Quantitative biology: measuring and modeling biological systems

May 13th to May 24th, 2024

Virginia Tech and community college undergraduate students welcome!

Course Topics:

• Cell cycle
• Circadian regulation
• Bioinformatics
• Image processing
• Computational modeling
  

Students will:

• Interact with Virginia Tech faculty, establishing connections for potential future research.
• Find out how the different research areas under biological systems modeling align with their interests.
• Gain hands-on experience with several cutting-edge computational and biological research techniques.
• Develop confidence in their ability to understand and participate in scientific research.

Daily Schedule:

• Morning and afternoon sessions (~3 hours each) from Monday to Friday
• All sessions will be held in Steger Hall at Virginia Tech.
• Combination of lectures and hands-on activities
• Lunch and breakfast will be provided each day.
• Community college students not living in Blacksburg can sign up for a shared room during the week (weekends excluded).

Confirmed Participating Faculty: