{"id":136,"date":"2017-04-05T21:58:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T01:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:55:03","slug":"program-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/program-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/qbp\/files\/2025\/08\/QBP-Logo-Mark-x-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" class=\"wp-image-875 alignnone\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/qbp\/files\/2026\/06\/QBP-Handbook-2026.pdf\">Download the QBP handbook!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Required Courses<\/h2>\n<p><span>There are four core required courses in quantitative biology and physiology for all QBP fellows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>BE 605: Molecular Bioengineering<\/li>\n<li>BE 606: Quantitative Physiology<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Mathematics (BE 604 + Choose one from 601\/602\/603)\n<ul>\n<li>BE 601: Advanced Linear Algebra<\/li>\n<li>BE 602: Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations<\/li>\n<li>BE 603: Partial Differential Equations<\/li>\n<li><span>BE 604: Statistics &amp; Numerical Methods<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Machine Learning \/ Computation (Choose one)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span>BE 559: Foundations of Biomedical Data Science and Machine Learning <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>BE 562: Computational Biology<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The QBP program also requires three additional courses in areas of quantitative and engineering-based systems biology and physiology (overview of all relevant courses included in the table below). Please select <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two courses from the first three columns<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one from the Scale-Independent column<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- START OF Required Courses TABLE --><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Molecular &amp; Genetic Eng<\/strong><strong>ineering<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Cellular-to-Tissue <\/strong><strong>Level E<\/strong><strong>ngineering<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Tissue-to-Organ <\/strong><strong>Level Engineering<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Scale-Independent Analysis &amp; Modeling<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BE 500 (Tomic): Introduction to Systems Immunology: Bridging Immunology and Engineering<br \/>\nBE 500 (Dunlop\/Morgan): Introduction to Biological Feedback Control<br \/>\nBE 556: Optical Spectroscopic Imaging<br \/>\nBE 560: Biomolecular Architecture<br \/>\nBE 562: Computational Biology<br \/>\nBE 564: Biophysics of Large Molecules<br \/>\nBE 566: DNA Structure and Function<br \/>\nBE 567: Nonlinear Systems in Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nBE 568: Systems Biology of Human Disease<br \/>\nBE 700 (Ngo): Chemical and Physical Methods for Determining the Molecular Organization of the Cell<br \/>\nBE 704: Cancer Biology and Oncology for Engineers<br \/>\nBE 745: Nanomedicine<br \/>\nBF 768: Biological Data Base Design<br \/>\nBI 645: Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology<br \/>\n<!-- END OF COLUMN: Molecular & Genetic Engineering--><\/td>\n<p><!-- START OF COLUMN: Cellular-to-Tissue Level Engineering --><\/p>\n<td>BE 500 (Tomic): Introduction to Systems Immunology: Bridging Immunology and Engineering<br \/>\nBE 500 (Dunlop\/Morgan): Introduction to Biological Feedback Control<br \/>\nBE 504: Polymers and Soft Materials<br \/>\nBE 517: Optical Microscopy of Biological Materials<br \/>\nBE 521: Continuum Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers<br \/>\nBE 533: Biorheology<br \/>\nBE 549: Structure and Function of the Extracellular Matrix<br \/>\nBE 555: Introduction to Biomedical Optics<br \/>\nBE 556: Optical Spectroscopic Imaging<br \/>\nBE 567: Nonlinear Systems in Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nBE 700 (Khalil): Methods and Logic in Quantitative Biology<br \/>\nBE 704: Cancer Biology and Oncology for Engineers<br \/>\nBE 707: Quantitative Studies of Excitable Cells<br \/>\nBE 709: From Cells to Tissue \u2013 Engineering Structure and Function<br \/>\nBE 726: Fundamentals of Biomaterials<br \/>\nBE 727: Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering<br \/>\nBE 771: Introduction to Neuroengineering<br \/>\nBE 772: Neurotechnology Devices<br \/>\nBE 773: Advanced Optical Microscopy<br \/>\nBI 645: Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology<\/td>\n<p><!-- END OF COLUMN: Cellular-to-Tissue Level Engineering --><!-- START OF COLUMN: Tissue-to-Organ Level Engineering --><\/p>\n<td>BE 508: Quantitative Studies of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems<br \/>\nBE 524: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics<br \/>\nBE 567: Nonlinear Systems in Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nBE 570: Introduction to Computational Vision<br \/>\nBE 710: Neural Plasticity and Perceptual Learning<br \/>\nBE 726: Fundamentals of Biomaterials<br \/>\nBE 727: Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering<br \/>\nBE 771: Introduction to Neuroengineering<br \/>\nBE 772: Neurotechnology Devices<br \/>\nBE 788: Soft Tissue Biomechanics<\/td>\n<p><!-- END OF COLUMN: Tissue-to-Organ Level Engineering --><!-- START OF COLUMN: Scale-Independent Analysis & Modeling--><\/p>\n<td>BE 500 (Dunlop\/Morgan): Introduction to Biological Feedback Control<br \/>\nBE 504: Polymers and Soft Materials<br \/>\nBE 511: Biomedical Instrumentation<br \/>\nBE 515: Introduction to Medical Imaging<br \/>\nBE 519: Speech Signal Processing<br \/>\nBE 521: Continuum Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers<br \/>\nBE 533: Biorheology<br \/>\nBE 557: Programming Fundamentals for BME Data Analysis with Python<br \/>\nBE 559: Foundations of Biomedical Data Science and Machine Learning<br \/>\nBE 562: Computational Biology<br \/>\nBE 567: Nonlinear Systems in Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nBE 703: Numerical Methods and Modeling in BME<br \/>\nBE 747: Advanced Signals and Systems for BME<br \/>\nMA 565: Math Models in the Life Sciences<\/td>\n<p><!-- END OF COLUMN: Scale-Independent Analysis & Modeling--><!-- START OF COLUMN: Measurement Techniques--><!-- END OF COLUMN: Measurement Techniques--><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- END OF Required Courses TABLE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- START of Rotations Table --><\/p>\n<p><span>Finally, students can choose one additional unrestricted elective from BME or other departments, subject to approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Rotation Labs<\/h2>\n<p><span>Students must perform a minimum of three lab rotations, and are encouraged to perform four. The rotations must in the laboratories listed below which span up to four levels of biology and physiology. Many laboratories are listed under multiple levels because they are engaged in integrative research projects that span several biological levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Students must rotate in at least three distinct laboratories<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The rotations together must cover at least three distinct columns. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Students must show that their rotation engaged the student in experiences associated with the intended column.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span> This rotation system ensures that QBP fellows experience biology over multiple scales, regardless of which laboratory they select for their dissertation topic. Please note that this table changes every year as new faculty members arrive. Please consult with Prof. Darren Roblyer for any questions regarding laboratory selections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors.png\" alt=\"List of rotation labs with biological scale indicated\" width=\"776\" height=\"1943\" class=\"wp-image-1020 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors.png 1201w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors-254x636.png 254w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors-409x1024.png 409w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors-768x1922.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors-614x1536.png 614w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/files\/2026\/07\/Mentors-818x2048.png 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- END of Rotations Table --><\/p>\n<h2>Program Cohesion, Retention, Enhancement and Information Flow<\/h2>\n<p>The program cohesion and cultural components include: monthly journal club and dinners, active involvement in annual retreats and participation on our Annual Symposium in Quantitative Biology and Physiology run by and for QBP, SB2, BFP and TRB fellows. Each trainee beyond their third year in the BME program gives a talk at the symposium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download the QBP handbook! Required Courses There are four core required courses in quantitative biology and physiology for all QBP fellows: BE 605: Molecular Bioengineering BE 606: Quantitative Physiology Advanced Mathematics (BE 604 + Choose one from 601\/602\/603) BE 601: Advanced Linear Algebra BE 602: Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations BE 603: Partial Differential Equations BE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11863,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11863"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1034,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/qbp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}