20 Feb 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
UMASS Lowell- Research Field
Computer science » Informatics
Biological sciences » Other- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Positions
PhD Positions- Country
United States- Application Deadline
30 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Africa/Abidjan)- Type of Contract
Other- Type of Contract Extra Information
PhD Fellowship- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
40- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
PhD student positions now available for 2025 developing and applying machine learning models for computational disease biology at UMass Lowell, Center for Health Data Science , departments of Biology and Computer Science.
This research sits at the crossroads of computational biology, data science, and epidemiology, and there are a number of possible projects https://rdmelamed.github.io/#projects Recent projects/papers include: discovering drug combinations that may have latent impact on developing cancer; a model for learning how medications impact genes driving disease; drug repurposing by linking shared genetics of rare and common disease. Your ideas for other projects are welcome!
Our work is 100% computational, modeling public and proprietary biomedical genomic and health records data sets. We use R/python machine learning, neural networks, and statistical modeling toolboxes (such as pytorch, stan, network methods) . In addition to state of the art computational infrastructure, we have access to exciting non-public data on health histories of millions of people, including biobank and health records data.
The candidate will be mentored by Dr. Rachel Melamed, an expert in biomedical data science, and co-mentored by Dr. Tingjian Ge, a computer science professor and expert in graph neural network models. Collaborators in public health including those at the nearby Veteran's Health Administration research site. PhD candidates can choose from programs in computer science, applied biology, or biomedical engineering.
About the lab, center, and university
Our lab has a focus on mentorship and maximizing the potential for each trainee to achieve their career goals in a healthy, motivated, supported and inclusive environment. Trainees are invited to attend national and international conferences in the field. Lowell is in greater Boston, a hub of biomedical and data intensive research, which is also short drive from the seashore and mountains.
Where to apply
- Website
- https://rdmelamed.github.io/join
Requirements
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Candidate must have computational background including basics of statistics and linear algebra, and programming experience. Biology or medical background is not required.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- Country
- United States
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Lowell
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
MA- City
Lowell- Website
https://www.uml.edu/Engineering/Electrical-Computer/faculty/Zhang-Hualing.aspx- Street
One University Ave- Postal Code
01854- Phone
8574980044
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