Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Cancer & Cell Biology Graduate Program Alumni

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Career Paths

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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. A few of our alumni who have gone onto successful careers are featured here.

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Tamara Alliston, Ph.D.

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Dr. Alliston is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of California San Francisco.

Nathan Boles, Ph.D.

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Dr. Boles is a principal investigator at the Neural Stem Cell Institute.

Teresa Bowman, Ph.D.

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Dr. Bowman is an associate professor of development and molecular biology and oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Chi-Hsuan (Sean) Chang, Ph.D.

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Dr. Chang is a product manager, Cell and Gene Therapy at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Gloria Echeverria, Ph.D.

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Dr. Echeverria is an assistant professor of medicine and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor.

Dana Gaddy, Ph.D.

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Dr. Gaddy is a professor of veterinary integrative biosciences at Texas A&M University.

Allison Falender, Ph.D.

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Dr. Falender is general manager of biotechnology at Shell

Michael Gatza, Ph.D.

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Dr, Gatza is an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medicine School of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Antentor O. Hinton Jr., Ph.D.

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Dr. Hinton is assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt University.

Michael Iannotti, Ph.D.

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Dr. Iannotti is senior scientist at AstraZeneca.

Francene Lemoine, Ph.D.

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Dr. Lemoine is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern State University.

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Thuy-Ai Nguyen

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Dr. Nguyen is a senior scientist at Shattuck Labs

Ramon Roman, Ph.D.

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Dr. Roman is senior chemist at US Army Corps of Engineers

Erica Polleys, Ph.D.

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Dr. Polleys is lecturer in biology at Tufts School of Arts and Sciences

Michelle Rubin-Onur, Ph.D.

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Dr. Rubin-Onur is regulatory lead at Blue Note Therapeutics

Erin Strome, Ph.D.

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Dr. Strome is professor and chair of biological sciences at Northern Kentucky University.

James Versalovic, M.D. Ph.D.

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Dr. Versalovic is the Milton J. Finegold professor of pathology and immunology at BCM and pathologist-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital.

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Career Development

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Workshops, seminars and courses offered through the Career Development Center help students explore career paths open to individuals with a Ph.D. The center’s staff helps students find opportunities to gain experience and build connections that match career interests. Staff also work one-on-one with students to help them define and reach their goals.

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Alumni Profile

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Warren E. Zimmer, Ph.D., discussed his experiences at BCM when he was back on campus to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award - Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Zimmer is director of the Medical Science Graduate Program, the MD Plus Program and the Summer Research Program at Texas A&M College of Medicine.