Student Outcomes
33 of the 34 BMCB students that graduated over the last 5 years took a position in industry, a science teaching job, or a postdoctoral position, immediately following graduation.
- 14 students moved to a new university for their postdoctoral studies
- 6 students stayed at UArizona for their postdoctoral studies
- 8 students pursued research positions in industry
- 2 took faculty positions at other universities
- 1 student runs the BIOTECH program at a Tucson High School
- 1 student became a Science Advisor at a Law Firm
- 1 student became a science writer
Student Success Rates
Among the 34 students that graduated from the BMCB program in the last 5 years, the average time to degree was 5.5 years--a number that is nearly identical across race and gender.
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71% of our students graduated in less than 6 years (last 5 years)
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65% of our students go on to postdoctoral training (last 10 years)
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The 34 BMCB students that graduated in the last 5 years published, on average, 1.7 first author papers and 3.2 total papers. Moreover, 60% of the students published a first author paper in a top-tier journal including; PNAS (3), eLife (2), Cell Reports (2), Molecular Cell (2), Molecular Biology of the Cell (2), Genes and Development (1), Current Biology (1), The Journal of Cell Biology (1), The Journal of Virology (5), The Biophysical Journal (6) Genetics (4), Biochemistry (2), and PLOS Genetics (1).
Where Did Our Students Go For Their Postdoctoral Training?
- Harvard
- Yale
- Cornell
- MD Anderson
- UC-San Diego
- The University of Georgia
- Purdue
- The Salk Institute
- The NIH
- The Beckman Institute (CA)
- The City of Hope Hospital (CA)
- Rutgers
- Oregon Health and Sciences University
- Critical Path Institute in Tucson AZ
- The University of Arizona
Where Are Our Students Taking Industry Positions?
- Roche Ventana Medical (2 students; Oro Valley, AZ)
- Astra Zeneca (Washington DC)
- Aviva Systems Biology (San Diego)
- Catalent Pharma solutions (NJ)
- Charles River Laboratory (MA)
- Seven Bridges Genomics (MA)
- Impetus Agriculture (MO)
Where Else Can You Find Our Students?
- Washington State University (faculty position)
- Shenandoah University (faculty position)
- Nguyen and Target Patent Law Firm (science advisor)
- Ashford Medical Communications (science writer)