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Computational and mathematical modeling of biomedical systems

Biology, once largely descriptive science that relied on biologists observing and describing in words what they saw, has evolved into a discipline that more often relies on mathematical models.This is driving the need for researchers trained in biology and also in mathematical and computational techniques who can use computers and mathematics to obtain better understanding of biological systems. The UA’s Arizona Research Laboratories (ARL) with grant funding from the National Institutes of Health is training graduate students to do just that.

Computational and mathematical modeling of biomedical systems

Interdisciplinary statistics

Put simply, statistics is the science of data, employing mathematical relationships about probability and uncertainty to understand new, unknown phenomena. Statistical analysis also provides guidance in determining what information is reliable from observed data and which predictions can be trusted -- useful in a broad variety of fields, including medicine, government, education, agriculture, business, and law.

Interdisciplinary statistics

Genes and the environment

A new generation of researchers equally at home in genomics and environmental health sciences is the goal of UA’s HuGER training grant. This cadre of new researchers will interact seamlessly with scientists from both disciplines. Not only will they be equipped to advance methodologies and technologies in environmental genomics/genetics, they will use these tools and resources to disentangle and evaluate the enormous number of environmental factors that directly influence or interact with genotypes, thus helping to identify the genetic and environmental underpinnings of common illnesses.

KEYS HS Internship Poster Session

Join us Fri., July 16, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, Room 103, 1657 E. Helen St. The students will be showcase their findings after six weeks in UA science labs.

HuGER Training Program taking applications

The NIH Human Genes and the Environment (HuGER) Training Grant has openings for predoctoral graduate students and post-doctoral scientists wishing to unravel the complexities of human gene/environment interactions, and the mechanisms by which such complex and diverse interactions predispose to disease. The positions are available from July 1, 2010. More about HuGER application process