Systems, synthetic, and quantitative biology explains how higher level properties of complex biological systems arise from the interactions among their parts. This new field requires a fusion of concepts from many disciplines, including biology, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, and engineering. Students with backgrounds in any of these disciplines are encouraged to apply. Through coursework and collaborative research, we enable students to combine experimental and theoretical approaches to develop physical and quantitative models of biological processes. The program introduces students to the tools that are now available, and to help them select important unsolved problems in biology that may now be possible to address using quantitative and theoretical approaches.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Systems, Synthetic and Quantitative Biology

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