Does anyone know of heavy math based quantitative biology programs?

confused14
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:30:05 +0000

Princeton’s program looks really nice. I think my concerns are as so:

I truly enjoy pure math. However, when I read what professors are studying and I begin reading papers I do not see much of what I know from both my classes and my research. It seems as if the research I’ve done at REUs and the classes I have taken do not compare to what I see on professors’ websites.

I want to see results and applications of my mathematics. This is what led me into picking up a second major in applied math. (My school’s departments are extremely split). However, it seems like the PhD in applied math is, for the majority, focused on numerical analysis which I don’t find particularly interesting.

I have always enjoyed genetics and worked for 3 years doing more biology based research and found genetics and genomics extremely interesting. I guess the programs which are mathematical biology are biology programs specific for students who have that quantitative mindset i.e. math, physics, comp sci, engineering majors. Is this correct?