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Mapping the spatial immune landscape of brain cancer

Description 
This project uses spatial proteomics and transcriptomics data to map locations of immune cells within the vicinity of paediatric and adult brain tumours. Spatial analysis algorithms will be applied to define patterns of immune cell clustering that distinguish different types of tumours and patients with good vs poor outcomes, to investigate how tumours and the immune system interact in the brain and inform development of immunotherapies for brain cancer. Basic proficiency in programming and/or statistics required. Flexible working arrangements permitted.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
cancer, spatial transcriptomics, immunology, bioinformatics, microenvironment, glioblastoma
School 
Biomedicine Discovery Institute (School of Biomedical Sciences) » Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
Time commitment 
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
15 Innovation Walk

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