r/interdisciplinary • u/Candid-Economist-859 • Jul 01 '21

Major that combine Math,Physics,Biology,Computer Science,Computational modelling together.

I have interest in Computational Biology, Mathematical Biology, Computational Physics, Mathematical Physics, Computational Math, Structural Biology, Computational Structural Biology. All of the major is completely different but are there any major that have all that major crunched down? Perhaps specialized one. Or should i focus on one major in university and self learn with book investment? Thanks. :/

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u/Fuck_Vowels Jul 01 '21

the biomedical engineering program when i was in school seems to be right up your alley, just prepare for a LOT of biology.

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u/Candid-Economist-859 Jul 01 '21

I'm prefer non engineering course :/ Like "Research Major"

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u/woShame12 Jul 01 '21

If you want to apply computational tools to solve problems (even research problems), engineering is probably the best coursework to use and learn about how various software simplifies a given task.

What is your hesitancy with engineering classes?

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u/MaterialsPolymath Jul 01 '21

Computational Materials Science <-> Materials Simulation and Modelling…you could end up doing some interdisciplinary projects like using machine learning to model the molecular thermodynamics in DNA origami.

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u/justins_dad Jul 01 '21

“Mathematical Biology” maybe. Cornell has two programs, one is the tri-institute Computational Biology and Medicine: https://compbio.triiprograms.org

the other is PBSB: https://gradschool.weill.cornell.edu/programs/physiology-biophysics-systems-biology

GA Tech has a program: https://biosciences.gatech.edu/graduate/computational-biology-and-bioinformatics

There are many more but computational/mathematical/systems biology might be what you’re looking for. I know you listed some of these majors above, is there a reason why you thought they weren’t the right fit?

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u/Candid-Economist-859 Jul 02 '21

I'm just have too many interest :"

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u/antichain Jul 02 '21

What you're describing could fall under the umbrella category of "complex systems science." Things like building Boolean Network models of gene regulatory networks, or effective connectivity networks of interacting neurons with information theory.

Indiana University Bloomington has a well-known Complex Systems department, although I don't know if there are classes at the undergraduate level.

Your best bet might be a double major in math/physics and biology, and then pursue the intersection in Graduate School.

Take a look at these papers and see if they tickle your fancy:

https://amb-express.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2191-0855-1-45

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep24456

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/381964?casa_token=su4K5CeldP4AAAAA%3AS1zvJEHNxvpXw9Qtfev1UtPAif69Ifgz9gM4JInT-cXw4-uW8rt8q_nC-gIFry0WUkLQI9muwg

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.3638449?casa_token=34oWjakiVKwAAAAA%3ARc-RbKg1WYrNKMQGh15VvKykMWU9OPYR3Ut_VcQ08GH7_PX5fApvko0b7wCvgd1bcQi6RxjdRw

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u/YolkyBoii Dec 24 '21

CSE Computational Science and Enegeering

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u/Deuce_Booty Apr 17 '22

I thought astrobiology when I read the list of interests