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Identifying gene regulatory changes leading to lethal brain cancer

Description 
Tumour formation and progression are driven by widespread changes in gene regulation. We have combined machine learning with gene co-expression analysis to identify transcriptional signatures predictive of time to progression from Grade II/III to Grade IV tumours in glioblastoma, a common adult brain cancer. This project aims to improve the predictive power of our machine learning models and explore gene regulatory changes driving glioblastoma progression using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data. Knowledge of R, Python or another programming language required.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
cancer, machine learning, transcriptomics, genomics, bioinformatics, tumour evolution, single-cell, 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
Part-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
15 Innovation Walk

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