Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology (QCB) is intended to facilitate graduate education at Princeton at the interface of biology and the more quantitative sciences and computation. Administered from The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, QCB is a collaboration in multidisciplinary graduate education among faculty in the Institute and the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology, and Physics.

Program Description

The program covers the fields of genomics, computational biology, systems biology, evolutionary and population genomics, statistical genetics, and metabolomics and proteomics.

Program Highlights

• An Outstanding Tradition: Chartered in 1746, Princeton University has long been considered among the world’s most outstanding institutions of higher education, with particular strength in mathematics and the quantitative sciences.
• World Class Research: The Lewis-Sigler Institute and the QCB program focus on attacking problems of great fundamental significance using a mixture of theory, computation, and experimentation.
• World Class Faculty: The research efforts are led by the QCB program’s 50+ faculty, who include a Nobel Laureate, members of the National Academy of Sciences, Howard Hughes Investigators, and numerous faculty who have received major national research awards.
• Personalized Education: A hallmark of any Princeton education is personal attention. The QCB program is no exception. Lab sizes are generally modest, typically 6 – 16 researchers, and all students have extensive direct contact with their faculty mentors.
• Stimulating Environment: The physical heart of the QCB program is the Carl Icahn Laboratory, an architectural landmark located adjacent to biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics on Princeton’s main campus.

Program Details

Ph.D. Program Requirements

Courses, electives, and other program requirements are part of the curriculum.

Financial Support

General program financial support and fellowship information are available.

Faculty and Research

The program involves LSI Faculty and other participating faculty.

Graduate Students

Information about current first-year, all graduate students, and alumni is available.

Student Committees

Student committees, committee members, and associated programs are part of the program.

Peer Mentoring Program

This program facilitates interactions between first-year and senior graduate students.

Diversity and Inclusion

The program welcomes under-represented and socio-economically disadvantaged students and faculty, providing an environment that embraces all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and physical abilities.

Office of Disability Services

The Office of Disability Services at Princeton University offers a range of services to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to Princeton's academic and extracurricular opportunities.