Our goal is to create a new cadre of young scientists who can
seamlessly exploit the power of the quantitative training common
in physics, mathematics and engineering to the analysis of biological
problems. Trainees
will be involved in state-of-the-art research projects that
benefit from the highly interactive and collaborative environment
at Brandeis University. Research projects deal with networks of signal transduction and transcription,
neuronal networks, biological oscillators and integrators, and
cognitive processes and behavior.Trainees will learn, develop and employ computational
methods of data analysis and modeling.
Trainees will do laboratory rotations, participate in a semester-long Responsible Conduct of Research
Course, invite and host outside seminar speakers, participate
in journal clubs and serve as teaching assistants in their area
of expertise. Trainees will participate in Broader Impact Activities designed to teach them tools of the dissemination of science to the lay public. Trainees will carry out thesis research that involves
approaches to a biological problem.
