Student publications
A survey of 190 CMDB alumni who graduated between 2015 and 2025 yielded the following:
- 743 total publications
- 304 were first author publications (1.6 per student), while 439 were co-authored papers
- Average impact factor: 9.5, highest impact factor: 96.3
98% of students have one or more publications and 66% have three or more papers. The survey found these publications per student:
- 14% of students have 7 or more publications
- 52% have 3-6 publications
- 32% have 1-2 publications
- 2% had no papers
Career outcomes
A survey of 176 CMDB alumni who graduated between January 2015 and January 2025 yielded the following:
- 161 graduates (91%) are in science careers while 15 (9%) are in non-science careers. The non-science careers include CEO, executive director, attorney, podcaster, and sales development manager.
- Of the alumni that are currently employed in science-related careers, 55% are in academic research, 27% in biotech, and the remainder in fields such as education, consulting, law, publishing, and science policy.
- 13 graduates (7%) hold college/university faculty positions. Of these graduates, nine of them hold tenure-track positions and four are lecturers.
The graduates in each category are:
- Academic/Nonprofit/Government = 55 (31%)
- Post-doctoral Researcher = 42 (24%)
- Biotech/Pharmaceutical = 48 (27%)
- Consulting = 13 (7%)
- K-12 Education = 3 (2%)
- Law = 3 (2%)
- Other = 12 (7%)
Graduation rates and employment information
Additional information can be found on the The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) website.
Below you can explore the various career fields of our graduates.
| Category | Position | Company/Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Vice President of Technology | In-Q-Tel |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Student Services Coordinator | United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Foreign Affiars Officer | United States Department of State |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Program Officer | National Institute of Health |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | systems biologist | The Henry M. Jackson Fondation for the Advancement of Military Medicine |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Professor | Peking University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Professor | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Toxicologist | Food and Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Professor | University of Michigan Medical School |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Associate Professor | Oakwood University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Genomics Education Lean | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Research Scientist | University of California Berkeley |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Scientist | Food and Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Lecturer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Professor | Macmurray College |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Research Fellow | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Associate Research Scientist | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Health Science Policy Analyst | National Institute of Health |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Senior Program Manager | Additional Ventures |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Staff Fellow | Food and Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Professor | University of Pennsylvania |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | senior lead reviewer | Food and Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Scientist II | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Lecturer | Harvard University |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Senior Staff Fellow (Biologist) | Federal Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Research Scientist | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Manager | Federal Drug Administration |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Scientific Program Analyst | National Institutes of Health |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Institutes of Health |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Lead Analyst | Center for Disease Control & Prevention |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Research Fellow | Mass General Research Institute |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Assistant Director | Bard College |
| Academic/Nonprofit/Government | Lecturer | Fairmont State University |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Global Analytics Director | Astra Zeneca |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Sales Development Manager | Inscopix |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientific Analyst | Lexical Intelligence |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Associate Director | Fractyl Health |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Computational Biologist | Glaxo Smith Kline |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Freya Biosciences |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Manager. Technology Development | Guardant Health, Inc. |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Principal Scientist | Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior scientist | Enceladus Bio |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior scientist | Alphina Therapeutics |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Manager | Inari Medical |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | field Applicaitons Scientist | L7 Inforamtics |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist III | Baebies |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist III | Prime Medicine Inc |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Manager | Catalent Pharma Solutions |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Director | Tempus, Inc. |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Element Biosciences |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Associate Principal Investigator | Battelle National Biodefense Institute, LLC. |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Resonance Medicine, Inc |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Moderna |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Software Developer | Bio Rad Laboratories |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist II | Hexagon Bio |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Bioinformatics Scientist | Invitae |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | GSK |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | CiRC Biosciences |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Molecular Biologist | Sana Biotechnology |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Associate Scientist | BioNTech |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Principal Scientist | Lactea |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | Hunterian Medicine |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist I | MilliporeSigma |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | Meso Scale Diagnostics |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Research Associate | Cowen Inc |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | Vanqua Bio |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Medical Science Liason | Johnson & Johnson |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | senior scientist | Agnos Therapeutics |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | Arena BioWorks |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Scientist | Genomics |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Principal Scientist | Pfizer |
| Biotech/Pharmaceutical | Senior Scientist | BioNTech |
| Consulting | Manager | ZS |
| Consulting | CEO | BlueHuki Group |
| Consulting | Consultant | Chitin Consulting |
| Consulting | Principal Consultant | Triolgy Federal |
| Consulting | Lead Data Scientist | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Consulting | Senior Manager | Boston Consulting Group |
| Consulting | Senoir Consultant | West Monroe |
| Consulting | Manager | Kearney |
| Consulting | Associate Scientific Director | Healthcare Consultancy Group |
| Consulting | Associate Consultant | ZS |
| Consulting | science | McKinsey |
| Consulting | Senior Cosultant | Simon-Kucher |
| Consulting | Scientific Manager | Leidos |
| Education | High School Instructor | Bryn Mawr High School |
| Education | High School Teacher | Lake Mary Preparatory School |
| Education | Science Teacher | Mount Saint Joseph High School |
| Law & Related | Patent Attorney | McCarter & English, LLP |
| Law & Related | Managing Associate | Sidley |
| Law & Related | Patton Agent | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
| Other Careers | CEO | American Crypto |
| Other Careers | Podcaster | We Love Science Podcast |
| Other Careers | Team Manager | Springer Nature |
| Other Careers | Associate | Resilient Earth Capital |
| Other Careers | Senior Equity Research Associate | BMO Capital Markets |
| Other Careers | Scientific Editor | Cell Press |
| Other Careers | Software developer | Exadel |
| Other Careers | Vice President | Citi |
| Other Careers | Senior Business Intelligence Engineer | Amazon |
| Other Careers | Applied Scientist | Amazon |
| Other Careers | Senior Associate | Longwood Fund |
| Other Careers | Lead Researcher | Resume Genius |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Howard University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Rockerfeller University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Center for Disease Control |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Massachusettes Medical School |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Senior Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Pennsylvania |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Yale University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Harvard University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Wilmer Eye Institute |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Washington |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Columbia University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Whitehead Institute |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Associate | Duke University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of California San Diego |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Delft Univeresity of Technology |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Standford University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Wisconsin |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Fred Hutch |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University Colleg London |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | postdoctoral associate | University of Florida |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Massachusettes |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | National Institutes of Health |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Johns Hopkins University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Pennsylvania |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Postdoctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins University |