Our goal is to educate scientists to combine a deep knowledge of biology with the mathematical, computational and physical sophistication needed to address the increasingly complex problems of post Human-Genome-Project biology, particularly the patterns and other forms of organization which arise from the interactions of many autonomous agents.
Goals:
The features of this program include:
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Interdisciplinary training available through multiple departments.
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Combined training in experimental, theoretical and computational methods.
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Active participation in research.
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Cosupervision of students by members of multiple departments and institutions.
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Long-term residences in remote laboratories for specialized training and research.
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New interdisciplinary courses.
Students receive training to appreciate the various interacting scales that compose biological organisms. They also learn fundamentals of both mathematical and computational modeling and quantitative experimental techniques. Our goal is to produce researchers who, regardless of their home department, are equally comfortable with the languages of developmental and cell biology, molecular biology, computer science, mathematics and physics. We meet these educational objectives by revising both the graduate and undergraduate curricula to include a broader range of existing departmental courses and by developing new explicitly interdisciplinary courses. We provide research opportunities in Biocomplexity at both graduate and undergraduate levels and support the short and long-term visits of our students to other major institutions and programs, and the short and long-term visits by members at other institutions to Notre Dame. Similar programs exist at the postdoctoral and faculty levels. The Center's workshops are also important to training.
Last Updated: Monday, April 10, 2006