Its goal is to bring together graduate students, postdocs and faculty from a diversity of participating departments at the University of Arizona to advance research and education in the biological and biomedical sciences through the application of mathematics and physics. BMPI provides graduate fellowships for students entering, or pursuing research in, participating graduate programs . Supported students collectively participate in a variety of innovative training activities. BMPI is eager to recruit talented undergraduates into the participating graduate programs and supports a variety of recruitment activities.
Opportunities are also available for postdoctoral fellowships.
In addition to graduate and postdoctoral fellowships, BMPI also sponsors workshops and conferences. BMPI supports training in many different research areas involving faculty from many academic units across the The University of Arizona campus.