Description

The IGERT program ended on November 30, 2009. However, the Mathematical Biology program remains; students can still pursue a PhD.

The NSF-IGERT Program for Cross-Disciplinary Research Training in Mathematical Biology aimed to train graduate students to use the tools of Applied Mathematics to study the challenging problems of modern biology.

The broad research emphases of the program were Biofluids, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience, and Physiology.

A small sample of research projects includes the dynamics of ant-parasitoid interactions, formation and degradation of blood clots, biofilm dynamics, pattern formation in the visual cortex, mechanisms and control of cardiac arrhythmias, the dynamics of Multiple Sclerosis, and the flow of water in plants.

The IGERT Program was housed administratively within the Mathematics Department at the University of Utah and the primary faculty were members of the Mathematics Department. Affiliated faculty included 27 members of life science departments from around the campus.

Students with a strong background in undergraduate mathematics are encouraged to apply to the Mathematical Biology program. This includes those with a major in another topic with substantial mathematical content. A strong background in biology is not required. Upon completion of the program, students will receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics.