MSc Biomedical Genomics / MSc Genomics Data Science NUI Galway

12/07/2021

Bioinformatics Analyst/Research Scientist position available in the Geeleher Lab at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to work on cancer genomics/pharmacogenomics:

The Geeleher Lab is seeking a Bioinformatics Research Scientist to work on exciting projects related to cancer genomics, pharmacogenomics, and drug repurposing in the St. Jude Department of Computational Biology. One of the premier pediatric research institutions in the world, St. Jude Children’s ...

26/02/2021

1-Yr Post-doc position at the Bioinformatics and Experimental Algorithms lab (https://www.algolab.eu) of the University of Milano-Bicocca (Milan, Italy) working on "Efficient algorithms in computational pangenomics''. The main focus is on graph-based representations of pangenomes and their applications to transcriptomics and tumor evolution. The candidate will be part of the PANGAIA EU-funded project (https://www.pangenome.eu/) and she/he will have the opportunity to collaborate with partners of the project by being seconded to them.

The public call will be published soon at: https://www.unimib.it/concorsi/collaborazioni-per-la-ricerca-e-di-supporto-alla-didattica/assegni-di-ricerca/assegni-ricerca-posizioni-aperte

Contact Yuri Pirola yuri.pirola unimib.it for more information.

PANGAIA is a EU funded project for filling the gap between the rapidly increasing power of DNA sequencing technologies and the current limitations in resolving the inherent complexity of the forthcoming volumes of data. The leitmotif is to train young researchers in the area of computational pangeno...

04/02/2021

Fantastic work from Lydia King who has just published results from her MSc project on genomic instability in breast cancer - well done to Lydia and her supervisors!

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death among women. Breast cancers are generally diagnosed and treated based on clinical and histopathological features, along with subtype classification determined by the Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay (also known as PAM50...

01/02/2021

Funded 3-yr PhD position in Computational Pan-Genomics University of Pisa. More details below:

The Algorithms for PAngenome (ALPACA) project (website) of the European Commission is an Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN Programme. Modern genomics has been a witness to an unprecedented data revolution in the last decade. Tens of thousands of sequencing machines worldwide sequence genomes a...

21/12/2020

4-yr funded PhD in Computational Genomics (mitochondria in ageing and disease) with Dr. Denise Harold and Prof. Anne Parle-McDermott in DCU.

23/11/2020

Join us from 3.30-4.30pm tomorrow (Tue Nov 24th) at the Science and Engineering Postgraduate Open Day stand for information, questions and answers on our MSc in Biomedical Genomics and *new* MSc in Genomics Data Science -

Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.

09/11/2020

Bioinformatics positions in Genuity Science (Dublin/Boston)

Genuity Science Genuity Science is a company based in Dublin, Boston and Reykjavik, leading a large-scale research programme on genetics, health and disease. Our vision is to become a global Center of Excellence for ’omics by understanding diseases of genetic origin through analysis and interpreta...

09/11/2020

Great to see MSc graduate (and current Genomics Data Science PhD candidate) Sarah Ennis profiled as part of SFI's Science Week piece in today's Irish Times.

Science Week celebrates its 25th anniversary with hundreds of virtual events from November 8th-15th, designed to get everybody thinking about what the world will look like in 2045

26/10/2020

Combining highly-sought after skills in genetics, statistics, and data analytics, our exciting new MSc in Data Science will provide advanced training in the computational techniques used to analyse and understand genomic data, allowing graduates to work in the emerging field of genomic and precision medicine. Now accepting applications, learn more at: bit.ly/31vFr58

26/10/2020

Delighted to announce our new MSc in Genomics Data Science for quantitative graduates interested in careers in precision / genomic medicine. Further information and brochure available at:

https://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/genomics-data-science.html

25/10/2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02948-4

Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course — embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others — could bring “untold death and suffering”.

15/10/2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2819-2

Analysis of 97,691 high-coverage human blood DNA-derived whole-genome sequences enabled simultaneous identification of germline and somatic mutations that predispose individuals to clonal expansion of haematopoietic stem cells, indicating that both inherited and acquired mutations are linked to age-...