Welcome to the Graduate Program in Biophysics of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology!
The Biophysics Graduate Program brings together faculty from biochemistry, biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics. The aim of the program is to train Ph.D. students to use theoretical and computational methods in combination with cutting edge experimental techniques to solve some of the outstanding problems in biology, biomedicine, and bioengineering.
Research areas include:
- Cell Mechanics and Motility
- Cellular Dynamics in Immune Signaling, Gene Expression, and Cancer
- Computational Biology and Complex Networks
- Experimental and Computational Neuroscience
- Infectious Diseases: Ecology, Evolution, Cellular/Molecular Scale
- Machine Learning in Biology
- Mechanobiology
- Membrane Biophysics
- Molecular Simulations
- Nanobiology, Biomaterials, and Drug Design
- Protein and RNA Structure and Folding
- Statistical Thermodynamics
We welcome students, with any background in science or engineering, who have a desire to work at the interface of several disciplines, and tailor the curriculum to suit the needs of the individual. Learn more about the Graduate Program and view details about the Admissions Process.
Do you share our enthusiasm in tackling the next generation of problems in the complex world of biology using novel experimental and theoretical techniques? Please join us for one of our weekly Seminars and annual Symposia on special topics, and meet our faculty and students.