Our Global Reach

Alumni Flight Paths

Every journey starts at UVA. See where Deppmann Lab alumni have landed across the globe.

100+ Alumni since 2009
9 Faculty positions at R1 universities
25+ In MD & MD/PhD training
8 At NIH & federal agencies
6 Pharma & biotech leaders
4 Continents reached
Lab Role
Career Path
Years in Lab: 2009 – 2026

Routes (Lab Role)

Graduate Students
Postdocs
Undergrads
Staff

Destinations (Career)

Academia
Industry
Policy / Other

Highlights

Featured Alumni

A selection of the accomplished scientists, clinicians, and leaders who trained in the Deppmann Lab — spanning academia, industry, federal science policy, medicine, and entrepreneurship.

Academia

Dr. Michael Wheeler

Assistant Professor

Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital

PhD, Neuroscience 2012 – 2016
Industry

Dr. Kanchana Gamage

Associate Director, Global Project Management

AstraZeneca

PhD, Biology 2011 – 2017
Academia

Dr. Austin Keeler

Assistant Professor

University of Delaware

Post-Doc 2016 – 2023
Medicine

Dr. Brandon Podyma

Endocrine Fellow

National Institutes of Health

MD/PhD, MSTP 2016 – 2023
Federal Science

Dr. Kelly Barford

Scientific Program Manager

National Institutes of Health

PhD, Neuroscience 2013 – 2018
Law & Policy

Rachel Park, JD

Partner (former HHS Chief Counsel)

Crowell & Moring LLP

Undergrad Researcher 2012 – 2016
Entrepreneurship

Dr. Sarah Hunter-Chang

Founder

Gasami Tx (biotech startup)

PhD, Neuroscience 2020 – 2025
Academia · Tech

Dr. Christopher Yang

Associate Professor & IEEE Fellow

Drexel University (Healthcare Informatics)

Undergrad Researcher 2012 – 2016

Where They've Landed

Notable Destinations

Institutions and organizations now home to Deppmann Lab alumni.

Academic & Research

  • Harvard Medical School & Brigham & Women's
  • UCSF · Gladstone Institutes
  • Stanford School of Medicine
  • Duke University
  • MIT · Oxford University
  • Cornell University
  • Drexel University
  • University of Pennsylvania (Sehgal Lab)
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Mary Washington
  • Amity University (India)
  • Allen Cell Institute

Industry & Biotech

  • AstraZeneca
  • Roche (Global)
  • GSK
  • Novartis
  • Amgen
  • Eli Lilly
  • Biocytogen
  • Alchemab Therapeutics
  • Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals
  • Gasami Tx (founder)

Federal Science, Law & Policy

  • NIH — National Institute on Aging
  • NIH — Office of Science Policy
  • NIH — Scientific Program Management
  • National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • Crowell & Moring LLP

Medicine & MD/PhD Programs

  • UVA MSTP & School of Medicine
  • Tulane MSTP
  • Columbia (Vagelos) MSTP
  • University of Washington MSTP
  • Baylor College of Medicine (MD/PhD)
  • Hospital for Special Surgery (Cornell)
  • Yale, Cornell, Tulane, WashU, Penn State
  • Virginia Tech Carilion · VCU · Kaiser Permanente

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