I am currently looking into membrane biophysics

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Membrane biophysics is gaining attention as an area of research, particularly among undergraduate students starting their journey in biophysics. While exploring graduate programs, many find that options often lean towards theory-driven biochemistry rather than pure biophysics. Aspiring biophysicists are encouraged to consider programs that emphasize the unique questions and techniques of biophysics, distinguishing it from biochemistry. Notable institutions like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Princeton, Harvard, and UC San Diego offer strong programs in theoretical and computational biophysics, with many physicists now engaging in biological research. It's advisable to explore various chemistry departments as well, as they often have a focus on modeling biological systems. The field is dynamic, and students are encouraged to look beyond traditional biophysics to find interdisciplinary opportunities.
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I am currently looking into membrane biophysics as an area of research, and I will start doing some undergraduate research with one of my professors in his biophysic's labs. But I am curious how is the theory end of Biophysics looking, particularly for graduate programs. I have bumped into a couple, but most look more like theory driven biochemistry rather than biophysics.

Any advice for an aspiring Biophysicist? How about a Theortical Biophysicist?

Or am I just going to have to be a particle physicist...:rolleyes:
 
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Check out the http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/" group at UIUC if you haven't already.
 
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Cool stuff, thanks I was looking for a grad program just like that.

But I don't want to put all of my eggs in one basket. Anyone else know of some good ones (I know UW has a program, as does CIT, and I think UBC had one too)?
 
biophysics? is it like biochem but more physics oriented?
 
posted by Ki Man: biophysics? is it like biochem but more physics oriented?

I think this website sums up biophysics pretty well: http://www.biophysics.org/education/"

I want to stress this: IT IS NOT BIOCHEMISTRY! Biophysics asks different questions than biochemistry does, and our techniques are different when approaching similar questions.

Still its pretty cool stuff.
 
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While not strictly biophysics, try looking into various chemistry departments, especially those strong in theoretical/physical - a lot of computational chemists are interested in modeling biological systems.
 
Off the top of my head, I know Princeton has a number of theoretical biological physicists. These people were trained as theoretical physicists in the traditional sense. They are both in the physics department and the molecular bio department. Harvard systems biology department (naturally) also has quite a few such individuals. Really, a lot of the top physics departments now have physicists working on biological problems.
 
Cool! Thanks for the heads up, I am going to start looking into those starting now.
 
UC San Diego has a biophysics program, too.
 

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