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* Potential graduate students (e.g. students looking for a rotation) who have already been accepted to the departments of [[http://www.utoronto.ca/medicalgenetics/|Medical Genetics]] or [[http://www.cs.toronto.edu|Computer Science]] are encouraged to contact [[GaryBader|Gary Bader]] by e-mail about positions. Please familiarize yourself with this website and express your research interests in your e-mail. Experience or strong interest in biology and computer science is expected. Computer programming ability is required, preferably in Java. | * Potential graduate students (e.g. students looking for a rotation) who have already been accepted to the departments of [[http://www.utoronto.ca/medicalgenetics/|Medical Genetics]] or [[http://www.cs.toronto.edu|Computer Science]] are encouraged to contact [[GaryBader|Gary Bader]] by e-mail about positions. Please familiarize yourself with this website and express your research interests in your e-mail. Experience or strong interest in biology and computer science is expected. Computer programming ability is required e.g. Perl, Java. |
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* {{{ Want to write open source code? Want to make money? Want to do both? In 2007 alone, Google Summer of Code brought together 900 students and nearly 1500 mentors across 90 countries to contribute to over 130 different open source software projects. We¹re looking for mentors and students to join us in making 2008 the best Summer of Code yet! We¹ll be offering successful student contributors a 4500 USD stipend, enabling them to focus on their coding projects for three months. Google will accept student applications from 24 - 31 March. We are pleased to announce that GenMAPP is planning to participate again this year as one of the mentoring organizations. We will be serving as an umbrella organization for Cytoscape, GenMAPP-CS, and WikiPathways projects. These projects are at the intersection of Biology and Computer Science, enabling discovery through visualization and analysis of biological data in the context of pathways and networks. Check out our Google Summer of Code "Ideas Page" to learn more about our projects and how to apply: http://conklinwolf.ucsf.edu/genmappwiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2008 }}} |
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* We periodically have excellent research opportunities for Post-doctoral fellows. Please email your CV and a statement of research interests to [[GaryBader|Gary Bader]]. | |
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{{{ Job Title: Postdoctoral positions in computational biology/bioinformatics of cellular networks |
= Research Associates = * We are looking for a Research Associate candidate to work in __pathway analysis__ for __cancer stem cell genomics__. |
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Required Skills: Strong background in molecular biology or biochemistry, bioinformatics, statistics, computer programming. |
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Job Description: Post-doctoral positions are immediately available in the group of Dr. Gary Bader at the University of Toronto (http://baderlab.org) to study the organization and evolution of biological systems using computational biology and bioinformatics techniques. We seek to accurately predict links, such as specific molecular interactions, in eukaryotic cell signaling systems using comprehensive genomics data. We are interested to find how these links are rewired by mutations to cause disease. This work is supported through the development of open-source biological pathway and network databases and visualization and analysis software. |
Are you a PhD biologist who has experience analyzing genomics data and is a computer power user? We’re looking for you! |
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Successful applicants should have strong interest and/or experience in: * Predicting biologically relevant protein interactions * Cellular network evolution * Detection of cell type and stage active biological processes using molecular profiles * Biological pathway and network databases and analysis tools |
Genome-scale experiments, such as gene expression microarrays or SNP genotyping, typically lead to the identification of large lists of genes. The interpretation of results and the formulation of consistent biological hypotheses from these large lists are challenging. Bioinformatics approaches can aid interpretation by relating the gene lists to knowledge about the biological system, such as known pathways. This analysis can be used to generate hypotheses that can be experimentally tested. |
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The Bader group is situated in the newly built Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, a major international centre of genomics, proteomics and systems biology research, in the heart of the exciting cosmopolitan city of Toronto. | The applicant will work with multiple investigators in a large-scale cancer stem cell program to analyze cancer genomics data, including gene expression, copy number variation, and sequence data derived from animal cancer models and patient samples. The applicant will analyze these data using existing software tools (and scripting languages whenever required), in collaboration with a professional biostatistician and will help experimental biologists interpret the results. |
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Please send your CV, research interests and the names of 3 references to gary.bader@utoronto.ca | The applicant will have a PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics or a related discipline. Outstanding communication and teamwork skills are essential. A basic knowledge of microarray data analysis is required (e.g. normalization, clustering, differential gene expression statistics). Previous experience in experimental biology research and/or genomics data analysis (e.g. Cytoscape network visualization) will be favored in applicant selection. Programming skills in other languages such as R, Matlab, Perl, Python or Java are a plus. The work will be conducted at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, a major international centre of genomics, proteomics and systems biology research, in the heart of Toronto. There will be ample opportunity for professional development. The applicant will be co-supervised by principal investigators involved in experimental cancer research and computational biology/bioinformatics. Please send your CV and the names of 3 references to gary.bader@utoronto.ca |
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{{{ Senior and Junior Bioinformatics Programmers Are you interested in biology and computer science? We are looking for motivated individuals to work on open-source biological pathway and network databases and visualization and analysis software. This is a good opportunity to learn about the emerging field of bioinformatics and to contribute to important research projects and the development of software applications that are currently in use by an international community of scientists. Working in a small bioinformatics team, the incumbent will provide software development and data management services for the GeneMANIA gene function prediction system targeted at biologist and computational biologist users. Candidates will be responsible for requirements gathering, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of data structures, graphical user interfaces, database driven websites, algorithms, reporting and technical documentation. Candidates must be well versed (at least 2 years experience) in programming in Java using open-source programming libraries and databases including database driven websites, and graphical user interface (GUI) design in Java Swing, and other modern technologies. Good communication skills, the ability to work effectively in a team, thorough understanding of good software engineering practices, software architecture and experience with group software development are essential. Biology background or interest desirable. Multiple positions are available. Projects include: -AJAX network visualization application -Gene function prediction algorithm -Database driven website -Database and automated data import pipeline -Gene function prediction Java application The GeneMANIA research project is situated in the newly built Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, a major international centre of excellence in genomics, proteomics and systems biology research, in the heart of the exciting cosmopolitan city of Toronto. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent and/or acceptable combination of education and experience Skills: Apart from the software development skills mentioned above, the candidate should have excellent problem solving, communication, interpersonal, initiative/motivation skills. Senior positions require organizational, project leadership skills and ability to supervise others. Other skills as required for standard office functions. Email resume and details of three references to: ccbr.software.jobs@gmail.com }}} |
* We periodically have positions for software developers. Please email resume and details of three references to: ccbr.software.jobs@gmail.com |
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Students
Graduate Students
Potential graduate students (e.g. students looking for a rotation) who have already been accepted to the departments of Medical Genetics or Computer Science are encouraged to contact Gary Bader by e-mail about positions. Please familiarize yourself with this website and express your research interests in your e-mail. Experience or strong interest in biology and computer science is expected. Computer programming ability is required e.g. Perl, Java.
Co-op Students
Co-op students (e.g. from the University of Waterloo co-op program) are encouraged to contact Gary Bader by e-mail about positions.
Summer Students
Undergraduate students seeking a Computational Biology/Bioinformatics research position for the summer are encouraged to contact Gary Bader by e-mail, ideally between January-April of that year, to find out about available summer positions. Select students from the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital summer program may also be hired. Also, the Molecular Genetics Department has a summer program that you can apply to. Computer programming ability and a strong interest in biology is required.
- We mentor students in the Google Summer of Code program every summer. Applications are usually due annually in March.
Undergraduate Project Courses
If you plan to take an undergraduate project course and are interested in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics, please contact Gary Bader by e-mail to explore the possibilities of completing a research project in the Bader group. These courses are available in most departments, for instance in Molecular Genetics
Post-Doctoral Fellows
We periodically have excellent research opportunities for Post-doctoral fellows. Please email your CV and a statement of research interests to Gary Bader.
Research Associates
We are looking for a Research Associate candidate to work in pathway analysis for cancer stem cell genomics.
Are you a PhD biologist who has experience analyzing genomics data and is a computer power user? We’re looking for you! Genome-scale experiments, such as gene expression microarrays or SNP genotyping, typically lead to the identification of large lists of genes. The interpretation of results and the formulation of consistent biological hypotheses from these large lists are challenging. Bioinformatics approaches can aid interpretation by relating the gene lists to knowledge about the biological system, such as known pathways. This analysis can be used to generate hypotheses that can be experimentally tested. The applicant will work with multiple investigators in a large-scale cancer stem cell program to analyze cancer genomics data, including gene expression, copy number variation, and sequence data derived from animal cancer models and patient samples. The applicant will analyze these data using existing software tools (and scripting languages whenever required), in collaboration with a professional biostatistician and will help experimental biologists interpret the results. The applicant will have a PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics or a related discipline. Outstanding communication and teamwork skills are essential. A basic knowledge of microarray data analysis is required (e.g. normalization, clustering, differential gene expression statistics). Previous experience in experimental biology research and/or genomics data analysis (e.g. Cytoscape network visualization) will be favored in applicant selection. Programming skills in other languages such as R, Matlab, Perl, Python or Java are a plus. The work will be conducted at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, a major international centre of genomics, proteomics and systems biology research, in the heart of Toronto. There will be ample opportunity for professional development. The applicant will be co-supervised by principal investigators involved in experimental cancer research and computational biology/bioinformatics. Please send your CV and the names of 3 references to gary.bader@utoronto.ca
Bioinformatics Software Developers
We periodically have positions for software developers. Please email resume and details of three references to: ccbr.software.jobs@gmail.com
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