Current Students

Amanda Dang, Cody Yothers

 

DEB Demographics

DEB students are a diverse group, both from the perspective of STEM disciplinary expertise and demographic categories tracked by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies.  We currently have ~180-200 students - the exact number fluctuates throughout the year, as we have a rolling admissions process that surges during the fall, as well as graduations that occur throughout the academic year, peaking in spring.

As of October 2020, here is our demographic "snapshot":

  • 183 Total DEB Students
  • 104 Female (57%) / 78 Male (42%) / 1 Prefer not to answer (.5%)
  • 36 Students from Historically Underrepresented Groups (19.5%)
And, here is current participation by graduate group:
  • Chemistry 28
  • Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) 24
  • Microbiology 23
  • Plant Biology 23
  • Biomedical Engineering 14
  • Integrative Genetics & Genomics 12
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology 11
  • Chemical Engineering 8
  • Immunology 8
  • Molecular, Cellular, Integrative Physiology 6
  • Biophysics 5
  • Animal Biology 3
  • Biological Systems Engineering 3
  • Food Science 3
  • Horticulture & Agronomy 3
  • Integrative Pathobiology 2
  • Microbiology & Molecular Genetics 2
  • Others – 1 or 0
For more detailed information on the DEB student community, please contact the program director, Dr. Denneal Jamison-McClung