Our graduates have gone on to build successful careers. This chart shows the positions held in 2019 by all students who graduated between 2015 and 2019.
Career Paths
Wherever your ambitions lie, you will receive the support you need to follow a path well-worn by BCM alumni who have built successful careers across diverse endeavors. The following lists provide an update on where some of our graduate students went after completion of their Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine.
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Daniel Amador-Noguez, Ph.D. | Associate Professor-University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Kent Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. | Associate Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. |
| Jose Badano, Ph.D. | Head of Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Milam Brantley, M.D., Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Eye Institute |
| Kathleen Burns, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Harvard Medical School Chair, Department of Pathology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Maria Chahrour, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical School |
| Varuna Chander, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University |
| Stephanie Coffin, Ph.D. | Program Manager, Portfolio Management Denali Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Evan Eichler, Ph.D. | Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and a Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine. Named Distinguished Baylor College of Medicine Alumnus, The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2009 |
| Benjamin J. Frankfort, M.D., Ph.D | Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Laura Heckman, Ph.D. | Vice President, Translational Sciences, Leal Therapeutics |
| Kaumudi Joshi, Ph.D | Principal Program Manager at Genentech (gRED) |
| Celina Jones, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University |
| Anupama Khare, Ph.D. | Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator, National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research |
| Emily LaPlante, Ph.D. | Sr. Project Manager, Broad Institute, Inc. |
| Xuwen Li, Ph.D. | Scientist, Altos Labs, Inc. |
| Koenraad Norga, Ph.D | Head of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Antwerp University |
| Tomoko Oyama, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, McGill University |
| Edwin J. Ostrin, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Akhila Rajan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Jiaqian Wu, Ph.D. | Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Binhai Zheng, Ph.D. | Professor, University of California, San Diego |
Alumni in the News
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Career Development
Workshops, seminars and courses offered through the Career Development Center help students explore the many career paths open to individuals with a Ph.D. The Center’s experienced staff helps students find opportunities to gain experience and build connections that match their career interests. They also work one-on-one with students to help them define and reach their goals.
Growing Up Baylor
After earning his Ph.D. in genetics from BCM, Dr. William Decker stayed at the College to build a successful career in biomedical research.
