{"id":234,"date":"2026-09-30T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/translational-biotechnology-program\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:02:15","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/translational-biotechnology-program\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/translational-biotechnology-program\/translational-biotechnology\/\" >Translational 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class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Where Our Graduates Go<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Graduates of the MS in Translational Biotechnology program pursue diverse and rewarding career paths across the biomedical ecosystem. The program has now 10 years (2016-2026) with 136 alumni. Among 77 alumni who reported placements, more than a third (36%) launch their careers in academic and research institutions \u2014 including USC, Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles, City of Hope, Duke, and Stanford-affiliated laboratories \u2014 while another 35% enter the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries at companies such as Illumina, Abbott, AbbVie, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and CSL Behring. An additional 16% continue their education in doctoral and professional programs, earning admission to PhD, MD, and DVM programs at institutions including UCLA, UC San Diego, and Ohio State University. 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