Education is a key priority of the DSB. Labs in the department welcome and host high school, undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs from around the world.  In addition undergraduate students currently working toward degrees in fields such as mathematics, engineering, physics or the like that are interested in integrating their skills in the study of biological sciences are invited to apply to our Summer Research Program in Quantitative Biology.

During the school year graduate students, postdocs and research staff are encouraged to present their research to the department at our Science on Tap weekly seminar. This informal forum allows for active discussion. 

Information for Prospective Graduate Students!

The engaged and collaborative community of the DSB welcomes graduate students interested in pursuing PhD research using systems biology approaches to understand living systems. We welcome and encourage those with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, or computation and who have an interest in quantitative approaches to apply to the Basic Biomedical Science (BBS) Umbrella program at the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School. Please visit the Biomedical Sciences PhD program homepage for more information about the program and application instructions. Once admitted to the program students can choose to study under one of the specialized programs offered. While graduate students doing research in DSB labs can be affiliated with any program, many choose to join the Systems, Computational and Quantitive Biology Program.             

The DSB faculty take pride in teaching and training the future generation of scientists. Below are courses taught by DSB faculty and affiliated faculty which all students in the DSB are expected to take:

BBS614 - Scientific Inquiry in Biomedical Research (6 credits - Fall semester)                                                          Prerequisites: Matriculation in the PhD Program

BBS764 - Systems and Computational Biology (3 credits - Spring semester)                                                            Prerequisites: BBS614

BBS706 - Methods in Computational and Systems Biology (2 credits - Fall semester)                                              Prerequisites: BBS614

Additional course information and requirements can be found here.