Computational Biology Training Track

Overview The Computational Biology Training Track (CBT) is a plan of instruction offered by the Molecular Biophysics program (MB) for students who are interested in using mathematical and computational modeling techniques to understand biological and biochemical processes. Students may choose from a set of electives offered by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), as well as from those offered by the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences Departments. The faculty of the CBT are drawn largely from that of the MB program. In all respects, except for advanced curriculum requirements, students in the CBT will follow the same course of graduate study as other Molecular Biophysics students.

Admission to the CBT must be approved by the Chair of the MB program, Kevin Gardner.

Questions
For questions about the CBT please contact Dr. Nick Grishin by telephone (214-645-5952) or e-mail.

Research and Faculty

Graduate research training is reflective of the interests of the core program faculty.

Any student in the Division of Basic Science (DBS) with suitable background and research interests is eligible to join the training program, even if their mentor is not a member of the MB program or the CBT.

All DBS students are welcome to enroll in any CBT course (listed under Curriculum Requirements) offered by the Molecular Biophysics Program in fulfillment of their advanced elective requirements.

Prospective students should be aware that dissertation research in the CBT may have a substantial experimental component.

How to Join the CBT

Students who wish to enroll in the CBT must join the Graduate Program in Molecular Biophysics and should have chosen a mentor for his or her dissertation research. Although there are no formal entry requirements, students who plan to enter this program should have had undergraduate training, or demonstrated competence in the use of computer operating systems, and working knowledge of one or more high-level computer programming languages (C/C , Java, FORTRAN, Perl, Ada, Pascal, etc.). Students should also have a solid background in mathematics through calculus, and basic statistics as demonstrated by their undergraduate transcripts.Admission to the CBT must be approved by the Chair of the MB program, Kevin Gardner.