Senior Research Specialist I (Lab) - Requisition# 2020-11900
Senior Research Specialist I (Lab) - Req: 2020-11900
Education
The Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology (QCB) facilitates graduate education at Princeton at the interface of biology and the more quantitative sciences and computation. QCB is a collaboration in multidisciplinary graduate education among faculty in the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and our partner departments, including the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology, and Physics.
When are the Academic Expo Office Hours for Fall 2020
Then Expo office hours for ISC are:
- Office Hours #1 Monday August 17, 6-7pm (EDT)
- Office Hours #2 Tuesday August 18, 10-11am (EDT)
You can can find more information and Zoom links in the ISC page of the Academic Expo CANVAS course (link).
What will be different for Fall 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
We recognize that the traditional immersion experience that we offer first year students is not well-suited to online teaching. As such, we have implemented the following changes:
Who should take ISC?
ISC is geared towards any prospective science or engineering major. The curriculum is especially valuable for students interested in bridging the traditional barriers between the biological and the physical sciences, e.g. students with interests in chemical and biological engineering, neuroscience, biophysics, or quantitive and computational biology.
What courses should students enroll in if they drop ISC in the fall semester?
If they want to stay in the sciences, any two of PHY103, CHM201, COS126, or MOL214 would be appropriate. PHY103 and COS126 are the easiest to join as ISC closely mirrors them in the very beginning of the fall semester.
What course equivalencies does ISC satisfy?
The first-year, four-course sequence, provides course equivalency for the introductory courses in Physics (PHY103/104), Chemistry (CHM201/202), Computer Science (COS126), and Molecular Biology (MOL214). If only the fall semester is completed, equivalency is given for PHY103 and CHM201 but not PHY104, CHM202, COS126, or MOL214.
Why did you develop the Integrated Science Curriculum?
In high school you were probably introduced to different subjects of science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, maybe more. While the way these disciplines were taught might have made them seem very different, it doesn’t take much digging to conclude that the boundaries are much fuzzier than they are made out to be. When thinking about atoms and molecules, where does physics end and chemistry begin? Biological organisms use chemical and physical processes to produce all the phenomena of life from cellular metabolism to organismal development to the function of the brain.
What is Integrated Science (ISC)?
ISC is an integrated, mathematically and computationally sophisticated immersive introduction to physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and computer science. By teaching these disciplines within a unified framework, we hope to educate a new generation of scientists who can appreciate the connections between the traditional academic disciplines and for whom interdisciplinary science is natural rather than forced. Our course is team-taught by faculty in the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Computer Science.