Will work on modeling with Prof. Ray Sachs, UC Berkeley Math and Physics Departments, in a small theory group including postdocs. The assistantship will be tailored to the student's background, and at first will be regarded primarily as a learning experience. Some programming will be required. A specific project is available for a student with some background in probability, especially the theory of stochastic processes. Other useful, though not required, background includes Monte Carlo computer modeling, molecular cell biology, or differential equations.
Duration is one semester or, if a research project develops, longer.
Send brief CV with list of upper division and graduate course grades. Will work on modeling with Prof. Ray Sachs, UC Berkeley Math Department, in a small theory group including postdocs. Areas of interest include radiation-induced mutations assayed in cells by selection and sequencing, DNA double strand breaks assayed with PFGE, and chromosome aberrations. The assistantship will be tailored to the student's background, and at first will be regarded primarily as a learning experience. Some programming experience is needed.