Overview

The Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign serves physical and computer science students who are interested in applying their knowledge to biology, as well as students with a biological background interested in instrumentation, computation, and physical aspects of biology.

Key Features

The cooperation and cross-training of scientists with engineering, physical sciences, and life sciences backgrounds has infused biology with powerful technologies and exciting new paradigms.

Close interactions between theory and experiments have led to fundamental advances in our understanding of the physical basis of life.

Now biology is undergoing a transformation with application of modern computational methods and advanced experimental tools to solve problems of unprecedented complexity.

Programme Structure

In experimental biophysics, faculty research includes:

single molecule spectroscopy

structural biology

fluorescence microscopy

neurophysiology

enzyme mechanisms

electron and proton transfer

magnetic resonance

protein and RNA folding

molecular dynamics

systems biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Urbana, United States

Disciplines

Biology Biodiversity & Conservation Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 264 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts

Personal statement

Biophysics specific questions

Official GRE scores

Official iBT or IELTS scores

Passport

Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31266 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31266 USD / year

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In-State

14474 USD / year

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Living costs

Urbana

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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