MSc and PhD Programs in Systems Biology
Major Systems Biology (MSc in Molecular Biosciences)
The Major Systems Biology covers fundamental topics in cell biology, molecular biology, dynamic pathway, as well as multi-scale modelling, bioinformatics and computational analysis. In-depth training in multi-disciplinary approaches will be provided by lectures, tutorials and seminars that are accompanied by practical courses. Thereby, the Major Systems Biology uniquely prepares students for developing novel strategies to address key questions in biological systems.
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Research Training Group: Mathematical Modeling for the Quantitative Biosciences (MMQB)
Heidelberg University has made great efforts to promote education and research training in quantitative biology at various levels, including the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Molecular Biotechnology, the major in Systems Biology as part of the Master’s program in Molecular Biosciences and the support of interdisciplinary postdocs and junior group leaders by BioMS.
The Research Training Group "Mathematical Modeling for the Quantitative Biosciences" (MMQB) offers a structured and comprehensive education in quantitative biology at the PhD level for the first time at Heidelberg University. The focus of this RTG is on applying modeling, analysis and simulation methods to biological systems at different levels of abstraction - gene regulation, signaling pathways, mechanical cell properties and cell populations. Through the broad and complementary expertise of its principal investigators, the Research Training Group MMQB will acquaint PhD students with a comprehensive array of methodologies for mathematical modeling of biological processes and computational analysis of experimental data. These include deterministic, stochastic, multiscale and spatio-temporal modeling approaches.
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COLuMBuS PhD Program
The PhD program "Computational Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems (COLuMBuS)" at the BioQuant follows the structure and content of the Research Training Group "Mathematical Modeling for the Quantitative Biosciences (MMQB)". PhD students at the Bioquant can choose COLuMBuS as their sole PhD program or become members of COLuMBuS in addition to participating in existing Heidelberg PhD programs (HBIGS, HGS MathComp, DKFZ HIGS etc.). COLuMBuS provides additional training and interactions in computational biology and modeling along the lines of the research program of MMQB, which offers a structured and comprehensive education in quantitative biology at the PhD level.
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