Post-Graduation Outcomes
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Where can your graduate education lead you? The experiences of our graduates show that a degree from the Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bioengineering positions students for highly compensated industry jobs, sought-after postdoctoral research positions, and tenure-track appointments at universities around the world.
Career Placements
UIC graduate students in bioengineering and bioinformatics recently have moved on to:
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Industry Roles
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Agile Medical Device Design (founding partner)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Applied Materials
- Aptiv
- Argonne National Laboratories
- Baxter
- Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- BioForce Nanoscience
- Coapt Prosthetics
- CVS Health
- Deloitte Consulting
- EdgeOne Medical
- Empatica (Italy)
- Fresenius Kabai
- Gilead Sciences
- Grayhill
- Hospira
- Intel
- Level Ex
- Life Technologies/Thermo Fisher Scientific
- LNK Pharmaceuticals
- Medpace
- Medtronic
- MR Solutions
- Neopenda
- Ocular Services on Demand
- Pfizer
- Praxair
- Quadrant Biosciences
- RetMap
- Tempus
- Trading Technologies International
- UES
- Unaxis Wafer Processing
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Wyss Institute
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Academic Positions and Further Study
- Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Case Western Reserve University
- Center for Advanced Genomics Technologies, Duke University
- Columbia University
- Harvard Medical School: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Harvard University
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
- Marshall University
- Mayo Clinic
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics
- Stanford University
- UIC College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California San Diego
- University of Chicago
- University of Hong Kong
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- University of Oxford
- University of Southern California
- University of Washington, Seattle
- University of Wisconsin
- Washington University in St. Louis
Job Openings
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O2M Technologies
O2M Technologies is a device company developing oxygen imaging instruments for in vitro and in vivo measurements in tissue samples and in small animals. We use patented technology to generate 3D oxygen maps. Tissue oxygen maps obtained using our technology can be used to develop enhanced therapies. The examples include but not limited to: develop better artificial cell replacement devices, assist drug development, and probe vitality of artificial tissue grafts pre- and post-implantation, guide cancer radiation treatment, assess immunotherapy and chemotherapy outcomes.
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Western University
Postdoctoral Fellow – Western University Campus-Pomona, CA
Career Development
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Engineering Career Center
The Engineering Career Center (ECC) provides resources to help UIC Engineering students secure internships, co-ops, and jobs.
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Your Future in Science
This monthly seminar series is a cross-college program supported by GEMS and UIC Medicine. It is run by Dr. Philip Clifford, PhD, the associate dean for research at UIC’s College of Applied Health Sciences. He is an advocate for career and professional development for PhD scientists, and he is coauthor of the widely acclaimed career website myIDP.sciencecareers.org and an accompanying series of career planning articles in ScienceCareers. The Your Future in Science seminar series meets on the third Thursday of each month to present a variety of career-development related topics. To see topics and guests for past and future events in this series, follow this link.
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Graduate College Professional Success Program (PSP)
This UIC Graduate Collefe professional development program incorporates seminars, workshops, and some courses into a cohesive certificate-granting program. Details about PSP can be found at this site.
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Individual Development Plan (IDP)
The Individual Development Plan is a formal list of goals for research, professional skill development, and career planning. It is written and developed by the student, providing a framework and timeline to discuss progress with mentor(s). All bioengineering graduate students are expect to develop an IDP after their second year and review it with their advisor each year. The myIDP website is a key resource for this process.
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Versatile PhD
“The Versatile PhD” is an online resource for graduate students and postdocs who may be interested in non-academic careers. Founded and led by Paula Chambers, this online resource provides information for PhD students and postdocs in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines. Access this resource through the UIC Graduate College at this site.