Welcome

Welcome to QBioS.  The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Quantitative Biosciences (QBioS) at Georgia Tech was established in 2015, with our inaugural class of Ph.D. students joining us in Fall 2016. In fall 2024, we welcome our ninth cohort, with 40 active Ph.D. students and 25 alumni. QBioS has 60 participating program faculty representing six participating Schools within the College of Sciences. We welcome applications from students interested in innovative research on living systems building upon a foundation of rigorous and flexible training. The QBioS program will prepare a new generation of researchers for quantitative challenges, new discoveries, and fulfilling careers at the interface of the physical, mathematical, computational and biological sciences. Apply by December 1, 2024 to join the class of students entering the QBioS Ph.D. program in August 2025.     

News and Events

Joel Kostka

Professor Joel E. Kostka has been named a Union Fellow by the American Geophysical Union, joining a slate of 53 international researchers selected as 2024 AGU Fellows for “significant contributions to the Earth and space sciences.”  

Ryan Lowhorn Headshot

Congratulations to QBioS PhD student, Ryan Lowhorn, who was named as an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipient for 2024! 

Zachary Mobille

Congratulations to QBioS PhD Student, Zachary Mobille, who won a two-year Achievement Rewards for Academic Scientists (ARCS) Foundation award.

Annalisa Bracco

Annalisa Bracco, professor of ocean and climate dynamics, is analyzing how biological connections between coral reefs — sometimes extending over great distances — may help them recover from heat stress.
Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA

A groundbreaking new study published in Nature Physics has revealed that geometry influences biofilm growth more than anything else, including the rate at which cells can reproduce. The research shows that the fitness of a biofilm is largely impacted by the contact angle that the biofilm’s edge makes with the substrate.

A woman wearing glasses and short sleeve pink sweater sit nexts to a commercial knitting machine.

The team used experiments and simulations to quantify and predict how knit fabric response can be programmed. By establishing a mathematical theory of knitted materials, the researchers hope that knitting — and textiles in general — can be incorporated into more engineering and manufacturing applications.

Fenton (center) with students Henry Chionuma, Evan Rheaume, Jimena Siles-Paredes, Casey Lee-Trimble, and Ilja Uzelac

The award recognizes “honors a scientist or clinician who has made a significant and unique contribution to the field of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology," and recognizes Fenton's groundbreaking research, which uses physics to better understand how the heart functions — or malfunctions, in the case of arrhythmias.

2024 Workshop Organizers

This year, the first year QBioS PhD students and the InQuBATE cohort hosted their workshop on the topic, “Hands on Protein Modeling Using AlphaFold2.”