Where recent BDS graduates went
Graduate school (PhD or MS)
- Biostatistics
- Bioinformatics
- Business analytics
- Computational biology
- Ecology and evolutionary biology
- Information science
- Quantitative genetics
- Statistics
Workforce
- Data engineer in private company
- Medical data bioinformatician in academic institution
- Researcher in National lab
- Employee in state agency
Publications by BDS students
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A comparison of short- and long-read whole-genome sequencing for microbial pathogen epidemiology
- Do users adopt extremist beliefs from exposure to hate subreddits?
- Beav: a bacterial genome and mobile element annotation pipeline
- Beyond campus borders: wastewater surveillance sheds light on university COVID-19 interventions and their community impact
Congratulations to the 2025 BDS graduates!
We are very proud of you and wish you success in your next phase. Here are highlights of some of the graduates.
Divyansh will be pursuing a MS in the field of computational life sciences. Afterwards, he plans on pursing a PhD and ultimately lead a research team. Divyansh is one of several pursuing a double major and also received a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Matt Bareno will be pursuing a MS in statistics. Afterwards, he plans on a career in the biotech industry. While pursuing his BS degree, Matt studied abroad in Japan for one year and found it a very powerful learning experience.
Vinita Karumuru will be pursuing a MS in Bioinformatics. Afterwards, she plans on pursuing either a PhD or a MD/PhD. While pursuing her BS degree, Vinita was a teaching assistant in Python coding courses, an undergraduate researcher, a graphic designer, and a science tutor.
Matt Taylor will be pursuing a MS in statistics. Afterwards, he may pursue a PhD or enter the workforce, focusing on data analytics. While pursuing his BS degree, Matt discovered his passion in statistics and challenged himself by taking eight graduate-level courses.
Sydney Thompson will be pursuing a MS in Business Analytics. Afterwards, she plans on starting her career in business analytics or data sciences. Prior to transferring to OSU, Sydney was a student athlete. At OSU, Sydney enjoyed the integration of multiple disciplines and received a minor in Statistics.