{"id":120052,"date":"2022-07-22T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=120052"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:14:09","slug":"qbp-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/academics\/departments-and-divisions\/biomedical-engineering\/department-resources\/qbp-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"QBP Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/qbp\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/eng\/files\/2025\/08\/BME-1-QBP-Logo-Mark-x-300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"162\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-166161\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/qbp\"><strong>The Quantitative Biology and Physiology Training Program<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>is for students\u00a0<span class=\"\">with an interest in studying biological phenomena at all length scales (molecular through organ level) using a combination of computational and experimental techniques. The program is supported by the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/\" class=\"\">National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"\">. A large fraction of the BME faculty, as well as faculty from other departments, are included among the training faculty for this program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">QBP Training Program Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-2.58.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121138 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of the Graduate Students that completed our Quantitative Biology &amp; Physiology Training Program, <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>46% began careers directly in industry.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From the remaining students that began as postdoctoral researchers, <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">38% have remained in academia<\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">The remaining 16%<\/span><\/strong> eventually transitioned to careers in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Average Papers by Alumni<\/h3>\n<p><span>\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-3 \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-136944 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">4.9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tWritten with primary mentor\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-136945 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">2.2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tFirst-Author with Primary Mentor\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-136946 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">10.3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tCareer\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">QBP Alumni Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"news_list category_904\"><li class=\"post_174384\">\n<span class=\"date\">May 19, 2026<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2026\/05\/19\/video-your-dreams-have-a-lot-of-power\/\">Video: &#8220;Your dreams have a lot of power&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">2026 BME Graduate Mark Lucas launches a start-up inspired by his late mother's illness. <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2026\/05\/19\/video-your-dreams-have-a-lot-of-power\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_120637\">\n<span class=\"date\">July 29, 2022<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/29\/carlos-lopez\/\">Carlos A. Lopez, Ph.D. (BME &#8217;07)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Carlos A. Lopez completed our Quantitative Biology &amp; Physiology Training Program, graduating with a Ph.D. from the College of Engineering in 2007. (CV)\r\n\r\nHe is now a Senior Manager of Engineering for illumina, Inc. He manages a team of metrology and measurement system engineers focused on transferring new products\/processes into... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/29\/carlos-lopez\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_129072\">\n<span class=\"date\">July 22, 2022<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/22\/tara-keck-ph-d-bme-06\/\">Tara Keck, Ph.D. (BME &#8217;06)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Professor Tara Keck (BME '06) completed our Quantitative Biology &amp; Physiology Program; she is now\u00a0a Professor of Neuroscience at University College London. (CV)\r\n\r\nShe leads a research team investigating neuroplasticity, or how the brain changes in response to changes in the environment. Their research aims to understand the mechanisms and behavioral... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/22\/tara-keck-ph-d-bme-06\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_129067\">\n<span class=\"date\">July 22, 2022<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/22\/hemali-patel-ph-d-bme-08\/\">Hemali Patel, Ph.D. (BME &#8217;08)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Hemali Patel completed her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in 2008, and was a lead trainee for the QBP Journal Club. She is now the Senior Medical Science Liaison at Biogen, where she is a scientist working in the field of neuroimmunology. Her work involves catalyzing collaborations to solve the... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/22\/hemali-patel-ph-d-bme-08\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_127973\">\n<span class=\"date\">July 16, 2022<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/16\/michael-s-richards-ph-d-bme-07\/\">Michael S. Richards, Ph.D. (BME &#8217;07)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Michael S. Richards completed our Quantitative Biology &amp; Physiology Training Program, graduating with a Ph.D. from the College of Engineering in 2007. He is now an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. (CV)\r\n\r\nHis current role is teaching and research; he is continuously trying to improve... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2022\/07\/16\/michael-s-richards-ph-d-bme-07\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Quantitative Biology and Physiology Training Program\u00a0is for students\u00a0with an interest in studying biological phenomena at all length scales (molecular through organ level) using a combination of computational and experimental techniques. The program is supported by the\u00a0National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). 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