Career Outcomes

UC Davis Chemical Biology Trainees are each members of six different source graduate groups on campus. Students graduating with a PhD from these graduate groups in the years 2009-2017 had an average time-to-degree as follows:

  • Chemistry: 5.19 years;
  • Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology: 5.77 years;
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology: 5.25 years;
  • Biomedical Engineering: 5.42 years; and,
  • Biophysics: 5.61 years.

In addition, since the beginning of the program in 2015, the UC Davis Chemical Biology Program had 15 NIH-funded CBP Trainees complete their PhD training. Currently 9 (60%) are involved in research-intensive careers, 1 (6.7%) have Science-related careers, 4 (26.7%) are in further scientific training, and 1 (6.7%) are involved in a primarily teaching position.

Career outcomes for UC Davis Chemical Biology Program's PhD Trainee Graduates from 2015-2025 (15 total)

Career outcomes UCD CBP Trainees 2015-2025