{"id":2052,"date":"2020-12-21T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/quantitative-biology-opens-doors-to-a-range-of-careers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:14:15","slug":"quantitative-biology-program-offers-career-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/quantitative-biology-program-offers-career-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantitative biology opens doors to a range of careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3383-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3383-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Quantitative biology opens doors to a range of careers\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  This conceptual representation of artificial intelligence may be informed by quantitative biology, a USC Dornsife undergraduate major that addresses the growing need for skilled biologists who can tackle data analysis with the latest technology. 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Joy<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">December 21, 2020<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 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has come a long way since Aristotle first began observing living organisms to understand what separates them from inanimate objects. From microscopes that allow scientists to peer at the molecules within cells to satellites that track the movement of living organisms around the globe, the tools of the trade have evolved over the centuries, and in the process produce unprecedented amounts of data.<\/p>\n<p>A new branch of science has emerged to help make sense of the growing, increasingly complex trove of information. Dubbed quantitative biology \u2014 or \u201cQBIO,\u201d as the students at the USC Dornsife Letters, Arts and Sciences call it \u2014 the discipline combines mathematics and the latest computational technology with experimental biology to better understand how living systems work.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, USC Dornsife <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2618\/new-quantitative-biology-major-trains-life-sciences-students-to\/\">launched one of the first QBIO majors<\/a> in the United States, aiming to produce top-notch biologists who also know how to rigorously analyze data. Courses in the biological sciences feature prominently in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=12&amp;poid=13417&amp;returnto=4257\">course curriculum<\/a>, but the major also includes a notably healthy dose of mathematics and computer sciences courses. These subjects are critical for efficiently analyzing the vast amounts of data \u2014 known as \u201cbig data\u201d \u2014 generated by today\u2019s advanced research technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biological sciences \u2014 across the board from human health to neuroscience and from ecology and evolution to environmental microbiology \u2014 are becoming ever more big-data driven,\u201d said Jan Amend, divisional dean for the life sciences and professor of Earth sciences and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bisc\/\">biological sciences<\/a> at USC Dornsife. \u201cThe QBIO major at USC Dornsife provides the ideal education and training for students with interests and aptitude in computational and mathematical approaches to solving problems in biology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not just analyzing data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cf\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty.cfm?pid=1033799\">Remo Rohs<\/a> led the charge for establishing the major at USC Dornsife. As a professor of biological sciences, chemistry, physics and astronomy, and computer science, he has clear insight into the value of researchers gaining strong computational skills. But he and his colleagues didn\u2019t want to focus only on the analysis \u2014 they also wanted to train students to conduct the biology experiments that produce the data.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Remo-Rohs-QBIO-instory-3383.jpg\" alt=\"Remo Rohs stands with arms crossed wearing a cardinal t-shirt and matching face mask with \u201cQBIO\u201d printed in gold on each\" width=\"315\" height=\"490\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remo Rohs is section head of quantitative and computational biology. (Photo: Elle Rohs.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cQuantitative biology has a little broader definition. It includes experimental research, where you generate lots of data, and then you analyze the data with computational methods,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want students to think it\u2019s just the second part, the analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, the program was designed with undergraduate research integrated into the curriculum. Students spend time learning the basics of experimental biology in diverse labs throughout the university.<\/p>\n<p>This approach paid off for the first group of QBIO graduates, including Nicholas Markarian \u201920, who was sought after by several top graduate programs in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicholas was taking my class last fall, but he spent most of his time on airplanes because he was interviewed by all the top universities,\u201d Rohs said, adding that he wants that kind of success for all of his students.<\/p>\n<p>Markarian is now working toward his M.D.\/Ph.D. through a joint program offered by Caltech and <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keck School of Medicine of USC<\/a>. He says QBIO gave him an edge while applying to graduate programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy how many subfields are actually available to go into after having this foundation through QBIO,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QBIO graduates have options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A QBIO degree can also open career paths outside of medicine or academia, says Keith Camoosa, former senior vice president of data intelligence for Warner Brothers entertainment company. He says graduates of the program are well-suited to address important challenges in business, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriven by \u2026 the enormous volume of data being generated from digital businesses,\u201d he said, \u201cdata science has established itself as an important business function, like finance, within most industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camoosa has used these skills himself at Warner Brothers. \u201cData scientists help the studio make data-informed decisions across all of its lines of business including movies, TV shows and video games. In practical terms, this might include tuning an algorithm for a recommendation system embedded in a streaming video application, estimating the propensity of an individual customer to renew or cancel a subscription or predicting the box office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camoosa said that attributes common to successful QBIO graduates translate to the business world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccessful data scientists tend to share certain characteristics such as being innately curious \u2026 and being able to learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, methods and business models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew McConnell Stott is vice provost for academic programs and dean of the graduate school at USC, and former college dean of undergraduate education and academic affairs at USC Dornsife. He agrees with Camoosa\u2019s observation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQBIO is an excellent example of USC Dornsife\u2019s approach to developing students whose educational experiences cover a breadth of disciplines,\u201d he said. \u201cWe find this approach better prepares them for a broad array of careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not what you know or who you know \u2014 it\u2019s both<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As is true with many pursuits, having a strong network of support can be an important factor in success. Rohs says the sense of community among those in the QBIO program marks a critical component.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe care a lot about community. We have events, even now virtually; we meet every month with all students in the major. We have a peer mentoring program where the more senior students mentor the more junior students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of making students successful in a more challenging major like QBIO is community because if they are not alone, if they are doing this together, then they go higher in their academic work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offering a strong sense of community among students, instructors and staff, USC Dornsife\u2019s QBIO major addresses a burgeoning need for intellectually adaptable data scientists. <strong.[4\u00bd min 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