Graduate Training Program

• Quantitative Biology (QB)interdisciplinary Ph.D. program
  A dual-major Ph.D. program that trains Ph.D. students in the quantitative, computational, and biological aspects of one of four research concentrations:
  • Molecular Biophysics (MB)
  • Systems Biology (SB)
  • Ecological and Evolutionary Modeling (EEM)
  • Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB)
  These concentrations appear on the student's transcript. The QB program features an interdisciplinary research project with two faculty mentors, one each from biological and non-biological disciplines, coursework that extends beyond that found in the primary department, and teaching responsibilities and comprehensive exams centered in the primary department.


• Additional Interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs (based on the University's dual-major Ph.D. guidelines)
  These feature an interdisciplinary research project with faculty mentors in two departments, and include dual-major Ph.D. programs between Biochemistry and Chemistry, Biochemistry and Computer Science, Biochemistry and Physics, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Mathematics.

Contact Michael Garavito (garavito@msu.edu) or Claire Vieille (vieille@cns.msu.edu) if you are interested in pursuing a QB Ph.D. degree or if you are interested in pursuing a joint degree in other interdisciplinary Ph.D programs!