Dr. Andrew Blumberg

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Biography

Andrew J. Blumberg is the Herbert Florence Irving Professor of Cancer Data Research in the Herbert Florence Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University. He specializes in mathematics and has a strong background in computer science. Before joining Columbia, he was a professor in the mathematics department at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 2005 under the supervision of Peter Michael Mandell. Additionally, he was an NSF postdoctoral fellow from 2005 to 2009 and spent a year as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in 2007-2008. His research interests primarily focus on the interplay of mathematics and computer science in relation to cancer data analysis and dynamics.

Research Interests

Requirements for Columbia University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Department of Anthropology (GSAS)