The Interdisciplinary Program in Quantitative Biosciences (IPQB) aims to provide training at the interface between Biological and Physical Sciences. This program is designed to educate scientists to work comfortably and creatively across disciplines, becoming effective leaders and team players in both the public and private sectors. The program offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. with a focus on quantitative techniques to describe living systems, covering Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Physical Chemistry and Biophysics. Students can choose between two emphases, either in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology or Biophysics & Bioengineering. The primary goal of the IPQB Program is to prepare students to become versatile biologists capable of tackling cross-disciplinary challenges. From the first day of their training, students engage in an immersive course designed to remove barriers between conventional disciplines. Over the course of a full quarter, IPQB students learn representative techniques of Quantitative Biology through a series of two-week hands-on modules. These modules introduce theoretical concepts and their applications through mini research projects, which serve as practical rotations. Overall, the IPQB Program seeks to push the boundaries of field-specific knowledge by addressing traditional questions from new perspectives.
Mailing Address
Interdisciplinary Program in Quantitative Biosciences
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ellison Hall, Room 2705
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9611
(USA)
Website
http://www.bmse.ucsb.edu
Department Phone Number
(805) 893-3011
Degrees Offered
PhD
Deadlines
Fall Only:
- December 15, 2024 (by 11:59 PM PST)
Requirements
- Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
- Statement of Purpose, Personal History and Diversity Statement, and Resume or CV (submitted in the online application)
- Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted online)
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (submitted online)
- English Language Exam Scores (if applicable): TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT) total score of 109, or TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT) total score of 630, or IELTS Overall Band score of 7, or Duolingo English Test total score of 120, or higher
- Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). UC Santa Barbara reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admissions process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found.
Biophysics and Bioengineering (Ph.D. only); Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Ph.D. only)
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