PhD position in Digital Pathology

vor 13 Stunden

Bern, Schweiz University of Bern Vollzeit
RESEARCH FIELDS:

Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, or a STEM-related field, such as Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science.

RESEARCHER PROFILE:

Doctoral Candidate (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

30 January 2025

LOCATION:

University of Bern (Switzerland)

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Temporary, 48 months.

JOB STATUS:

Full-time

HOURS PER WEEK:

36

OFFER STARTING DATE:

Immediately or by arrangement

EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME:

HORIZON / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions / Doctoral Networks

MARIE CURIE GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER:

101119370


The University of Bern is looking for a PhD student / Doctoral Candidate (DC). This DC position is part of the MIRACLE consortium, a Marie-Sklodowska Curie Actions Doctoral Network that started on the 1st of February 2024.

The primary supervisor for the project is Prof. María Rodríguez Martínez, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science at the Yale School of Medicine, and an adjunct researcher with the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology (ITMP), University of Bern. The student will be based at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and will join the group of the secondary supervisor, Prof. Inti Zlobec, a Professor of Digital Pathology at the ITMP. Collaboration between both groups is expected. To ensure this, a portion of the PhD program will be spent at Yale University.

Prof. María Rodríguez Martínez has a background in physics. She transitioned to computational biology during her postdoctoral studies at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) and Columbia University (USA). Between 2013 and 2023, she led the Computational Systems Biology team at IBM Research Europe (Switzerland), dedicated to the development of novel computational strategies for personalized cancer treatments. A major part of this work was developed under the umbrella of two major EU-funded consortia focused on prostate and pediatric cancers, which she successfully initiated and coordinated. Her current research integrates mechanistic and artificial intelligence models, with a particular emphasis on the development of interpretable deep learning approaches for computational biology. Recently, her research has concentrated on cancer immunology, leading to the development of predictive models for T cell receptor binding and the exploration of B cell evolution.

Prof. Inti Zlobec is Professor of Digital Pathology at the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University of Bern in Switzerland, where she leads the Odyssey Digital Pathology Research Group, an interdisciplinary computational pathology research hub, bringing computer scientists, bioinformaticians, biologists and medical doctors together to work on common projects. The aims of the research group are on the one hand, to build tools for diagnostic clinical use and on the other to gain novel biological insights into cancers by using the latest spatial (transcriptomic and protein) tissue visualisation techniques and computational methods. Inti Zlobec is Chair of the European Society of Pathology Working Group for Digital & Computational Pathology, Founder and President of the Swiss Digital Pathology Consortium (SDiPath), Executive Team member of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CAIM) of the University of Bern and Board member for the Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM). The PhD students related to the MIRACLE programme will be embedded within the Odyssey Research Group, with additional interactions to scientists specializing in the field of cardiovascular inflammation.

The PhD candidate will work on the development of multi-scale models of the immune system with a focus on investigating cardiometabolic disease (CMD).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop a multi-scale model of the immune system to investigate inflammation by extending existing models (focused on T and B cell biology) to include macrophages.
  • Train this model using both publicly available single-cell data in CMD diseases.
  • Using the developed model, characterize the dynamical interplay and cellular communication between T cells and macrophages in atherosclerosis.
  • Integrate spatial molecular data generated by MIRACLE partners to enable accurate cellular simulations of CMDs.
  • Investigate and address uncertainties in AI models, adapting current reliability benchmarks for the analysis of single-cell datasets.
Expected Outcomes:
  • Development of an accurate model for the mechanistic investigation of chronic inflammation and CMD.
  • Innovative models to explore therapeutic interventions in CMD.
  • Development of new interpretable deep learning methods for multi-omics data integration.
RequirementsREQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL

A degree (MSc, or equivalent) in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, or a STEM-related field. Additionally, a good understanding of Health or Life Sciences, for example, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biomedical Sciences, or Biochemistry, will be considered an asset. Candidates in the final stages of obtaining their degree are eligible to apply.

REQUIRED LANGUAGES

ENGLISH: Excellent, both written and spoken.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONSEssential skills:
  • Proficiency in machine learning techniques.
  • Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
  • Solid foundation in mathematical modelling, probability and statistics.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.
  • Good communication skills in English (both written and spoken).
Good to have:
  • Experience in computational biology.
  • Familiarity with multi-omics data analysis.
  • Knowledge of interpretable deep learning methods.
  • Good understanding of immunology and/or microbiology.
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  • University of Bern
  • AstraZeneca
  • University of California San Diego

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until June 30, 2024. Interested candidates should submit a short letter of interest outlining their reasons for applying to our group, a curriculum vitae including the names of two references, a list of publications, and copies of academic qualification certificates as a single PDF file by email to: Cornelia Mileto.

For more information, visit our website.

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