
AY 2005-2019 Alumni Career Outcomes (143 Alumni)
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. A few of our alumni who have gone onto successful careers are featured here.

Tamara Alliston, Ph.D.
Dr. Alliston is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of California San Francisco.

Nathan Boles, Ph.D.
Dr. Boles is a principal investigator at the Neural Stem Cell Institute.

Teresa Bowman, Ph.D.
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.
Dr. Chang is a product manager, Cell and Gene Therapy at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Alumni Profile
Dr. Sean McGuire spoke about his experience as both a student and faculty member at BCM when he received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award - Biomedical Sciences.

Gloria Echeverria, Ph.D.
Dr. Echeverria is an assistant professor of medicine and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor.

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

Allison Falender, Ph.D.
Dr. Falender is a general manager of gasoline development at Shell.

Michael Gatza, Ph.D.
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.
Dr. Hinton is a E. E. Just Fellow, Burroughs Wellcome Fund fellow, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Iowa.

Michael Iannotti, Ph.D.
Dr. Iannotti is a research scientist in the Division of Pre-Clinical Innovation at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences in the National Institutes of Health.

Nicole Kettner, Ph.D.
Dr. Kettner is postdoctoral research fellow in the Translational Research in Multi-Disciplinary Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Francene Lemoine, Ph.D.
Dr. Lemoine is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern State University.

Thuy-Ai Nguyen
Dr. Nguyen is a senior scientist at Shattuck Labs

Ramon Roman, Ph.D.
Dr. Roman is employed with the Army Core of Engineers.

Erica Polleys, Ph.D.
Dr. Polleys is a postdoctoral scholar at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University.

Michelle Rubin-Onur, Ph.D.
Dr. Rubin-Onur is a regulatory specialist at Acknowledge Regulatory Strategies.

Erin Strome, Ph.D.
Dr. Strome is professor and chair of biological sciences at Northern Kentucky University.

James Versalovic, M.D. Ph.D.
Dr. Versalovic is the Milton J. Finegold professor of pathology and immunology at BCM and pathologist-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital.
Career Development
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.
Alumni Profile
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.