Alumni

CMB’s 800+ alumni have gone on to a variety of successful careers in academia, for-profit and non-profit sectors, industry, government, education, and other areas. CMB alumni form a valued community and continue to be engaged with the CMB program after graduation by visiting to give talks about their career paths, joining alumni panels, and connecting individually with CMB students. See what our alumni have gone on to do by exploring the Alumni Directory and reading some of the alumni spotlights and alumni news below. To search for an alum or a specific career, click “Alumni Directory” below and use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner of the table to enter key job terms or alumni names.

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Alumni Directory

Alumni Directory

reeserebecca wdt_ID Last Name First Name Name email address PERM email address WORK Email Lab Graduated Degree Current Position Employer Name Current Position
1 Abler Lisa Abler, Lisa llabler@gmail.com llabler@wisc.edu llabler@gmail.com Xin Sun 2008 Ph.D. Assistant Scientist University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2 Abraham Teresa Abraham, Teresa tmabraham@gmail.com tmabraham@gmail.com Daniel D. Loeb 2007 Ph.D. Director, Scientific and Technical Partnerships Click Diagnostics Director, Scientific and Technical Partnerships, Click Diagnostics
3 Acevedo Luis Acevedo, Luis lugacevedo@yahoo.com luis.acevedo@genmarkdx.com lugacevedo@yahoo.com Peggy Farnham 2007 Ph.D. Sr. Scientist GenMark Diagnostics Sr. Scientist, GenMark Diagnostics
4 Agasie (Bezerra) Isabel Agasie (Bezerra), Isabel Richard Amasino 2003 Ph.D. Biotechnology Instructor BioPharmaceutical Technology Center (BTC) Institute Biotechnology Instructor, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center (BTC) Institute
5 Ahmad Fridoon Ahmad, Fridoon drfridoon@yahoo.com drfridoon@yahoo.com Peter Baas 1998 Ph.D. Professor and Head of Physiology and Cell Biology Department University of Health Sciences Professor and Head of Physiology and Cell Biology Department, University of Health Sciences
6 Akkarawongsa Radeekorn Akkarawongsa, Radeekorn radeekorn@hotmail.com scrak@mahidol.ac.th radeekorn@hotmail.com Curtis R. Brandt 2007 Ph.D. Lecturer Mahidol University (Thailand) Lecturer, Mahidol University (Thailand)
7 Albright Catherine Albright, Catherine catherine.albright88@gmail.com catherine.albright88@gmail.com William M. Sugden 2013 M.S. Senior Research Associate Exact Sciences Senior Research Associate, Exact Sciences
8 Allen Benjamin Allen, Benjamin benallen@umich.edu benallen@umich.edu Alan C. Rapraeger 2004 Ph.D. Asst. Professor University of Michigan Asst. Professor, University of Michigan
9 Allen Mary Allen, Mary mary.a.allen@colorado.edu mary.a.allen@colorado.edu Elizabeth Goodwin 2006 M.S. Post-Doc University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center Post-Doc, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
10 Allen Todd Allen, Todd tmallen33@gmail.com tallen2@partners.org tmallen33@gmail.com David I. Watkins 1999 Ph.D. Professor Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; Harvard Medical School Professor, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; Harvard Medical School
11 Amann Kurt Amann, Kurt kurt.amann@gmail.com kjamann@wisc.edu kurt.amann@gmail.com James Ervasti 1999 Ph.D. Assoc. Professor University of WI/Madison Assoc. Professor, University of WI/Madison
12 Ananiev Gene Ananiev, Gene gene.ananiev@gmail.com geananiev@wisc.edu gene.ananiev@gmail.com David C. Schwartz 2007 Ph.D. Research Scientist and Manager UW Small Molecule Screening & Synthesis Facility (SMSSF) UW Madison Research Scientist and Manager UW Small Molecule Screening & Synthesis Facility (SMSSF), UW Madison
13 Arendt Lisa Arendt, Lisa lmarendt@yahoo.com lmarendt@wisc.edu lmarendt@yahoo.com Linda A. Schuler 2007 Ph.D. Asst. Professor UW-Madison Asst. Professor, UW-Madison
14 Ariazi Eric Ariazi, Eric eric.ariazi@verizon.net eric.ariazi@freenome.com eric.ariazi@verizon.net Michael N. Gould 1998 Ph.D. Staff Research Scientist Freenome Staff Research Scientist, Freenome
15 Bachorik Jen Bachorik, Jen jenbachorik@yahoo.com jenbachorik@yahoo.com Judith E, Kimble 2005 Ph.D. Intellectual Property Associate Jones Day Intellectual Property Associate, Jones Day
16 Badrinath Ananth Badrinath, Ananth John White 2002 Ph.D. Research Coordinator Sankara Nethralaya Research Coordinator, Sankara Nethralaya
17 Baldwin Kate Baldwin, Kate katherinelbaldwin@gmail.com Kate@K8Baldwin.com katherinelbaldwin@gmail.com Patrick Masson 2013 Ph.D. Scientific Illustator Self Employed Scientific Illustator, Self Employed
18 Balsitis Scott Balsitis, Scott Paul F. Lambert 2005 Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Gilead Sciences Senior Research Scientist, Gilead Sciences
19 Barber Robert Barber, Robert robert.barber@uwp.edu robert.barber@uwp.edu Timothy Donohue 1997 Ph.D. Assoc. Professor UW-Parkside, Dept. of Biological Sciences Assoc. Professor, UW-Parkside, Dept. of Biological Sciences
20 Barclay Stephen Barclay, Stephen sbarclay@facstaff.wisc.edu sbarclay@facstaff.wisc.edu William Dove 1975 Ph.D. Assoc. Professor University of Wisconsin Madison (Retired) Assoc. Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison (Retired)
21 Barcus Craig Barcus, Craig barcus.craig@gmail.com craig.barcus@wustl.edu barcus.craig@gmail.com Linda A. Schuer 2016 Ph.D. Post-Doc Washington University School of Medicine Post-Doc, Washington University School of Medicine
22 Bardwell James Bardwell, James jbardwel@umich.edu jbardwel@umich.edu Elizabeth A. Craig 1987 Ph.D. Collegiate Professor University of Michigan Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan
23 Bardwell Vivian Bardwell, Vivian bardw001@umn.edu bardw001@umn.edu Marvin P. Wickens 1990 Ph.D. Professor University of Minnesota Professor, University of Minnesota
24 Barkan Alice Barkan, Alice abarkan@molbio.uoregon.edu abarkan@molbio.uoregon.edu Janet E. Mertz 1983 Ph.D. Professor University of Oregon Professor, University of Oregon
25 Barker Berkmen Melanie Barker Berkmen, Melanie mberkmen@suffolk.edu mberkmen@suffolk.edu Richard L. Gourse 2001 Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Suffolk University
reeserebecca Last Name First Name Name email address PERM email address WORK Email Lab Graduated Degree Current Position Employer Name Current Position

Alumni Career Paths

Since the CMB Program was established in 1961, 689 alumni have received PhDs and 104 have received Master’s degrees.

In the past ten years (2008-2018), 194 PhDs have been awarded. Those graduates are currently employed in the following industries:

Alumni industries for graduates from past ten years

Of the 86 PhD graduates from the past ten years who have gone into academia, alumni are currently in the following positions:

Academic careers for graduates from past ten years

In addition, students on the Professional Development Committee have collected information about alumni career development at 1, 4 and 7 years post graduation to allow current and future CMB students to map their own professional development.

Alumni News

Alumni Publications

CMB students have a strong publication record, with an average of 4.4 publications per CMB graduate and 2.2 first author or co-first author publications per graduate at the time of graduation. View the full list of recent CMB graduates’ publications. (Alumni, please keep us updated if you have any additions or changes to this list.)

Update Your Info or Share Your Story

We welcome any alumni employment updates! Please email cmb@bocklabs.wisc.edu with any updates or corrections.

We would also love to hear the story of your career path, and any advice you have for CMB students currently exploring career options. If you are interested in sharing your story, please respond to our Alumni Spotlight survey. Answers will appear in the Alumni Spotlight feature on the CMB website.

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Thank you for considering making a gift to the CMB Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As one of the largest biological science graduate programs at UW-Madison, we have been committed to excellence in graduate education since the 1960’s. Our partner in accepting all gifts to the CMB Program at UW-Madison is the University of Wisconsin-Foundation. Your gift can be submitted online through the secure and simple UW-Foundation Make a Gift Page. The Cellular & Molecular Biology Program Account is #1244668. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the CMB Program office at cmb@bocklabs.wisc.edu or 608-262-3203. Donations will be used to support students who are experiencing current emergency circumstances that are preventing them from meeting immediate and essential expenses.

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