performed well and will in all likelihood be succesful as a grad student," but not exceptional or raving about how awesome I am.

other: put myself through school

national merit scholar

two years as an RA

always held at least 2 part-time jobs so lots of different work experience

summers spent as the manager for overnight orientations for incoming freshmen

caucasian

transgendered-reason why I'm interested in studying genetics as it relates to gender/sex

I'm also interested in integrating what I've learned in materials science somehow with genetics, especially nanotechnology and tissue engineering (no longer my focus though, my forum name is misleading now!)

I'm really just trying to determine at this point what level I should be looking at.

I haven't really been able to find any information on university of washington-seattle's genome sciences program...I know it's selective, would it even be an option as a reach school? are there any PhD programs I would be eligible for, or I would have to do my master's first? Thanks in advance!!!

Edited September 28, 2011 by tissue engineer 2012