MCSB: Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology at UC Irvine

Graduate Program in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology at UC Irvine

Fueled by explosive advances in the technology for collecting quantitative, comprehensive data, biologists and biomedical scientists have become engaged in a search for new, more systematic ways to organize and understand the living world.

Engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists and chemists have come together with traditional biologists to forge a new field, Systems Biology, in which life is viewed from the perspectives of complex systems, networks, devices and design principles.

UCI is among only a handful of institutions offering graduate training in this new field, through our Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded initiative in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology (MCSB) and the affiliated Mathematical and Computational Biology Gateway Program (MCB). Read on to learn more about opportunities for training »

* Application Updates: Applications for admittance to the Fall 2013/14 academic year will be accepted beginning September 15, 2012. We recommend that all applicants submit their complete application package by January 15, 2013 to be considered for invitation to the MCB Recruitment Events to be held mid-February, 2013.

* The MCB Handbook is now available. Cilck here to downlad a copy.

*UCI ranks 1st among new U.S. universities Times Higher Education analysis puts it fourth among young institutions worldwide (Irvine, CA, June 1, 2012)
UC Irvine ranks first in the U.S. and fourth in the world among the 100 best universities less than 50 years old, according to an analysis by Times Higher Education. Founded in 1965, UCI also is the youngest university to gain membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.