Intern Computational Biology - Temporary Part Time
Intern Computational Biology - Temporary Part Time
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Overview
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institutedesignated cancer center in Washington.
With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.
At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.
The Ha Lab is a computational biology team working with interdisciplinary collaborators with expertise in experimental biology cancer biology and clinical cancer research. We are part of the Computational Biology Program and are housed in the newly remodeled Steam Plant building overlooking Lake Union near downtown Seattle and the University of Washington. We are seeking a highly motivated Intern Computational Biology Temporary Part Time interested in learning about computational and analytical approaches to study genetics and epigenetics of cancer from tumor and liquid biopsies. One internship position is available for summer 2025.
Responsibilities
The lab of Dr. Gavin Ha in the Computational Biology program at Fred Hutch is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate student or recent graduate interested in bioinformatic tools and their application to oncology and genomics projects.
Dr. Ha is a recipient of an NIH Directors New Innovator Award an NCI Transition Career Development Award a Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award and a V Foundation Scholar Grant. His laboratory develops computational approaches to study cancer genomes from tumors and liquid biopsies such as circulating tumor DNA. Their goals are to uncover mechanisms of treatment resistance to identify bloodbased genetic biomarkers and to translate these findings to help improve clinical applications.
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- QUALIFICATIONS:
- Be an undergraduate student in good standing or a recent graduate in a computer science or related program.
- Have completed coursework in introductory biology and fundamentals of data science.
- Have experience outside of coursework with coding language(s) such as R and Python.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong interest in combining biology and computer science.
- Invested in academic career track.
The hourly pay range for this position is from $20.76 to $29.54 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan an employee assistance program paid sick leave 1 hour for every 30 hours worked) and prorated paid holidays (up to 11 days per year).
Additional Information
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Unclear
