Interdisciplinary Research Opportunities
For examples of ongoing undergraduate research opportunities that bridge biology and mathematics or biology and physics, please feel free to contact:
- Dr. Eric Bradley (Applied Science, Biology): In vivo gene imaging
- Dr. Nikos Chrisochoides (Computer Science): Algorithm development for medical imaging
- Dr. Bill Cooke (Physics): Application of lasers to enhancing mass spec.
- Dr. Christopher Del Negro (Applied Science): Neural modeling; rhythm-generation in the mammalian brain
- Dr. Jun-Ping Shi (Mathematics): Mathematical biology and modeling
- Dr. Greg Smith (Applied Science): Cellular Biophysics; Computational Biology
- Dr. Gene Tracy (Physics):
- Dr. Bob Welsh (Physics): Construction of detectors algorithms for SPECT in vivo gene imaging
In addition, opportunities are available for students to work on innovative projects in the field of bioinformatics with Incogen, a Williamsburg-based bioinformatics company involved in developing software for a variety of applications including mass spectrometry.
Additional information is available on the new Interdisciplinary Applied Science Minor. (pdf)