Mathematical Biology
Biological systems are incredibly complex, and our understanding
of that complexity is increasing all the time. Fifty or a hundred
year ago, when most biological systems were understood in far less
detail, loosely defined mental models of "how things work" were enough
to describe all we needed to describe in biology. Since then,
our understanding of biology has sky-rocketed, and so has the need
for sophisticated mathematical tools to understand and model
this expanding "new" universe.
Research in our department includes a range of topics, such as
the evolution of drug-resistance in HIV, the
population genetics of E. coli, blood flow through
the arteries, the division of labour, and complexity theory in bioloy.
We offer a third year course and a graduate course which introduce
a wide range of research areas in Mathematical Biology.
