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

Lynn Kamerlin headshot

The award honors Professor Kamerlin’s “outstanding promise and resilience,” recognizing her achievements and contributions to the field of molecular bioscience in the face of significant challenges.

Benjamin Freeman

Freeman is one of only 10 Early Career Fellows honored by the Ecological Society of America this year for advancing the knowledge and application of ecological science in a way that strengthens the field and benefits communities and ecosystems.

Schematic representation of cofactor-bound Walker A P-loops.

The work suggests that a protein fragment thought to be foundational for all life needed help. 

Andrew McShan

Andrew McShan has been awarded a $1.4M NSF CAREER grant to research lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body. Lipid-protein interactions play a key role in everything from immune responses to energy storage — and could be the key to unlocking universal immunotherapies and cancer treatments, powerful vaccines, and a deeper understanding of our own immune systems.

Richard Nichols

Professor Emeritus Richard Nichols of the School of Biological Sciences has been recognized for his significant contributions to the field of motor control and learning. 

Marian Dominguez Mirazo, Best Paper in Ecology, Evolution and Population Biology

Congratulations to our QBioS award recipients for 2024! Winners were recognized at our Winter Party in December. QBioS Awards are 100% Funded by Donations 

Measles infections send 1 in 5 people to the hospital.

Measles can damage the lungs and immune system, and also inflict permanent brain damage. 

Image of yeast cells from the MuLTEE experiment

Georgia Tech scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab.