Quantitative Biology

Building upon the excellence of faculty members in structural biology, bioinformatics, mathematics, and the physical sciences, Rutgers/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have been in the forefront of institutions providing interdisciplinary graduate training in quantitative biology.

The extensive and detailed biological information obtained through the use of molecular biology has caused the biological and biomedical sciences to become increasingly data-intensive and quantitative. Some of the most promising strategies for research in biomedicine will result from the insights of investigators with backgrounds in quantitative physical measurement and interpretation, mathematical modeling, computer simulations, and statistical data analysis.

Students interested in quantitative biology whose primary background is in the physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, or computer science should consider applying directly to the BIOMAPS Graduate Program in Quantitative Biology.

Students with a primarily biological sciences background have the opportunity to specialize in an area of quantitative biology within the Graduate Programs in Molecular Biosciences.

For relevant information on the Molecular Biosciences programs, including fields of interest and faculty members, search Molecular Biosciences at Rutgers/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Students will have access to all courses offered within BIOMAPS and related quantitative biology programs, at both introductory and advanced levels. Many Rutgers/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School faculty members serve as graduate student thesis advisors in both the BIOMAPS and the Molecular Biosciences programs.

Students interested in quantitative biology whose primary background is in biology should apply to the Molecular Biosciences Program. Students whose primary background is in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science or one of the other physical sciences should consider applying directly to the BIOMAPS graduate program which has an overlapping, but different set of program requirements.

Students interested in quantitative biology whose primary background is in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science or one of the other physical sciences should consider applying directly to the BIOMAPS graduate program which has an overlapping, but different set of program requirements. Many Rutgers/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School faculty serve as graduate student thesis advisors in both the BIOMAPS and Molecular Biosciences programs.