Outcomes

To what extent overall did participation in the PiBS Training Program enhance your Graduate Training as part of the UCSD Biological Sciences PhD program?

To what extent did participation in the PiBS Training Program help you make connections and support a sense of community as part of the UCSD Biological Sciences PhD program?

Graduation rate and time-to-degree statistics for students entering the Biological Sciences PhD program from 2007-2016 and joining a PiBS Trainer lab (n=191):

• Graduation rate: 87%
• Time to degree (years): 5.8

Publication statistics for PhD students graduating from a PiBS Trainer lab in the last 10 years (Biological Sciences PhD program only, n=170, updated August 2023):

• First author publications: 273
• First author publications/trainee: 1.6
• % trainees with first author publication: 88%
• Total publications: 647
• Publications/trainee: 3.8
• % trainees with publication: 98%

Current careers of PhD students graduating from a PiBS Trainer lab in the last 10 years (all PhD programs, n=310, updated August 2023):

• Research in academia & other non-profit institutions: 46%
• Research in industry: 35%
• Scientific management, consulting & regulatory affairs: 7%
• Science education: 4%
• Scientific writing & publishing: 1%
• Technology transfer & intellectual property law: 1%
• Healthcare: 4%
• Other: 2%