Advising Track: Biological Modeling

Biological modeling uses computational approaches to help scientists understand complex biological and physiological systems by simulating the spatio-temporal processes in living cells. Important biological processes studied include protein folding, biomolecular catalysis, the spread of disease, rational design of drugs, and the evolution of molecules and organisms. The goal is to increase the productivity of biologists by predicting cellular behavior long before such behavior could be observed and validated in a laboratory.