Education and training
Graduate student in computational biology and bioinformatics
If you are an M.S. or Ph.D. student who wishes to conduct research in Dr. Abyzov's lab, you are invited to apply to join the lab. The choice of project will depend on your interests and skills. But the research must be purely computational and focus on one of these main fields of computational biology:
- Population-personal human omics.
- Cancer omics.
- Single-cell and somatic omics.
- Analysis of next-generation sequencing data.
Specific subareas of interest are discovery and annotation, as well as the functional annotation of human genomic variants such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), single nucleotide variants (SNVs), indels, structural variations, retrotransposition and similar topics.
The lab is looking for candidates who are motivated to perform independent research, have experience in computational biology or bioinformatics, and are familiar with one of the previously mentioned research areas. You should have a strong understanding of biology and be skilled in programming and using computers to solve problems. This includes experience with C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, ROOTR and the like.
You should have a record of peer-reviewed publications. Oral and written proficiency in English also is strongly preferred.
Dr. Abyzov is affiliated with Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and the Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology Program at the University of Minnesota Rochester.
How to apply
Please express your interest by emailing your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, to Dr. Abyzov at abyzov.alexej@mayo.edu. Include the phrase "Ph.D./M.S. interest" and your full name in the subject of the email.
Internship in computational biology and bioinformatics
You are invited to apply for an internship in Dr. Abyzov's lab at Mayo Clinic. Anticipated projects will be related to the analysis of whole-genome sequencing data, with the aims of studying germline and somatic variants, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms, copy number variations and the like. The analysis will use common and in-house software to make biological hypotheses from statistical data analyses. Applicants with strong programming skills will be able to help develop new tools and make software improvements.
How to apply
To apply, please email your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, to Dr. Abyzov at abyzov.alexej@mayo.edu. Include the phrase "internship application" and your full name in the subject of the email. Applications are accepted year-round.
Postdoctoral position in computational biology and bioinformatics
You are invited to apply for a postdoctoral position in Dr. Abyzov's lab. The choice of project will depend on your interests and skills. But the research must be purely computational and focus on one of these main fields of computational biology:
- Population-personal human omics.
- Cancer omics.
- Single-cell and somatic omics.
- Analysis of next-generation sequencing data.
Specific subareas of interest are discovery and annotation, as well as the functional annotation of human genomic variants, cancer genomics, cancer evolution, and somatic mosaicism in normal human cells.
To be an ideal applicant, you will:
- Have a Ph.D. in computational biology or bioinformatics.
- Have experience in one of the previously mentioned research areas.
- Demonstrate a record of peer-reviewed publications.
- Be motivated to perform independent research.
You should have a strong understanding of biology and be skilled in programming and using computers to solve problems. This includes experience with C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, ROOTR and the like.
Oral and written proficiency in English also is strongly preferred.
How to apply
To apply, please email your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and details for three references, to Dr. Abyzov at abyzov.alexej@mayo.edu. Include the phrase "postdoc application" and your full name in the subject of the email. Applications are accepted year-round.